Pageant_Sep52

This September 1952 issue of Pageant magazine features eight pictorial pages of Marilyn Monroe working out with dumbells and stretching fetchingly.

In another interesting article, the editors examine whether modern classics like Charles Eames chairs, Darrell Landrum tables, and Don Knorr stools are "Good Design or Gimcracks?"

And if that isn't enough for starters, the cover story boldly declares: "SEX: The American Way Is Best." How's that for Cold War confidence?!