S07003FP-CRIB  "Crib Girl"

Assemblage on vintage camera film plate holder.  6" x 9"  Photograph by E. J. Bellocq, photographer of prostitutes in Storyville, New Orleans, circa 1912.  Features victorian lace, fabrics and buttons, including crocheted, metal and bone underwear buttons.  Prostitutes of the lower class who sat on windowsills and enticed their customers with lewd gestures were called "Crib Girls."   Comes with easel for display.    $75