Portraits of prostitutes in Storyville, New Orleans, Louisiana

Photographs created by E. J. Bellocq chiefly of nude prostitutes in Storyville, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910-1915, and printed from his negatives by an unidentified printer, probably in 1950

Print No. 1 depicts a partially nude woman posed standing in profile beside a bentwood bed; her left arm rests on a draped nightstand. She wears opera stockings with bows, as well as underwear gathered at her waist, which exposes her torso. Other elements of the room include a canopy and lace mosquito curtain over the bed, as well as a comforter, pillows, and flower on it. Artwork in the room includes a portrait of a woman and sculpture of a female figure on the nightstand, as well as an indistinct portrait of a woman in a heart-shaped mat on the wall

Print No. 2 depicts a nude woman wearing a sleeping cap and reclining upon a sheet with geometric patterns on an upholstered wooden chaise lounge. Print No. 6 is a variant depiction of the same woman and setting

Print No. 3 depicts a nude woman reclining on a wicker chaise lounge with a pillow

Print No. 4 depicts a nude woman posed sitting sideways on a wooden chair with her legs crossed in front of a draped window. A large steamer trunk and wooden shelves are partially visible on the left edge of the image

Print No. 5 depicts a nude woman posed standing with her hands held behind her back before a door. She also wears a necklace with a medallion and shoes

Print No. 7 depicts a nude woman posed reclining on an upholstered chaise lounge among several large pillows. She also wears a necklace with a medallion and shoes. Two pillows on the chaise lounge depict respectively a bulldog and a United States flag. In the background, an electrical cord hangs over the latch of a door and wraps around the doorknob, probably as an improvised burglary deterrent