Photography

E. J. Bellocq

Ernest Joseph Bellocq (19 August 1873 – 3 October 1949) was an American professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century. Bellocq is remembered for his haunting photographs of the prostitutes of Storyville, New Orleans' legalized red-light district. These have inspired novels, poems and films.

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• ▸Craig Potton
• ▸Herschel Evans
• ▸Ghost of Abraham Lincoln (photograph)

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