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  1. G.G. Allen Posing at Kansas City Jewel Box Revue with Others (1959)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1959
    Topics: Drag queens, Drag shows
    Subject: G.G. Allen, Jewel Box Revue
  2. He's a She Officially

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Augusta Chronicle
    Date: Jan. 6, 1969
    Topics: Birth certificate amendments, Courts, Gender realignment surgery, Photographs
    Subject: Franca Vettori
  3. Holly Woodlawn Headshot

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Actors, Cabaret, MtFs, Obituaries, Transgender people
    Subject: Holly Woodlawn
  4. Jan Morris in London (April 26, 1974)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 26, 1974
    Topics: British, Journalists, MtFs, Transsexual people, Writers
    Subject: Jan Morris
    Description: Jan Morris during her publicity tours for her autobiography Conundrum in London, April 26, 1974.
  5. Jan Morris on the Dick Cavett Show (May 16, 1974)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Dick Cavett Show
    Date: Apr. 30, 1974
    Topics: British, Journalists, MtFs, Talk shows, Transsexual people, Writers
    Subject: Dick Cavett, Dick Cavett Show, Jan Morris
  6. Jasper Lounging in a Room

     
    Collection: "As a Woman" by Barry Kay
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Kay, Barry
    Date: 1974 to 1975
    Topics: Entertainers, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Trans women, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Jasper
  7. Joanna Clark at Her AEGIS System

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990
    Topics: Internet, NGOs, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. (AEGIS), Joanna Clark, Sister Mary Elizabeth
    Description: Joanna Clark (also known as Sister Mary Elizabeth) is photographed at her AEGIS computer system.
  8. Joanna Clark in Her Kitchen

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Zanger, Alan
    Date: Aug. 19, 1980
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Navy, Transsexual people
    Subject: Joanna Clark, Sister Mary Elizabeth
    Description: Joanna Michelle Clark (also known as Sister Mary Elizabeth), 42, is photographed standing in the kitchen of her San Juan Capistrano home.
  9. Joanna Clark in Uniform

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1976?
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Navy, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Transsexual people
    Subject: Joanna Clark, Sister Mary Elizabeth
    Description: Joanna Clark (also known as Sister Mary Elizabeth) is photographed in a close up, wearing her navy uniform.
  10. Karyl Norman Career Summary Page

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Lyricists, Musical theater, Singers, Theater
    Subject: Karyl Norman
    Description: Page with career summary for Karyl Norman. Includes multiple pictures of Karyl Norman across different times in her career, two of which are signed.
  11. Karyl Norman Posing in Dress 1

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Apeda N.Y.
    Date: circa 1919
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Lyricists, Musical theater, Singers, Theater
    Subject: Karyl Norman
  12. Karyl Norman Posing in Dress 2

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Apeda N.Y.
    Date: circa 1919
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Lyricists, Musical theater, Singers, Theater
    Subject: Karyl Norman
  13. LaVerne Cummings Headshot in Formal Attire

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1982
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: LaVerne Cummings
  14. LaVerne Cummings in Black Gown

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1982
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: LaVerne Cummings
  15. LaVerne Cummings Posing Lying Down in Pink Dress

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1982
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: LaVerne Cummings
  16. LaVerne Cummings Reclining in Dress

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1982
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: LaVerne Cummings
  17. Leg Check

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Douglas, Bob
    Date: circa 1955
    Topics: Post-operative, Striptease, Trans women
    Subject: Cayon, Elaine, Club Oasis, Denmark, Rees, Tamara
    Description: Photo from Jet Magazine depicting Tamara Rees comparing her legs with those of Elaine Cayon. They are backstage at Los Angeles night club Club Oasis.
  18. Lenette Lee and Lauraine Lee (1970)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1970
    Topics: MtFs, Siblings, Transgender people
    Subject: Lauraine Lee, Lenette Lee
  19. 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."
  20. Lenore Leans on Couch

     
    Collection: "As a Woman" by Barry Kay
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Kay, Barry
    Date: 1974 to 1975
    Topics: MtFs, Trans women, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Lenore
  21. Les Girls

