The Genius of Advertising

Title: The Genius of Advertising
Subject: Women--New York (State); Working class whites; Brothels; Men
Description: This image entitled “The Genius of Advertising” depicts men looking through a window with pictures of women, the implication that this Image is representing a brothel in Soho during the point where the intermingling of upper class men and lower class women as lower Manhattan became a sort of red light district allowing Lower class women to make money.
Creator: Unknown Creator
Date: 1880
Source: Unknown Creator, “The Genius of Advertising” circa 1880, originally from National Police Gazette
Rights: Public Domain
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Language: English
Coverage: The Development of Modern America (1865-1920)