The Snapshots in Time Collection

Studio Pinup Photograph of Betty Anne Creegan, 'A Thornton Pin Up' (Walter Thornton Model Agency)

Studio Pinup Photograph of Betty Anne Creegan, 'A Thornton Pin Up' (Walter Thornton Model Agency)

A signed studio pinup photograph of model Betty Anne Creegan, distributed by the Walter Thornton Model Agency of New York as 'A Thornton Pin Up.' Inscribed 'To Paul, Cordially, Betty Anne,' the photograph reflects the wartime practice of mailing personalized pinup images to servicemen, a morale-building correspondence tradition that flourished alongside the pinup features of contemporary magazines like Yank and Esquire. Project: 218698