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Madam
Cynthia Laveau
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NAME:
"Madam Cynthia"
ED.#
1 of 3
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
103107-SKCR0010601-3
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$325.00
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In the late
19th Century, New Orleans politics were
dominated by the hottest issue of the day-
prostitution. In response to the obvious
need for an area in the cosmopolitan city
that catered to the many vices of men, city
alderman Sidney Story proposed that a
district be created where this popular vice
could be maintained and controlled and out
of view of the good church-going citizens of
the city. Thus the famed “Storyville” and
its brothels came into existence.
Madam Cynthia Laveau
operated one of the most famous and finest
of its bordellos, her girls receiving the
unheard of rate of $10 per hour. “May
Baily's Place” as her bordello was known
in honor of her illustrious predecessor,
was more popular than any other
establishment in the District. Soon she
drew the unwelcome attention of rival
madams who were keen to steal her
clients... and her girls. One unhappy
madam hired a stranger from Butte,
Montana, to approach Madam Cynthia with a
proposal- leave town or die. Madam Cynthia
was quite unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
These madams were named after real madams
from New Orleans- although the doll
characters' stories are complete fiction and
do not represent any actual events in the
lives of their namesake.
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Madam
Norma Wallace
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NAME:
"Madam Norma"
ED.#
2 of 3
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
103107-SKCR0010602-3
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$325.00
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In the late
19th Century, New Orleans politics were
dominated by the hottest issue of the day-
prostitution. In response to the obvious
need for an area in the cosmopolitan city
that catered to the many vices of men, city
alderman Sidney Story proposed that a
district be created where this popular vice
could be maintained and controlled and out
of view of the good church-going citizens of
the city. Thus the famed “Storyville” and
its brothels came into existence.
Madam Norma Wallace operated
one of the most famous and finest of its
bordellos, her girls receiving the unheard
of rate of $10 per hour. “May Baily's
Place” as her bordello was known in honor
of her illustrious predecessor, was more
popular than any other establishment in
the District. Soon she drew the unwelcome
attention of rival madams who were keen to
steal her clients... and her girls. One
unhappy madam hired a stranger from Butte,
Montana, to approach Madam Norma with a
proposal- leave town or die. Madam Norma
was quite unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
These madams were named after real madams
from New Orleans- although the doll
characters' stories are complete fiction
and do not represent any actual events in
the lives of their namesake.
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Madam
Josie Arlington
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NAME:
"Madam Josie"
ED. #
3 of 3
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
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GALLERY/ NOT AVAILABLE
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$325.00
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N/A
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In the
late 19th Century, New Orleans politics
were dominated by the hottest issue of the
day- prostitution. In response to the
obvious need for an area in the
cosmopolitan city that catered to the many
vices of men, city alderman Sidney Story
proposed that a district be created where
this popular vice could be maintained and
controlled and out of view of the good
church-going citizens of the city. Thus
the famed “Storyville” and its brothels
came into existence.
Madam Josie Arlington
operated one of the most famous and
finest of its bordellos, her girls
receiving the unheard of rate of $10 per
hour. “May Baily's Place” as her
bordello was known in honor of her
illustrious predecessor, was more
popular than any other establishment in
the District. Soon she drew the
unwelcome attention of rival madams who
were keen to steal her clients... and
her girls. One unhappy madam hired a
stranger from Butte, Montana, to
approach Madam Josie with a proposal-
leave town or die. Madam Josie was quite
unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
These madams were named after real madams
from New Orleans- although the doll
characters' stories are complete fiction
and do not represent any actual events in
the lives of their namesake.
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Madam
Scarlot O' Harlot
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NAME:
"Madam Scarlot"
ED.#1
of 6
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
050807-SKCR0010601-6
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$325.00
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In the late
19th Century, New Orleans politics were
dominated by the hottest issue of the day-
prostitution. In response to the obvious
need for an area in the cosmopolitan city
that catered to the many vices of men, city
alderman Sidney Story proposed that a
district be created where this popular vice
could be maintained and controlled and out
of view of the good church-going citizens of
the city. Thus the famed “Storyville” and
its brothels came into existence.
