An incredible rare photograph postcard, 1891. The good looking "Gent Couple" captured in this image is one Berthard Jones, age 26 years and Julius Burke, age 19 years. They were two "Client Gents" at one of the infamous male brothels "Paresis Hall." The club was located in New York City. Situated on Fifth & Bowery, off of Cooper Square. One of three, "Male to Male" clubs that existed in NYC beginning in 1890.

By the early 1900's the number of clubs had swelled to 6. Given the Victorian view of the time, when this sort of thing simply did not exist, business "Seemed to be Brisk". The clubs offered their own form of "Male Bonding" to the extreme. Berthard and Julius spent quite a lot of time at the club and favored having a boy or two... together.

As was the practise each of the boys applying at the clubs were subjected to an "Intense Personal Interview" with the owner and if not available an assigned boy. If the boy passed his interview he would be hired on and given a copy of the rules of the club, a appointment schedule, and asked/or told to chooce a role or speciality in his activities their. The role of the "Man", of the "Lady", or a specialty. Photographs were required to be taken of the boy at several local "Cabinet Studios" - these taken to provide a longing for a return visit by a paying Gent. They were given to the man or young man if his spending habits warranted. if not were made available for purchase.

One the back of the card is the following information in faded pencil: "Nice Gents Who Come In From Time To Time And Have Me Together * Gave Me There Photo This Week... And Signed There Names For Me! * Berthard & Julius * 11 Inch * 7 Inch * Jacob M. Miller * P.H. January 1891"