As another take on old 70s materials.  My father always taught me that all forms of art circled around communication.  The thing that I love most about portraits and these photos in general is imagining the stories around each of them.

Check out the flickr Library and the link at the Unknowables to see more.

A truly remarkable find, the owner of these photographs states on her flickr:

“These came from a collection of over 400 Polaroid photos of strippers trying out for dancing jobs at a So. Cal club. They were taken from the late 1960’s thru the early 1970’s. I decided to create a new Flickr account to share this collection with other photographers. They document fashion, interior decor, and a time when bodies were for the most part, natural. The Polaroid film makes for an even more nostalgic feel. The main interest I have with these photos is the aesthetics of an era, not just as titillation. As an artist and photographer I find these women beautiful, daring and sometimes desperate. Each woman here has a story, and each one deserves our respect.” [stripper polaroids]

Further to her observations, these Polaroids remind me of Eric Kroll’s Sex Objects: An American Photodocumentary (1977). Here is a review of Sex Objects from the August 1st, 1977 edition of the Village Voice if you care to know more. [From The Unknowables]