American madam Belle Brezing, ca. 1895.

American madam Belle Brezing, ca. 1895.

Frank Eugene, Adam and Eve, 1898.

Frank Eugene, Adam and Eve, 1898.

A.H. Wheeler,  A photographer appears to be photographing himself in a photographic studio, Berlin, Wisconsin, 1893.

A.H. Wheeler A photographer appears to be photographing himself in a photographic studio, Berlin, Wisconsin, 1893.

Frank Eugene, Male Nude, 1897.

Frank Eugene, Male Nude, 1897.

Myra Albert Wiggins, Hunger is the Best Cook, carbon print, 1898.
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Myra Albert Wiggins, Hunger is the Best Cook, carbon print, 1898.

Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

X-ray of bound feet, China, 1890-1923.
Source: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, Library of Congress

X-ray of bound feet, China, 1890-1923.

Source: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, Library of Congress

Aleister Crowley in Golden Dawn uniform, ca. 1898.

Aleister Crowley in Golden Dawn uniform, ca. 1898.

The Barrison Sisters reveal kittens beneath their skirts, at the conclusion of their notorious vaudeville cat dance, ca. 1890s.

The Barrison Sisters reveal kittens beneath their skirts, at the conclusion of their notorious vaudeville cat dance, ca. 1890s.

Jewish woman and husband, Tunis, Tunisia, 1890-1923.
Source: Library of Congress

Jewish woman and husband, Tunis, Tunisia, 1890-1923.

Source: Library of Congress

The Machinson Sisters vaudeville act, 1890s.

The Machinson Sisters vaudeville act, 1890s.