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Why "The Doctor"? Because that's all that's known about this particular
Bettie Page photographer. The person who sold these Bettie Page 35mm
negatives would only reveal that the photographer was a doctor from
Upstate New York who did not want his identity publicized. It's the same
story I've heard over and over with many Bettie Page photographers. Some
are embarrassed or frightened by what they did. If you put yourself in
their shoes, it's easy to see why. Years ago you go to a clandestine
meeting place and take questionable photographs where women were
prancing around without clothing. You may have done this during your
college years or while you were married without your wife knowing.
Later, you get a nice practice and treat many patients throughout the
years. From their viewpoint, it can be seen why hey wouldn't want their
name attached to a series of 36 ss of Bettie Page. His wife may not have
ever known of his hobby. These photos are pretty racy if you take away
any comparisons to todays photography. in some of the images, Bettie
Page is wearing see-through underwear and in others a set of fishnets
without any underwear at all. For some people like
Sam Menning
who photographed s professionally, it really doesn't matter what other
people think.
Many thanks to RMW who has made a nice contribution (see 065). He
combinded five of the scans to come up with his version!
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