As a former Gulf Coast resident I’ve certainly never seen anything like this uncredited image. I’m guessing they thought this female character would be a better hook than the “respectable spinster” or the “frightened virgin.”
One by Virgil Finlay.
Another Finlay, for a part of what would become The Blind Spot. Serializing novels in SF magazines used to be the norm.
Another uncredited cover.
And I’ll wrap up with a Richard Powers.
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