The Snapshots in Time Collection
Jinny Kavanagh — Walter Thornton Agency Pin-Up, Autographed Photograph, WWII Era
Publicity photograph of model Jinny Kavanagh, distributed by the Walter Thornton modeling agency of New York and inscribed by the sitter to a fan named Paul. Thornton's agency was among the era's leading suppliers of pin-up imagery, and signed photographs such as this were popular mementos exchanged with servicemen and admirers during World War II, reflecting the informal, personal side of wartime pin-up culture. Project: 218698