This Week's Best Old Photos.

Prostitute onboard the USS Arizona. The 'Victory' national speed limit. Dr. Seuss and the GOP. Making garments in New York.

Apr 29, 2023

∙ Paid

In March 1924, nineteen-year-old Madeline Blair, a prostitute who worked the streets of Manhattan under the name “Blackie,” befriended a group of sailors from the USS Arizona who were in town on shore leave.

Blackie told the sailors she dreamed of going to California and making it big in the movies, but she didn’t have any money for the trip.

So the sai…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Photo of the Day to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.