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  1. "A bit of old San Francisco” Best Wishes.

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1972
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria, Nightingale of Montgomery Street
    Description: Artwork of Jose Sarria described as the "Nightingale of Montgomery Street." Text next to the image reads: "'A bit of old San Francisco' Best Wishes."

  2. Black Cat Cafe

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria, Travis Dirk
    Description: An advertisement for the Black Cat Cafe with the tagline the "Bohemia of the Barbary Coast" and announcement stating "Featuring: "Jose" Sarria."

  3. Black Cat Cafe Business Card

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay bars, Latino/a/x gay men
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria
    Description: Black Cat Cafe business card advertising it as the "Bohemia of the Barbary Coast".

  4. Black Cat Cafe Flyer

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1952
    Topics: Gay bars
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria
    Description: Black Cat Cafe flier featuring an illustration of the cafe with cats dancing in suits.

  5. Farewell Performance of Verdi's Aida

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Thayer, Chuck
    Date: Jan. 8, 1967
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gay bars, Latino/a/x gay men
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria
    Description: A program for a drag performance at The Black Cat Cafe, also including a description of the club, performances, and drag artists. This was one of drag performer José Sarria's opera parody performan...

  6. I’m A Boy!

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Costumes, Drag, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Harassment, LGBTQ+ events, Police harassment
    Subject: Black Cat Bar
    Description: This is a cardboard cut-out that was handed to patrons of The Black Cat Bar doing drag so that they could remember how to avoid arrest. On Halloween, police would arrest drag queens after midnight...

  7. In Memoriam: The Black Cat

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria
    Description: An advertisement for the closing of the Black Cat Cafe, which mentions that José Sarria will perform there October 31, 1963 to say goodbye to the bar.

  8. Jose and The Black Cat Opera & Ballet Association Performance Flyer

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gay bars, Latino/a/x gay men
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria
    Description: Jose and The Black Cat Opera & Ballet Association Performance Flyer, displaying offered programs and asking ladies to remove their hats and drags to remove their wigs.

  9. Jose Sarria & Hazel McGinnis

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, Hazel McGinnis, José Sarria
    Description: A poster for the 20th Anniversary of the closing of The Black Cat Cafe. Includes and announcment that Jose Sarria and Hazel McGinnis will perform at the event.

  10. The Black Cat

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Black Cat Bar
    Description: A drawing and advertisement of the Black Cat Bar.

  11. The Black Cat Cafe

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1972
    Topics: LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, Travis Dirk
    Description: A piece of ephemera advertising the Black Cat Cafe. Includes the tagline: "Bohemia of the Barbary Coast."