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Ep. 8—Women In Saloons: The Shame Of My Sex Part 2

by kbronson | Oct 11, 2025 | Episodes

Welcome back, Frisco fans! You’re tuning into Part Two and the conclusion of our deep dive into the San Francisco Examiner’s 1944 sensation: “WOMEN IN SALOONS—The Shame of My Sex,” by the legendary, if controversial, author Gertrude...

The Yellow Kid newspaper cartoons

by kbronson | Oct 3, 2025 | Frisco Art

Ep. 7—The examiner’s 1944 moral crusade against barfly women: Women in saloons—the shame of my sex PT. 1

by kbronson | Oct 2, 2025 | Episodes

In this episode of The Secret History of Frisco, we’re diving into the San Francisco Examiner’s sensational 1944 moral crusade against Barfly Women and the threat they posed to the social fabric of San Francisco. The paper hired the renowned 86-year-old...

Black oxen (1923) (Full Movie)

by kbronson | Sep 23, 2025 | Uncategorized

Director: Frank Lloyd Cast:Corinne Griffith … Madame Zatianny / Mary OgdenConway Tearle … Lee ClaveringTom Ricketts … Charles DinwiddieTom Guise … Judge Gavin TrentClara Bow … Janet OgelthorpeKate Lester … Jane OgelthorpeHarry Mestayer … James OgelthorpeLincoln...