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1920s Storyville Cribs Black New Orleans Folk Art Blue Book Brothels Map

Description: Dixieland Jazz & Storyville hand drawn map bordered by Canal Street, Basin Street, Congo Square, Chinatown (explicitly marked opium available), Parish Prison & Cemeteries w/ rows of mausoleums (one labeled Marie Laveau’s Tomb). Where Jelly Roll was born is also marked. Map icons of a tiny trumpet & of course seductive women w/ brass beds showing through the door ways where they pose. Denotes Jazz Clubs & Saloons : Eloise Blackenstein’s (Abadie’s Cafe), Frenchman’s Cafe, Dago Tony’s, Tuxedo (Dance Hall), Gypsy Schaffer’s, Pete Lala’s, Billy Phillips, Globe Hall, The Pig Ankle Brothels & Madams : H. (Hilma) Burt (famed mistress to Storyville Boss Tom Anderson whose home is also marked), Mahogany Hall // Lulu White, Willie Piazza, Hattie Rogers, The Cairo, Circus House & J. (Josie) Arlington. Likely dates to the 1920s/30s, 8 x 8.75”. Impossible that this survived given the acidic content of this cheap paper. A repair was done in the 1950s to replace a missing corner bottom left w/ many other edge tears stabilized w/ archival tape.

Price: 1500 USD

Location: Irwin, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-11-19T14:57:48.000Z

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1920s Storyville Cribs Black New Orleans Folk Art Blue Book Brothels Map1920s Storyville Cribs Black New Orleans Folk Art Blue Book Brothels Map

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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Special Attributes: Manuscript

Topic: African American

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Subject: African American

Original/Facsimile: Original

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