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'Silly Kid' Tries to Dupe Sleuths: "Female Impersonator" Objects to Being Arrested by Men Not in Uniform
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Sep. 18, 1908 Topics: Actors, Arrests, Courts, Female impersonators, Harassment, Police, Theatre Subject: Jean D'Arville -
Sinbad the Sailor at the King’s
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Dec. 26, 1939 Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Charles A. Wenman, Corrie Loders, Dan Thomas, Don Munro, Josie Kean, King's Theatre, Mike McCormack, Neck Morton, Nellie Kolle, Sinbad the Sailor, The Age Newspaper Description: Review of the opening night of "Sinbad the Sailor" at the King's Theatre in Australia, featuring Nellie Kolle. -
Since Hiram Went To Yale
Collection: Sheet Music Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Van Alstyne, Egbert, Williams, Harry Date: 1906 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Musical theatre Subject: Della Fox -
Sissi Lafaly
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: circa 1910 Topics: Female impersonators -
Sister Kate Dancing in Two Piece in San Quentin Prison
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: African-americans, Crossdressing, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Subject: Sister Kate Description: Shows African American prisoner/performer dressed in ruffled two-piece outfit and hat. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event s... -
Sister Kate Dancing in Two Piece on Stage
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: African-americans, Crossdressing, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Subject: Sister Kate Description: Shows African American prisoner/performer dressed in ruffled two-piece outfit and hat. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event s... -
Sister Kate Dancing on Stage
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: African-americans, Crossdressing, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Subject: Sister Kate Description: Shows African American prisoner/performer dressed in ruffled two-piece outfit and hat. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event s... -
Sister Kate Doing the Splits
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: African-americans, Crossdressing, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Subject: Sister Kate Description: Shows African American prisoner/performer dressed in ruffled two-piece outfit and hat. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event s... -
Sister Kate Posing for Photograph with Man
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: African-americans, Crossdressing, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Subject: Sister Kate Description: Shows African American prisoner/performer dressed in ruffled two-piece outfit and hat. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event s... -
Sister Kate Standing with Judges
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: African-americans, Crossdressing, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Subject: Sister Kate Description: Shows African American prisoner/performer dressed in ruffled two-piece outfit and hat. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event s... -
"Sisters 'B'" in drag. Photographic postcard, 194-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1940 to 1949? Topics: Female impersonators Description: 'Sisters B', European drag double act, 1940s. The two performers pose in matching costumes with huge feather adornments -
Six sailors, one in drag, pose for a group portrait on the deck of H.M.S. St. George. Photographic postcard, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag. -
[Soldier]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1915 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Postcard of a young woman dressed in a World War I soldier’s uniform but with women’s high-heeled bottine-type shoes. The subject has a pipe clenched in her mouth and is sitting on a bench in a cou... -
Soldiers Concert Party (1914-1918)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: circa 1918 Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Female impersonators, Military, Racism, Theatre, World war I Description: A group of actors, some in drag, perform a World War I era show. Entertainment; World War One. Military show. Pan across group of actors: A soldier with a bunch of clowns and a guy in drag in a ... -
Soldiers, one in drag, performing in a concert party as "The Bow Bells"; posing for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 191-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1910 to 1919? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Harold Chapman of the Bow Bells and his Pierrot chorus. Several pierrots surround the man in drag, kneeling either side; the man in drag is reading a note and has long pigtails. They were members o...
