Front page photo of a pioneer in the world of newspaper collecting...
Item # 701705
December 10, 1943
FORT MEADE POST, Maryland, Dec.10, 1943
* Rare World War II U.S. Army Post publication
* Photo of entertainer & stripper Gypsy Rose Lee
Thus is the in-house newspaper for Fort George G Meade, and from the middle of World War II.
Content is almost totally military-related.
The front page has a photo of Gypsy Rose Lee. She recently performed at Fort Meade. The front page also has a report and photo concerning Major Lutz, who was one of the pioneers in the world of rare newspaper collecting. Many issues still trade within the hobby with at stamp noting: "Lutz Collection".
Twelve pages, tabloid-size, very nice condition.
Background: Gypsy Rose Lee was the ultimate architect of the "tease," a high-society provocateur who transformed the gritty world of burlesque into a sophisticated, billion-dollar brand of intellectual glamour. She didn’t just peel off gloves; she stripped away the era’s rigid social boundaries with a razor-sharp wit that captivated everyone from front-line GIs to the Manhattan elite. As a best-selling novelist, a modern art aficionado, and a relentless self-marketer, she proved that a woman could be both a seductress and a scholar, turning her own life story into the blueprint for the greatest American musical ever written. To experience the legacy of Gypsy Rose Lee is to witness the birth of the modern superstar: a masterclass in the art of leaving them wanting more while ensuring they never forget your name.
* Rare World War II U.S. Army Post publication
* Photo of entertainer & stripper Gypsy Rose Lee
Thus is the in-house newspaper for Fort George G Meade, and from the middle of World War II.
Content is almost totally military-related.
The front page has a photo of Gypsy Rose Lee. She recently performed at Fort Meade. The front page also has a report and photo concerning Major Lutz, who was one of the pioneers in the world of rare newspaper collecting. Many issues still trade within the hobby with at stamp noting: "Lutz Collection".
Twelve pages, tabloid-size, very nice condition.
Background: Gypsy Rose Lee was the ultimate architect of the "tease," a high-society provocateur who transformed the gritty world of burlesque into a sophisticated, billion-dollar brand of intellectual glamour. She didn’t just peel off gloves; she stripped away the era’s rigid social boundaries with a razor-sharp wit that captivated everyone from front-line GIs to the Manhattan elite. As a best-selling novelist, a modern art aficionado, and a relentless self-marketer, she proved that a woman could be both a seductress and a scholar, turning her own life story into the blueprint for the greatest American musical ever written. To experience the legacy of Gypsy Rose Lee is to witness the birth of the modern superstar: a masterclass in the art of leaving them wanting more while ensuring they never forget your name.
Category: World War II
