Jay Moynahan
Chickadee Press
Photo Collections
98 WOMEN OF QUESTIONABLE VIRTUE
Although the photographs in this book are from the 1890s through the 1920s, the quotes underneath are from more contemporary people. Whether serious, light-hearted, interesting, profound or thought-provoking, the statements represent opinions and observations about prostitutes and prostitution. The photos were used for several purposes. First, some were used to produce three-dimensional stereo-views. Second, some were used to make French Postcards, risqué cards sold from under the counter in shops. Third, a portion of the photos were bought by men collecting risqué photographs of women in various stages of undress. Finally, some of the pictures were probably used as advertising by the women. The idea was that a man possessing the photograph would think of the lady pictured the next time he wanted to have a good time. This book is limited to 825 signed and numbered copies.
$34.95, hardcover, 117 pages.
BAWDY PHOTOS 1870-1930
Because there is a great deal of interest in photographs of early prostitutes, Chickadee Publishing has published its sixth volume of photographs. The photographs in this book are different than those found in the other books of photos published by Chickadee Publishing. This book displays amateur and professional photographs of women who worked as prostitutes from 1870 to 1930. Some of the women are fully clothed and others are nude. The author has collected these photographs since 1993. They come from a variety of sources. Some of the images are in good condition while others have deteriorated. Along with each photograph is a statement about prostitutes or prostitution. This book is limited to 550 signed and numbered copies.
$29.95, hardcover, 128 pages.
EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1852-1928
This publication contains photographs of women reputed to be prostitutes working between 1852 and 1928. The pictures were taken in photography studios, brothels, cribs, outdoors, in private residences and in other structures. Most of the photographs are of American, English, French and German women. Each photo is accompanied with a statement or quote about prostitutes and prostitution. Taken together, they almost constitute a separate text.
There were only 400 copies printed of this book. Each book is numbered and signed by the author.
$22.95, softcover, 130 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume I
This collection of photos covers a 50-year span of prostitution. Early photos of prostitutes are not readily available. Many of the women did not want publicity about their role in the profession; hence few photographs of them survive. Another group of prostitutes were not camera shy and gave photos to customers. Other women had their photos taken during recreational outings. Some were photographed during their police booking. All are represented in this book. Some of the women are in various stages of undress.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume II
This second volume of photos is an extension of the first book, Fifty Years of Prostitute Photos 1870-1920 Volume I, published by Chickadee Publishing. Volume II contains different photos than found in the previous book. This book displays numerous sportin’ women photographed by a variety of different photographers, including professionals, police and amateurs. The photographs range from those in which the women are fully clothed to those where they are completely nude. Some of the women appear prim and proper while others are playful and naughty. The photos show women all in the same profession yet very different in looks, character and demeanor.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume III
This third volume of photos contains different photos than found in the previous books. This book shows a number of sportin’ women photographed by a variety of different photographers, including professionals and amateurs. The women are pictured both nude and fully clothed. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote about prostitutes or prostitution.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume IV
Although the photographers are often unknown, most of these previously unpublished photographs were produced by professionals. Many of the women are shown in photographic studios with painted backdrops. As in the other books in this sequence the photographs range from fully-dressed prostitutes to those who have shed all their clothes. Below each of the photographs are statements, comments or observations about prostitutes or prostitution during the years from 1870 to 1920.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume V
The photographers and women in the photographs are by and large unknown. Many of the women are shown in photographic studios with painted backdrops. As in the previous books, the photographs range from fully-dressed prostitutes to those who have shed all their clothes. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote about prostitutes or prostitution. Some of the passages are serious while others are tongue-in-cheek. Although many of the quotes are from contemporary sources, they apply to the time period represented in this volume.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume VI
