Abstract
For generations during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the National Police Gazette was a leading New York City men's tabloid magazine that celebrated scandal, crime, sex and sports. It used splashy woodcut illustrations to highlight various aspects of masculinities and challenges to masculinities, gaining large numbers of mostly male readers in taverns, barbershops and gambling halls. A content analysis of Gazette illustrations during this period demonstrates its evolving use of pictures of men and women in varying roles. The analysis showed that the Gazette's sexually suggestive portrayals remained remarkably consistent over the years; during the same period, depictions of sports increased, while crime illustrations decreased. The tabloid used such portrayals to highlight, decry and sensationalize the reactions of men and women to the vices of Victorian America.
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