Athalia Lovetree, the Sewing Girl
as depicted in Hot Corn, 1854.
Ambrotype, circa 1859 .
Jenny Lind "The Swedish Nightingale"
whose 1850 appearance in New York made her the ultimate heartthrob of her day
Two daughters of a Mr. Jacobs, a New York storekeeper,
circa late-1850s.
Mrs. Deitze, alias Baker
Lifter"
circa 1860
"Mrs. Hudson
Abortionist"
circa 1860
"Esther Redding
pick pocket ny"
circa 1860
"Lavina Adran
Lifter"
circa 1860
"Needlewoman"
Engraving from a period text
1856
Promiscuous portrait from a Bowery photographer, 1880s.
Courtesy of Bill O'Dea
Hot Corn girl, 1854.