Tag: Knuckleduster Miniatures
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Fannie Porter and the Sporting Girls
About 120 to 140 years ago, many American cities and towns had “Sporting Districts”. These “Sporting Districts” were synonymous with “Red Light Districts” and “Arts Districts” and other euphemisms to set apart what was desirable in society from those who were deemed undesirable – gambling houses, dance halls, brothels, opium dens, seedy saloons, ethnic groups,…
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Squirrel Tooth Alice
Believe it or not, this infamous legend of the old west was still alive when I was an infant. Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Haley Thompson was born in 1855 and passed away at age 98 in 1953. Her professional name was “Alice” and kept prairie dogs as pets. A drunken cowboy thought they were squirrels and…
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Lady in a Bathtub
In an episode I’ve written, I needed a lady in a bathtub to add interest to the miniatures I’ve assembled for the photos. A woman bathing has been a popular subject in art for hundreds if not thousands of years. There are several 28mm miniatures to choose from in varying degrees of nudity. I chose…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 