Pulp Fiction, 1938 · page 50 of 64
10 Story Book, August 1938 — page 50: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Description This is an illustrated page from an early-20th-century pulp magazine featuring a black-and-white photograph of a woman in a bathing suit standing on a beach, holding a shawl above her head. The caption reads "NO MEN ALLOWED" and the accompanying text explains that the pose represents sign language conveying "Boys, boys, where are you?" The image appears to be intended as a humorous or suggestive illustration rather than serious documentary photography. The credit line indicates it's a "Century Photo." The page functions as an illustrated feature rather than prose fiction, using visual humor and wordplay to entertain readers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“NO MEN ALLOWED” the above signal is supposed to say, in the standard sign language done with hands and a shawl. The whole pic- ture looks to us as though it’s saying “Boys, boys, where are you?” Century Conn IG lNOO Photo. cS C@©