(April 4, 1838 โ March 20, 1891) was an American stage actor. He managed the California Theatre in San Francisco. He was born Lawrence Brannigan to Irish emigrant parents in Paterson, New Jersey. He made his first stage appearance at Detroit as Murad in The French Spy in 1853. In December 1856 he made his […]
L. S. “Sandy” Bowers
Of Gold HillSome of the most profitable mining ground was never on the market. It belonged to a closed corporation, usually one man, and it was not for sale–like the twenty feet of L. S. “Sandy” Bowers in Gold Hill. It yielded a total of about one million dollars and gave him a good income, […]
Professional Women
Hurdy-gurdy girls are not prostitutes. They are Taxi Dancers in the basements of Hurdy Gurdy music joints. They were paid .25c per dance, besides a treat. If a man became enamored, as often happened after a few drinks, he gave her a bonus of five dollars, or ten or twenty. A saving girl could build […]