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  1. Peter Sewally, alias Ann Eliza Erans, alias Beef Steak Pete

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 24, 1846
    Topics: Arrests, Black people, Crossdressers
    Subject: Beefsteak Pete
    Description: Content warning: contains potentially racist and transphobic material related to racist and transphobic language.

  2. The Charge Against "Gentlemen" Personating Women

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 4, 1870
    Topics: Arrests, Criminalization, Crossdressers, Crossdressing

  3. European News Items

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Weekly Alta California
    Date: Jul. 16, 1870
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing

  4. Girl-Boys

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 21, 1876
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Femininities, Masculinities

  5. America's Only Girl Bandit

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 8, 1904
    Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Crimes, Crossdressers, Gender role, Homeless people, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities
    Subject: Pearl Hart

  6. Ellis Glenn Case Finally Ended

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 5, 1905
    Topics: Arrests, Courts, Crossdressers, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Ellis Glenn
    Description: Paducah Sun (Paducah, KY)

  7. Girl Long Posed As A Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 15, 1909
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Crossdressers, Gender role, Masculinities
    Subject: James Davis, Mabel Davis

  8. Mugshot of Neville McQuade and Lewis Stanley Keith (1942)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: North Sydney Australia Police Station
    Date: Jun. 1942
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Transgender prostitutes
    Subject: Lewis Stanley Keith, Neville McQuade

  9. Posed as a girl

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Ballwe, Howard
    Date: Nov. 7, 1944
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations
    Subject: C.L. Knapp, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan
    Description: James Barlow, left, also known as Jeri Ryan, being fingerprinted by C. L. Knapp at city hall police station after he was caught making love to a man in a parked car at 12th Street and Central Avenu...

  10. Posed as girls

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Ballew, Howard
    Date: Nov. 7, 1944
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations
    Subject: August Coy, Irene Paston, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan
    Description: James Barlow, left, also known as Jeri Ryan, and August Coy, also known as Irene Paston, at the city hall police station after they were caught making love to two men in a parked car at 12th Street...

  11. Posed as girls

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Ballew, Howard
    Date: Nov. 7, 1944
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations
    Subject: August Coy, Irene Paston, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan
    Description: Photograph caption dated November 27, 1944 reads, "Nab 2 men dressed in women's clothes. James Barlow, left, and August Coy. Their feminine attire failed to fool the police." Officers found Barlow ...

  12. Nabbed in 'maid' masquerade

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 27, 1950
    Topics: Arrests, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Household work, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police stations
    Subject: Frank Porter, Mary Lee Porter, Queque Malpress, Rita Porter, Tisha Porter, Willie Moore
    Description: Masculine jail clothing was substituted for feminine attire worn by these three youths after they were nabbed early today. They said they had been employed as female domestic servants in fashionabl...

  13. Five men dressed as women nabbed in Altadena cafe raid

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 1, 1954
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Police raids, Police stations
    Subject: Benny Zubiate, J. Noroy Bramblette, John D'Andrea, Robert W. Stewart, Tom Tuites

  14. Man dressed as woman solicits officer

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 7, 1960
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Police, Prostitution, Transgender prostitution
    Description: A newspaper article on a police officer's encounter with a crossdressing sex worker. Page two of the story is located in the "Related Links" section.

  15. The Wigs and Gowns on a Beach

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 5, 1961
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Courts, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender role, Police, Wigs
    Subject: Bernie Barnard Jones, Frank Bell
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)