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  1. National Variety Artists Exotic Carnival and Ball Police Raid (2)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 26, 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Police raids, Transgender people
    Description: An image capturing an event where 44 cross-dressed people, some of whom were transgender, were arrested for "indecent exposure" and "masquerading" as a result of a police raid at the National Varie...
  2. National Variety Artists Exotic Carnival and Ball Police Raid (1)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 26, 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Police raids, Transgender people
    Subject: Manhattan Center
    Description: An image capturing an event where 44 cross-dressed people, some of whom were transgender, were arrested for "indecent exposure" and "masquerading" as a result of a police raid at the National Varie...
  3. Christine Jorgensen Poses on the Bow of a Boat While Eight Others Gather on Top

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen stands leisurely on the bow of a docked boat while eight others gather haphazardly on the top of the boat.
  4. Christine Jorgensen Poses on a Boat with Eight Others

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen stands and waves on a docked boat with eight others.
  5. Christine Jorgensen and "Frank" Sit on a Boat

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen, smiling, and a person identified as "Frank" pose on a boat, with water in the background.
  6. Christine Jorgensen, "Frank," and Three Others on a Boat

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen, smiling, poses for a photo on the bow of a boat with a person identified as "Frank" alongside three other individuals with water in the background.
  7. Christine Jorgensen Poses with Ted Karras

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Ted Karras
    Description: Christine Jorgensen stands with Ted Karras on a dock underneath a sign that reads "M. B. FLA."
  8. Christine Jorgensen Poses on a Dock with "Frank" and Two Others

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen poses on a dock with "Frank" and two others in front of a sign that says "Bay Harbor" and "Roger II" with fish hanging from it.
  9. Christine Jorgensen with Six Other People on a Boat

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen sits on a boat with six other individuals, many in hats and other nautical wear, smiling and posing for a photograph.
  10. Christine Jorgensen Surrounded by Eight People On Top of a Boat

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen, along with eight other people, are on top of a docked boat. There is a parking lot in the background.
  11. Christine Jorgensen, "Frank," and Another Person

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen poses standing up with an individual identified as "Frank" and one other person by the water.
  12. Christine Jorgensen Sits with Ted Karras

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Ted Karras
    Description: Christine Jorgensen and Ted Karras pose for a photograph together, smiling, on a boat with two other people in the background.
  13. Christine Jorgensen with Three Other People

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen sits on a bench on a dock with three other people, posing and smiling.
  14. Christine Jorgensen Striking a Pose on the Dock

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen sits on a pier under a sign that says "Bay Harbor" and "Roger II," posing for a photograph, while holding her sailor hat.
  15. Christine Jorgensen Sitting on a Boat

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1954
    Topics: Boaters (Persons), MtFs, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen poses for a photo while sitting at the bow of a boat. She is dressed in nautical attire.
  16. Sir Lady Java -- The Lady is a Man

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1970
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Memory Lane Supper Club, Sir Lady Java
  17. Black Play Boy Presents Sir Lady Java and Rose Brothers

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 15, 1983 to Apr. 16, 1983
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Black Playboy, Rose Brothers, Sir Lady Java
  18. Joshua's Reed Presents Sir Lady Java Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1981
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Gentelmen's Quarterly, Joshua's Reed, Sir Lady Java
  19. Oasis Cocktail Lounge proudly presents... Sir Lady Java Review

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 31, 1971
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Oasis Cocktail Lounge, Sir Lady Java
  20. One Night Only Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Roy's Twenty Grand West, Sir Lady Java
  21. Joe's Nairobi Lounge Presents Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 31, 1970
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Joe's Nairobi Lounge, Shirley Butler, Sir Lady Java
  22. Now at The Hustlers

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 9, 1967
    Topics: Activists, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Benny Curtis Show, Sepia, Sir Lady Java, The Hustlers (Club), Willie Bobo
  23. "Who is Sir Lady Java?"

     
    Collection: Informational and Event Brochures
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1967 to circa 1970
    Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Discrimination, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, LGBTQ+ people of color, Physical characteristics, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transphobia
    Subject: Archille P. DeVille, Sir Lady Java
    Description: Pages 2-4 can be accessed with the relation links
  24. Sir Lady Java with Redd Foxx

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 21, 1967
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Civil rights, Demonstrations, Ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transgender rights
    Subject: Redd Foxx, Redd Foxx Club, Sir Lady Java
    Description: This photograph displays Sir Lady Java and Redd Foxx standing in front of other protestors, holding a sign which reads, "Java vs. Right to Work" in front of the Redd Foxx club.
  25. Lenette Lee and Lauraine Lee at Orpheum Theatre (1970)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1970
    Topics: Cinemas, MtFs, Siblings, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Lauraine Lee, Lenette Lee, Orpheum Theater
    Description: The "Lee Sisters" posing under the marquee of the Orpheum Theater in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Of special note is the movie which was featured, "The Christine Jorgensen Story."