Saw this years ago and never could find it again.
In 1934, photographer A. L. “Whitey” Schafer staged this photo to violate the Hays Code’s censorship decrees in as many ways as possible in a single picture. A short thread: pic.twitter.com/YPaJKO2PNa
— V for Vaughndetta (@gvaughnjoy) September 30, 2021
In case you can’t read the sign, the Hays commandments are:
Thou Shalt Not [Show]
1. Law Defeated
2. Inside of Thigh
3. Lace Lingerie
4. Dead Man
5. Narcotics
6. Drinking
7. Exposed Bosom
8. Gambling
9. Pointing Gun
10. Tommy Gun