Long before the internet and DIY sites offered us ways to get freaky from the comfort of our homes, brothels were kind of it. Often called "good time girls" and sometimes dubbed "saloon girls," the women of Wild West brothels 'helped' lonely cowboys ... while often serving as savvy business people.
From posing workers to madams relaxing in their parlors, here are 15 frontier brothel pictures from the Wild West.
1
The exterior of an old-school brothel, date unknown.
2
A portrait of Bessie Colvin, a controversial worker from Texas who left one brothel for another.
3
A glimpse inside madam Alice Abbot’s photo album depicting her days working in Texas.
4
Two Saloon Girls pose for a snap at their brothel in Montana.
5
A working lady poses for a photo in Arizona.
6
A room inside of a Texan brothel.
7
A Kentucky madam photographed in her parlor.
8
A gentleman waits for a lady at a brothel in Kentucky.
9
Two Alaskan ladies lift their skirts for the camera.
10
"Saloon girl (Alaska, 1890’s).”
11
Famed worker Julia Bulette poses for a photo.
12
“[A worker] at a Storyville, New Orleans brothel in 1912, the only legalized red-light district in North America until it was shut down in 1917.”
13
Good time girl Laura Bullion as depicted in her mugshot.
14
Two women sit on a bed at what appears to be a brothel.
15
Ladies hang out outside in Yukon, Canada.
