o draw attendees to the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, the Depression-era show offered mechanical marvels and sensuous sirens. The fair included Alpha, a 1-ton automaton that could answer questions, smoke a cigarette, and fire a gun. Complementing the cold steel of Alpha was the warm flesh of Zorine, "Queen of the Nudists." Pictured here in the arms of a performer dressed as Alpha, Zorine reigned over the mostly nude naturalists in their outdoor enclosure, where visitors paid 25 cents to watch topless women and men in loincloths read books and play handball.