The photographers and women in the photographs are unknown. Most of these previously unpublished photographs were produced by professional as well as amateur photographers. Many of the women are shown in photographic studios with painted backdrops. There are a few that were taken outdoors. Most of the photos in this book are of American and French women. As in the previous books, the photographs range from fully-dressed prostitutes to those who have shed all their clothes. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote about prostitutes or prostitution.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume VII
Most of the photographs in this book have not been previously published in books produced by Chickadee Publishing. As with the other books in this series the photographers and women in the photographs are unknown. These photographs were produced by professional as well as amateur photographers. All photographs date between 1870 and the 1920s. As in the previous books, the photographs range from fully-dressed prostitutes to those who have shed all their clothes. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote about prostitutes or prostitution.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume VIII
Most of the photographs in this book have not been previously published in books produced by Chickadee Publishing. As with the other books in this series the photographers and women in the photographs are unknown. These photographs were produced by professional as well as amateur photographers. All photographs date between 1870 and the 1920s. As in the previous books, the photographs range from fully-dressed prostitutes to those who have shed all their clothes. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote about prostitutes or prostitution.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume IX
Most of the photographs in this book have not been previously published in books produced by Chickadee Publishing. All photographs date between 1870 and the 1920s. As with the other books in this series the photographers and women in the photographs are unknown. These photographs were produced by professional as well as amateur photographers. As in the previous books, the photographs range from fully-dressed prostitutes to those who have shed all their clothes. Each photograph is accompanied by a quote about prostitutes or prostitution.
$12.95, softcover, 61 pages.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROSTITUTE PHOTOS 1870-1920, Volume X
This is the tenth and last volume in the series of Fifty Years of Prostitute Photos 1870-1920. As with the other books in this series, the photographers and women in the photographs are unknown. Most of the women wanted it that way, as did most of the photographers. I have collected observations and quotes from and about prostitutes and prostitution for over twenty years. In the process of my research I have found serious, light-hearted, interesting, profound and thought-provoking statements about and from the women in this profession. Each photograph in this book is accompanied by a quote about prostitutes or prostitution.
$12.95, softcover, 78 pages.
INDECENT EXPOSURE: EROTIC PROSTITUTES ON STEREOVIEW CARDS 1850s–1920s
Stereocards consist of a pair of separate images, depicting left eye and right eye views of the same object, place or person. They are viewed using a stereoscope, an instrument that transforms a stereoscopic pair of separate images into a single three-dimensional image. The demand for stereo viewers exploded between 1850 and 1900. Prostitutes became subjects for stereocards beginning in the 1850s. This book reviews a brief history of the stereoscope, how it operates, and characteristics of the cards depicted, which portray a wide selection of prostitutes in various stages of dress, from fully dressed to fully undressed. By 1900, there were millions and millions of stereocards spread across the world. In many places they were smuggled into a country and sold underground. This book allows the reader a look back at the media craze of a previous century.
$17.95, softcover, 131 pages.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF RED LIGHT LADIES 1865-1920
This book contains a large collection of amateur and professional photographs of prostitutes who worked in the trade from 1865 to 1920. Some ladies are fully clothed; others are fully nude; a number are somewhere in between. By today’s standards some of these women are very attractive but others are not. They were all prostitutes who sold sex for money. These photographs vary in quality. Photographic processing in the late 1800s and early 1900s was not a perfected medium and many of the photographs have deteriorated since that time. Accompanying each picture is a statement about prostitution or the prostitutes who engaged in the world’s oldest profession. This book is limited to 375 signed and numbered copies.
$34.95, hardcover, 106 pages.
RISQUÉ PHOTOS OF THE SOILED DOVES
This book contains a large collection of amateur and professional photographs of prostitutes who worked in the trade during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some ladies are fully clothed; others are fully nude; a number are somewhere in between. They are all actual soiled doves who made their living exchanging sexual pleasure for money. These photographs, collected over the last 12 years, vary in quality. Photographic processing in the late 1800s and early 1900s was not a perfected medium and many of the photographs have deteriorated since that time. Accompanying each picture is a statement about prostitution or the prostitutes who engaged in the world’s oldest profession during that time. The photographs in this book are different than those found in the other books published by Chickadee Publishing. This book is limited to 500 signed and numbered copies.
$29.95, hardcover, 126 pages.