▁of ▁phot ography , ▁who ▁published ▁them ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁offering ▁ins ights ▁into ▁the ▁cost ume ▁and ▁interior ▁decor ation ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁social ▁conditions ▁of ▁working - class ▁women ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁prost itution ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁prefer able ▁to ▁poor ly - pa id ▁factory ▁or ▁shop ▁work ▁where ▁they ▁often ▁faced ▁dem ands ▁for ▁sex ▁from ▁their ▁super iors . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁William ▁Gold man ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁W ern ers ville , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁to ▁parents ▁also ▁from ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Reading . ▁He ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁brothers ▁who ▁out l ived ▁him . ▁He ▁never ▁married . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁Gold man ▁entered ▁the ▁phot ographic ▁profession ▁working ▁for ▁E . ▁E . ▁Ha fer . ▁After ▁learning ▁the ▁business ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁he ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁studio ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁at ▁ 6 0 2 ▁P enn ▁Street , ▁Reading . ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁successful ▁business ▁using ▁the ▁reputation ▁and ▁training ▁he ▁had ▁acquired ▁with ▁Ha fer ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁special ism ▁of ▁carbon ettes ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁introduced . ▁He ▁became ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Phot ograph ers ' ▁Association . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁sources ▁describe ▁him ▁as ▁" an ▁exceed ingly ▁popular ▁gentleman ▁... ▁identified ▁with ▁numerous