Madam Scarlot O’Harlot
operated one of the most famous and finest
of its bordellos, her girls receiving the
unheard of rate of $10 per hour. “May
Baily's Place” as her bordello was known
in honor of her illustrious predecessor,
was more popular than any other
establishment in the District. Soon she
drew the unwelcome attention of rival
madams who were keen to steal her
clients... and her girls. One unhappy
madam hired a stranger from Butte,
Montana, to approach Madam Scarlot with a
proposal- leave town or die. Madam Scarlot
was quite unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
This madam was named after my good
friend- real sex worker rights activist
Scarlot Harlot- although the doll
character's story is complete fiction
and does not represent any actual events
in the life of her namesake.
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Madam
Ruby Begue
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NAME:
"Madam Ruby"
ED.#2
of 6
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
050807-SKCR0010602-6
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$325.00
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In the late
19th Century, New Orleans politics were
dominated by the hottest issue of the day-
prostitution. In response to the obvious
need for an area in the cosmopolitan city
that catered to the many vices of men, city
alderman Sidney Story proposed that a
district be created where this popular vice
could be maintained and controlled and out
of view of the good church-going citizens of
the city. Thus the famed “Storyville” and
its brothels came into existence.
Madam Ruby Begue operated
one of the most famous and finest of its
bordellos, her girls receiving the unheard
of rate of $10 per hour. “May Baily's
Place” as her bordello was known in honor
of her illustrious predecessor, was more
popular than any other establishment in
the District. Soon she drew the unwelcome
attention of rival madams who were keen to
steal her clients... and her girls. One
unhappy madam hired a stranger from Butte,
Montana, to approach Madam Ruby with a
proposal- leave town or die. Madam Ruby
was quite unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
These madams were named after real
madams from New Orleans- although the
doll characters' stories are complete
fiction and do not represent any
actual events in the lives of their
namesake.
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Madam
Panama Hattie
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NAME:
"Madam Panama"
ED.#3
of 6
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
050807-SKCR0010603-6
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$325.00
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In the late
19th Century, New Orleans politics were
dominated by the hottest issue of the day-
prostitution. In response to the obvious
need for an area in the cosmopolitan city
that catered to the many vices of men, city
alderman Sidney Story proposed that a
district be created where this popular vice
could be maintained and controlled and out
of view of the good church-going citizens of
the city. Thus the famed “Storyville” and
its brothels came into existence.
Madam Panama Hattie operated
one of the most famous and finest of its
bordellos, her girls receiving the unheard
of rate of $10 per hour. “May Baily's
Place” as her bordello was known in honor
of her illustrious predecessor, was more
popular than any other establishment in
the District. Soon she drew the unwelcome
attention of rival madams who were keen to
steal her clients... and her girls. One
unhappy madam hired a stranger from Butte,
Montana, to approach Madam Hattie with a
proposal- leave town or die. Madam Hattie
was quite unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
These madams were named after real
madams from New Orleans- although
the doll characters' stories are
complete fiction and do not
represent any actual events in the
lives of their namesake.
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Madam
Bessie La Mothe
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NAME:
"Madam Bessie"
ED.#4
of 6
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
050807-SKCR0010604-6
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$325.00
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In the late
19th Century, New Orleans politics were
dominated by the hottest issue of the day-
prostitution. In response to the obvious
need for an area in the cosmopolitan city
that catered to the many vices of men, city
alderman Sidney Story proposed that a
district be created where this popular vice
could be maintained and controlled and out
of view of the good church-going citizens of
the city. Thus the famed “Storyville” and
its brothels came into existence.
Madam Bessie La Mothe
operated one of the most famous and finest
of its bordellos, her girls receiving the
unheard of rate of $10 per hour. “May
Baily's Place” as her bordello was known
in honor of her illustrious predecessor,
was more popular than any other
establishment in the District. Soon she
drew the unwelcome attention of rival
madams who were keen to steal her
clients... and her girls. One unhappy
madam hired a stranger from Butte,
Montana, to approach Madam Bessie with a
proposal- leave town or die. Madam Bessie
was quite unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
These madams were named after
real madams from New Orleans-
although the doll characters'
stories are complete fiction and
do not represent any actual events
in the lives of their namesake.
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Madam
Lulu White
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NAME:
"Madam Lulu"
ED.#5
of 6
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
050807-SKCR0010605-6
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$325.00
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In the late
19th Century, New Orleans politics were
dominated by the hottest issue of the day-
prostitution. In response to the obvious
need for an area in the cosmopolitan city
that catered to the many vices of men, city
alderman Sidney Story proposed that a
district be created where this popular vice
could be maintained and controlled and out
of view of the good church-going citizens of
the city. Thus the famed “Storyville” and
its brothels came into existence.
