The Snapshots in Time Collection

Earl Carroll's Hollywood — Fifth Anniversary Souvenir Program Cover, ca. 1943

Earl Carroll's Hollywood — Fifth Anniversary Souvenir Program Cover, ca. 1943

Souvenir program cover for Earl Carroll's Hollywood, a renowned theater-restaurant on Sunset Boulevard celebrated for elaborate showgirl revues staged beneath the venue's famous motto. This example, marking the club's fifth anniversary (ca. 1943), depicts a costumed showgirl in a feathered, sequined ensemble characteristic of the era's Hollywood floor-show entertainment. Nightclubs of this kind flourished during World War II as popular gathering places for servicemen on leave and civilians alike, offering escapist glamour amid wartime austerity. Project: 218698