Who was Sultana Nurbanu?

Some claim Nurbanu was a Venetian woman named Cecilia Baffo Veniero abducted abducted from Paros island when it was captured by Barbar...

Hoyden of the Week

Do these heads make our butts look big?

Scandalous Bad Girl - Alice Caush

This is Alice Caush. Alice is a thief. She stole a watch from a sailor named George. Poor George. When his ship reached port, he receiv...

Hoyden of the Week

Me? Smoke? Certainly not! My hands have never raised a cigarette to my lips!

Scandalous Bad Girl - Annie Anderson

This is Annie Anderson. Annie kept a brothel despite being convicted and serving a one month sentence for a similar offence the month b...

Gutsy Gal - Martha Louise Black

Martha Louise Black was a true lady, but with a very tough constitution. In 1898 she abandoned Chicago society and went north to take p...

Scandalous Bad Girl - Alice Adeline Cooke

Alice Adeline Cooke Alice gained notoriety as a bigamist and thief.  By the age of 24 she had amassed an impressive number of and a...

Bad Girl - Susan Joyce

This is Susan Joyce. Susan was caught stealing stealing 6s 5d from a gas meter at a house. When the occupant of the house noticed the m...

Vintage Beauty circa 1900 to 1910

Thank You

Richard Patzer November 20, 1946 to February 24, 2017 I sincerely thank readers, authors, and publishers for their patience over t...
 

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