Madam Lulu White operated
one of the most famous and finest of its
bordellos, her girls receiving the unheard
of rate of $10 per hour. “May Baily's
Place” as her bordello was known in honor
of her illustrious predecessor, was more
popular than any other establishment in
the District. Soon she drew the unwelcome
attention of rival madams who were keen to
steal her clients... and her girls. One
unhappy madam hired a stranger from Butte,
Montana, to approach Madam Lulu with a
proposal- leave town or die. Madam Lulu
was quite unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
These madams were named after
real madams from New Orleans-
although the doll characters'
stories are complete fiction and
do not represent any actual
events in the lives of their
namesake.
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Madam
Gypsy Shafer
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NAME:
"Madam Gypsy"
ED.#6
of 6
Height 18"
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ITEM NUMBER:
050807-SKCR0010606-6
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$325.00
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In the late
19th Century, New Orleans politics were
dominated by the hottest issue of the day-
prostitution. In response to the obvious
need for an area in the cosmopolitan city
that catered to the many vices of men, city
alderman Sidney Story proposed that a
district be created where this popular vice
could be maintained and controlled and out
of view of the good church-going citizens of
the city. Thus the famed “Storyville” and
its brothels came into existence.
Madam Gypsy Shafer operated
one of the most famous and finest of its
bordellos, her girls receiving the unheard
of rate of $10 per hour. “May Baily's
Place” as her bordello was known in honor
of her illustrious predecessor, was more
popular than any other establishment in
the District. Soon she drew the unwelcome
attention of rival madams who were keen to
steal her clients... and her girls. One
unhappy madam hired a stranger from Butte,
Montana, to approach Madam Gypsy with a
proposal- leave town or die. Madam Gypsy
was quite unwilling to leave her lucrative
business behind, and so on August 11th,
1899, at 3 am, she was murdered in her
bedroom.
These madams were named after
real madams from New Orleans-
although the doll characters'
stories are complete fiction
and do not represent any
actual events in the lives of
their namesake.
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Pimp
Daddy Leroy Jones
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NAME:
"Leroy Jones"
ED.#
1 of 2
Height 22"
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ITEM NUMBER:
050807-SKCR0010401-2
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$ 400.00
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Many years
before Iceberg Slim and Willie Dynamite were
making news with their books, or Starsky and
Hutch’s “Huggy Bear” was informing on
nefarious Bay City criminals, Pimp Daddy
Leroy Jones was strutting his girls in the
famous New Orleans French Quarter.
Known for being a “Dapper
Dan,” Leroy dressed his ladies in matching
outfits, and he was New Orleans’ “main
man” for 52 years. His notorious good luck
ran out when a jealous rival, Pimp Daddy
Connor Green, shot him dead. But Leroy
pulled out his pearl-handled pistol and
fired off a shot as he was falling to the
ground, and that shot got Connor right in
the heart. The two long time rivals lay
dead in the street for three hours before
the police were called, while both pimps’
ladies had a cat fight over whose ‘pimp
daddy’ was the better ‘Player.’ The losing
‘ho’s were hauled off to jail.
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Pimp
Daddy Connor Green
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NAME:
"Connor Green"
ED.#
2 of 2
Height 22"
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ITEM NUMBER:
050807-SKCR0010402-2
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$ 400.00
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Many years
before Iceberg Slim and Willie Dynamite were
making news with their books, or Starsky and
Hutch’s “Huggy Bear” was informing on
nefarious Bay City criminals, Pimp Daddy
Connor Green was strutting his girls in the
famous New Orleans French Quarter.
Known for being a “Dapper
Dan,” Connor dressed his ladies in
matching outfits, and he was New Orleans’
“main man” for 52 years. His notorious
good luck ran out when a
jealous rival, Pimp Daddy Leroy Jones,
shot him dead. But Connor pulled out his
pearl-handled pistol and fired off a shot
as he was falling to the ground, and that
shot got Leroy right in the heart. The two
long time rivals lay dead in the street
for three hours before the police were
called, while both pimps’ ladies had a cat
fight over whose ‘pimp daddy’ was the
better ‘Player.’ The losing ‘ho’s were
hauled off to jail.
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