American madam Belle Brezing, ca. 1895.

American madam Belle Brezing, ca. 1895.

William Downey, Lillie Langtry, August 1885.
Source: National Archives UK

William Downey, Lillie Langtry, August 1885.

Source: National Archives UK

 Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) at the age of four, 1865.
Source: National Library of Norway

 Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) at the age of four, 1865.

Source: National Library of Norway

Frank Eugene, Adam and Eve, 1898.

Frank Eugene, Adam and Eve, 1898.

Thomas Eakins as a young boy, 1850.

Thomas Eakins as a young boy, 1850.

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

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.