Quuens of the World

The Bunnies of Miami - Oct 1965 issue

First issue of Playboy magazine

The first issue of Playboy 1953

The first issue, published in December 1953, did not carry a date, as Hefner was unsure whether there would be a second issue. It was produced in Hefner's Hyde Park kitchen. The first centerfold was Marilyn Monroe, although the picture used had originally been taken for a calendar, rather than for Playboy. The first issue was an immediate sensation; it sold out within a matter of weeks. Known circulation was 53,991 (Source: Playboy Collector's Association Playboy Magazine Price Guide). The cover price was 50¢. Copies of the first issue in Mint to Near Mint condition sold for over $5,000 in 2002.

TV ad

Hitler spotted in a crowd in August 1914

plane

Marilyn Monroe

puck smoking tobacco 1879

VW Kombie van

Washington circa 1924. Cathedral Mansions Grocery

beatles

July 1939. Gordonton, N.C

Autumn Splendor

Autumn Splendor by Audra Lamoreaux

Cottage by the Sea

Flatirion

Actrice Jane Renouardt, 1900

lunch

Back when lunch was less than a buck! A burger, fries, and a Coke resting on the window of a '55 Che

I'll believe in you

I'll believe in you
I'll Divo

Lonely the path you have chosen
A restless road, no turning back
One day you will find your light again
Don't you know
Don't let go be strong

Follow your heart
Let your love lead through the darkness
Back to a place you once knew
I believe I believe I believe in you
Follow your dreams
Be yourself an angel of kindness
There's nothing that you cannot do
I believe I believe I believe in you

Tout seul
Tu t'en iras tout seul
Cœur ouvert
A l'univers
Poursuis ta quête
Sans regarder derrière
N'attends pas
Que le jour
Se lève

Suis ton étoile
Va jusqu'où ton rêve t'emporte
Un jour tu le toucheras
Si tu crois, si tu crois, si tu crois
En toi

Suis ta lumière
N'éteins pas la flamme que tu portes
Au fond de toi souviens-toi
Que je crois, que je crois, que je crois
En toi

Someday I'll find you
Someday you'll find me too
And when I hold you close
I know that it's true

Follow your heart
Let your love lead through the darkness
Back to a place you once knew
I believe I believe I believe in you
Follow your dreams
Be yourself an angel of kindness
There's nothing that you cannot do
I believe I believe I believe in you

Sign outside the strange town of Zion, Illinois, ca. 1915

Family cc. 1928

Rita Hayworth

post by Rado A man standing in front of the tank - CzechoSlovakia 1968

Mississippi River Landing, Circa 1900

Norma-Jean, 1949

Orange

Old vintage car interior in Cuba

Accident car in Washington D.C. 1922

Racing

alligator

gangerous girl

The Four Musketeers

Sue Lyon (Lolita)

Chariot of fire

Ziegfeld Girls