Ernest Bellocq

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469
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White Male born in 1874

Ernest Bellocq was a photographer during the late-nineteenth and early twentieth century. He is most famous for his photographs of prostitutes and madams of Storyville - the red light district in New Orleans from 1898-1917. He died in 1949, buried in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. His work became famous posthumously after they were discovered by Lee Friedlander in 1970.

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YearNameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
1880Bellocq, ErnestGrandson154 Conti St6WhiteLouisianaSingleAt home
Relatives in 1880 US Census
NameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
Aldige, PaulHead154 Conti St69WhiteFranceWidowedRetired Merchant
Bellocq, PaulSon-in-Law154 Conti St35WhiteLouisianaMarriedClerk
Bellocq, MarieDaughter154 Conti St29WhiteLouisianaMarriedAt home
Bellocq, LeonGrandson154 Conti St5WhiteLouisianaSingleAt home
McCarthy, LeonSon-in-Law154 Conti St40WhiteLouisianaMarriedClerk
McCarthy, PaulineDaughter154 Conti St35WhiteLouisianaMarriedAt home
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