“Sally Rand’s Nude Ranch” 1939-1940
Golden Gate International Exposition
on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
~In the Treasure Island Amusement Zone, known as the “Gayway,” burlesque star and actress Sally Rand’s Nude Ranch was one of the highlights of the fair.
~It featured women wearing cowboy hats, gunbelts and boots, and little else. The fair’s Official Guide Book delicately described it as “Sally Rand Nude Ranch: A dude ranch a la 1939.”
~Sally Rand was well-known to native San Franciscans for she had purchased “The Music Box” burlesque hall in San Francisco in 1936, which was also open for business during the fair.