A deck from the Saint Louis Zoo

Souvenir deck for St. Louis, Missouri featuring the Gateway Arch.

Vintage - 1950 - 1960's Fifty-Two Art Studies Nude Pin-Up Playing Cards These are The 1954 Original WP Fifty-Two Art Studies Cards, Made in the USA and distributed by Novelties MFG, & Sales Corp., St. Louis, MO. They are also all plastic coated to protect the cards. Original Deck has 54 Cards. (13) Playing Cards of each Suit (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs & Spades), for (52) + (2) Jokers. The main Joker Card features a Photographer, in a Black Beret and Reds Checked Overcoat, standing behind a large Box Camera on a tall Tripod. The “Extra” Joker has an introduction that reads: “ For the Approval of the discriminating Artist and connoisseur of art, Fifty-Two separate and Distinct Studies. These are examples of modern photography at its finest and should prove invaluable in discussions, forums, etc. ”, followed by a guarantee statement. These are standard size playing cards and the Front of each individual card has a FULL COLOR Photograph of a Nude Pin-Up Model of the 1940s & 1950s (including Betty Paige ). The Back of each card has a colorful rendering featuring the likeness of a vintage camera. It has a red Background with (2) Camera Lenses, complete with numbers of each lens.

Vintage Ozark Air Lines - St. Louis - Bridge size playing cards.