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  1. Julian Eltinge Postcard (1)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1915?
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators
    Subject: Julian Eltinge
    Description: A postcard which reads, "Sincerely yours, Julian Eltinge" beneath an image of Eltinge in an ornate dress and feather headdress.
  2. Julian Eltinge Postcard (3)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1918
    Topics: Advertisements, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators, Plays
    Subject: Julian Eltinge, The Fascinating Widow
    Description: An advertising postcard for The Fascinating Widow which reads, "ELTINGE COLD CREAM makes me look like this Julian Eltinge in 'The Fascinating Widow'" above an image of Julian Eltinge in a wedding d...
  3. Arthur Blake

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1941
    Topics: Clothing, Drag
    Subject: Arthur Blake, Lawrence Golden
    Description: A photograph of Arthur Blake in drag, signed by Arthur Blake in 1941. The note says "To our little checker – a [?] guy – Really Harold your [sic] so important to us – without you no pay – Thanks! (...
  4. Mae West and Ray Bourbon (as Bowery Rose)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1950
    Topics: Clothing, Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Bowery Rose, Mae West, Ray Bourbon
    Description: A photograph of Mae West and Ray Bourbon (as Bowery Rose).
  5. Saratoga Club Franklin & Fortune, 1950

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: 1950
    Topics: Clothing, Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Music--Performance, Singing, Theater
    Description: A performer wearing a ruffled, two-piece dress and headdress sings into a microphone on stage at the Saratoga Club.
  6. T.C. Jones Poses with a Pair of Glasses

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1958
    Topics: Clothing, Drag
    Subject: T.C. Jones
    Description: Photograph of female impersonator T.C. Jones dressed formally, posing with a pair of glasses in hand.
  7. Jolly Jack in Large Hat and Long Dress

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Clothing, Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: Jolly Jack, a female impersonator, poses in front of a curtain in a long, ruffled dress and a large hat.
  8. Letters from Female Impersonators Vol. 10

     
    Collection: Letters from Female Impersonators
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Nutrix Co.
    Date: 1962
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Dancers, Drag, Exotic dancers, Femininities, Jewelry, Military, Military service, Night life, Passing (Gender), Photography, Work ethic
    Subject: Coccinelle, Jacques Dufresnay, Jewel Box Revue
  9. My Strange Life

     
    Collection: April Ashley Collection
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Ashley, April
    Date: May 6, 1962
    Topics: Acceptance, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Drag, Electroshock therapy, Family members, Femininities, Gender dysphoria, Masculinities, Mothers, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Sailors, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Suicide, Transsexual people
    Subject: Arthur Corbett
    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)
  10. Charley Foy's Supper Club, Sherman Oaks, Calif.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 20, 1963
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Drag, Female impersonators, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Lynn Carter
  11. tangents: South of the Border

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 1, 1963
    Topics: Clothing, Crimes, Crossdressing, Drag, Homosexuality, Hormone therapy, Law
    Subject: Albuquerque Journal, George E. M. Fleuti, Honolulu Advertiser, Indianapolis News, Justice Department, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Supreme Court, The Los Angeles Times
  12. Jolly Jack Wearing a Costume with a Plumed Hat

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Clothing, Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: Jolly Jack, wearing a plumed hat and and leotard with long sleeves, poses for a photo.
  13. Oh Mama, Oh Mama Poor Papa's Been Caught in Drag Again

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 1964
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag
    Subject: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  14. ONE in Los Angeles

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 1967
    Topics: Acceptance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Mass media, Sexual practices
    Subject: Herbert Shaw
  15. Female Impersonators No. 1

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Health Knowledge
    Date: Winter 1969
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Documentaries, Drag, Drag queens, Events, Femininities, Labour, Letters to the editor, Photographs, Strippers
    Subject: Billy Daye, Bobbie Paris, Dean Harlowe, Jackie Morell, Joie Tone, Karyl Houston, Leslie Marlowe, Mark Vickers, Morrish Stevens, Pudgy Roberts, The Queen, Toni Lee
  16. A Psychologist Explains

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 12, 1969
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Drag, Femininities, Homosexuality, Masculinities, Psychology, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Transsexual people
    Subject: John Cohen
    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)
  17. The People (January 12, 1969)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 12, 1969
    Topics: Acceptance, Air force, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag, Femininities, Sexual orientation
    Subject: Bernard Lewis, Bunny, Terry Durham
    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)
  18. The look that says: Isn't HE cute?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 19, 1969
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Discrimination, Drag, Family members, Female impersonators, Femininities, Gender identity, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Hormones, Passing (Gender), Sexual orientation, Side-effects, Surgery, Transsexual people
    Subject: Ada Clump, Alan Amsby, David Bishop, Jeff Claridge, Laurie Lee, Lee Sutton, Pussy and Bow
    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)
  19. Banned Because He Was 'Too Seductive'...Can You Spot Him In This Lot?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Farr, David, Oakes, Peter
    Date: Feb. 3, 1969
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Cosmetics, Discrimination, Drag, Female impersonators, Gender role, Hormones, LGBTQ+ partners, Sexism, Transsexual people
    Subject: Alan Kemp
    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)
  20. Female Impersonators (Summer 1969)

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Magnum Publications
    Date: Summer 1969
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Singers, Striptease
    Subject: Baby Martell, Bambi, Carousel Club, Club 82, Coccinelle, Crazy Horse, Hans Crystal, Holli White, Holly White, Jean Colette, Jewel Box Revue, Lew Manx, Madame Arthur, Terry Noel, Toby Marsh
  21. Wear Your Gown All Year Round

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Laurence, Leo E.
    Date: Oct. 31, 1969 to Nov. 6, 1969
    Topics: Clothing, Communities, Discos, Drag, Drag community, Police, Self-acceptance
  22. Arthur Blake: A Pearl in a Rotten Oyster

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Bates, Aaron
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Drag, Femininities, Night life
    Subject: Arthur Blake
  23. Florence of Arabia brings you Bonne Noel

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Drag
  24. 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...
  25. Jimmy Callaway, the kegendary Club My-Oh-My star of stars, tells all (and then some).

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Keith, Don Lee
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Drag, Female impersonators, Femininities
    Subject: Jimmy Callaway