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On the tennis court

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1941. Ava Gardner, somewhat skimpily attired for tennis, takes a break between games. It’s important to keep hydrated in that hot, California sunshine. And don’t you just love the period water cooler?

There’s a whole genre of tennis pin-up images of which Martin Elliott’s poster of Fiona Butler, Tennis Girl is probably the most famous.

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