EBAY SCORE: Parliament photo originals
Mar. 28th, 2012 03:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cinemasewerPretty stoked about something I just got on ebay from a seller in baltimore. He says:
"These photos have an interesting history. A guy in California bought out the archives of several major adult publishers about 25 years ago that included negatives, photos, magazines and much more. These ones were used by Parliament publications. This guy sold them through catalogs and then later on eBay. That is how I got them."
Here is the cover of one of my 1970s Parliament mags, so you guys can get an idea. They were really nice slicks that usually had good quality photos, and even nicer quality glossy paper. They were based out of LA, and were a little more hardcore than the other mags on the newstand at the time, as they were doing spread beaver shots when other more mainstream magazines like Gallery and Swank were just getting around to showing pubes.
And here is what I won in the ebay auction for $60 including shipping. They are 8X10s, and original silver gelatin prints -- not like the resin paper they print on today. I love that they still have the cut lines and notes to the art department on them. Really really jazzed about these photos! ^_^
Now I just need to find the magazines "Eve's Rib", "Line and Form", "Night Gals", "Action Wives" and "Skirts Up" to see what they looked like in print! I think that would be cool to compare. Man, I'm such a nerd.
Here is an amazing essay all about the man who started Parliament Publications, Milton Luros! Check it out!
http://efanzines.com/EK/eI17/#everybody
"These photos have an interesting history. A guy in California bought out the archives of several major adult publishers about 25 years ago that included negatives, photos, magazines and much more. These ones were used by Parliament publications. This guy sold them through catalogs and then later on eBay. That is how I got them."
Here is the cover of one of my 1970s Parliament mags, so you guys can get an idea. They were really nice slicks that usually had good quality photos, and even nicer quality glossy paper. They were based out of LA, and were a little more hardcore than the other mags on the newstand at the time, as they were doing spread beaver shots when other more mainstream magazines like Gallery and Swank were just getting around to showing pubes.
And here is what I won in the ebay auction for $60 including shipping. They are 8X10s, and original silver gelatin prints -- not like the resin paper they print on today. I love that they still have the cut lines and notes to the art department on them. Really really jazzed about these photos! ^_^
Now I just need to find the magazines "Eve's Rib", "Line and Form", "Night Gals", "Action Wives" and "Skirts Up" to see what they looked like in print! I think that would be cool to compare. Man, I'm such a nerd.
Here is an amazing essay all about the man who started Parliament Publications, Milton Luros! Check it out!
http://efanzines.com/EK/eI17/#everybody
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