Two restored 35mm slides taken by Harrison Marks of Hilde Beck (Hyldagarde) posing in the bedroon, one on the bed the other leaning against a dressing table. What a wonderful set she had on her!
Bedroom Antics with Hyldagarde
All Bubbly With Avra (1961)
I decided I needed some colour in my posts today, so what better way than with Avra Bennett from Kamera No.37 (1961). Taken by Harrison Marks and one of the two colour centre page shots, Avra appears through-out Kamera No.37 in various poses in and out this tub and around the boudoir.
Just Wild About Eva! (Original)
Eva Wild – A play on her name in the title and also if you look closely she’s a very natural girl down below, but cleverly hidden by the shadows! Great original shot from Kevin’s collection of Harrison Marks negatives, with more great shots still to come!
Rosalie Peters – Kamera Calendar, February 1968
There is a definitely a theme with the Kamera Calendar for 1968 by Harrison Marks, especially for the winter months, snow! Here we have Rosalie Peters sat sporting a very attractive bobble hat for the February page. I think she could do with some pants on though, as I bet her bum is cold sitting on that snow :)
Della Fox – Room With a View!
A nude Della Fox posing in the light of a window and giving us and everyone that walked past a great view of her naked curves and sumptuous breasts! Thanks to Kevin for sharing this great Della image with me.
Maxine & The Look! (1960)
Maxine (Maxine Ellis or Elaine Ecke take your pick!) from Kamera No.28 (1960) on the loft set by Harrison Marks. Leaning back in that long black negligee as it opens exposing her voluptuous body, she has a look on her face that says she knows what your looking at! Very true, but there is so much to look at one doesn’t know where to start or stop.
Pamela Green – The Only Way to Wear a Sombrero! (1958)
Pamela Green in dark wig with ponytail posing with a Mexican Sombrero! Another stunning shot of Pamela from Kamera No.9 (1958) showing her versatility and creativeness with a few props.
Can You Guess Who? (1958)
Through-out his Kamera publications, as well as publishing full shots of his models Harrison Marks liked to intersperse close up shots of the nude female anatomy. Always tastefully done and posed it makes you wonder who the models actually were for these shots. Some are obvious and you can have an educated guess at the model, but like the two above from Kamera No.9 (1958) I have no idea! Still a beautiful body and figure to look at whilst your trying to guess :)
Sylvana Manto or Madelaine Bannister?
So I’ve been seeing more and more shots of Sylvana Manto recently, so I did some digging around to see where else she appeared. In doing so I came across several early publications of Spick and Span featuring Madelaine Bannister, who on looking I am sure is the same person? Going under the name Sylvana she appeared in publications such as Fiesta, Kamera Special No.1 around 1957 and Kamera No.9 (1958)
If I were a betting man I’d say they were the same person and the Sylvana name was an alias made up by the likes of Harrison Marks or Russell Gay, but then most models didn’t use their real name at all so maybe both are? Can anyone add further proof Sylvana and Madeliane are one and the same?
Either way I’ve got some great original shots of her coming up!
Christine Carter Strips!
A great shot of Christine Carter (Tina Graham) by Russell Gay from the 1950’s Glamour Book seductively peeling down her stockings. It’s definitely Christine/Tina as I have another shot of her by Russell Gay in the same wig.