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 3, 1978
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ events
    Description: Members of Les Girls performing in the streets of Sydney, Australia - 1978.
  22. Maxine Leans Over Balcony

     
    Collection: "As a Woman" by Barry Kay
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Kay, Barry
    Date: 1974 to 1975
    Topics: MtFs, Trans women, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Maxine
  23. Mel and Pearl in Cemetery

     
    Collection: "As a Woman" by Barry Kay
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Kay, Barry
    Date: 1974 to 1975
    Topics: Cemeteries, MtFs, Trans women, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Mel, Pearl
  24. Mel Lounging by a Fireplace

     
    Collection: "As a Woman" by Barry Kay
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Kay, Barry
    Date: 1974 to 1975
    Topics: Entertainers, MtFs, Theater, Trans women, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Mel
    Description: This photo also appears on the cover of the book "As a Woman."
  25. Mel on Cover of "As a Woman"

     
    Collection: "As a Woman" by Barry Kay
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Kay, Barry
    Date: 1974 to 1975
    Topics: Entertainers, MtFs, Theater, Trans women, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Mel
  26. Mildred M. Medical File Photo (1942)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Olkon, D.M., Sherman, Irene Case
    Date: 1942
    Topics: Psychiatric clinics, Transgender people
    Subject: Mildred M.
    Description: Photograph of Mildred M. taken from her medical report from the University of Chicago Psychiatric Clinic.
  27. Mildred M. Medical File Photo (1942) (2)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Olkon, D.M., Sherman, Irene Case
    Date: 1942
    Topics: Psychiatric clinics, Transgender people
    Subject: Mildred M.
    Description: Photograph of Mildred M. taken from her medical report from the University of Chicago Psychiatric Clinic.
  28. Mildred M. Medical File Photo (1942) (3)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Olkon, D.M., Sherman, Irene Case
    Date: circa 1942
    Topics: Psychiatric clinics, Transgender people
    Subject: Mildred M.
    Description: Photograph of Mildred M. taken from her medical report from the University of Chicago Psychiatric Clinic.
  29. Mildred M. Medical File Photo (1942) (4)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Olkon, D.M., Sherman, Irene Case
    Date: circa 1942
    Topics: Psychiatric clinics, Psychiatric institutions, Transgender people
    Subject: Mildred M.
    Description: Photographs of Mildred M. taken from her medical report from the University of Chicago Psychiatric Clinic.
  30. Miss Christine Jorgensen

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Jerry Grant Agency
    Description: Headshot of Christine Jorgensen with her talent agency's information on the reverse.
  31. 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
  32. 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...
  33. 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...
  34. Newspaper Clipping of Dawn Langley Hall and John Paul Simmons' Wedding

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 23, 1969
    Topics: Cross-cultural relationships, Interracial marriage, Marriage, Transgender people, Transsexual people, Weddings, Women biographers, Writers
    Subject: Dawn Langley Hall, John Paul Simmons
    Description: The follow text appears below the photograph: '(CF1)CHARLESTON,S.C.,Jan.23--BRIDE--Dawn Langley Hall, whose sex was changed from male to female by surgery, places a ring on the hand of her husba...
  35. Paula Grossman

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1972
    Topics: Teachers, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Paula Grossman
    Description: Image of Paula Grossman, a trans rights activist and teacher suspended from her job after transitioning.
  36. Pearl Leans On a Chair In Front of Tapestries

     
    Collection: "As a Woman" by Barry Kay
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Kay, Barry
    Date: 1974 to 1975
    Topics: MtFs, Trans women, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Pearl
  37. Photograph of April Ashley

     
    Collection: April Ashley Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Feb. 3, 1970
    Topics: Courts, Divorce, Gender realignment surgery, Judges, Legal process, Marriage
  38. Photograph of Italo and Consiglia Merone

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Aberdeen Daily News
    Date: Aug. 18, 1957
    Topics: FtMs, Gender realignment surgery
    Subject: Consiglia Merone, Italo Merone
  39. Photograph of Tamara Edel Rees

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Boston American
    Date: Dec. 20, 1955
    Topics: Divorce, Gender realignment surgery
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, Tamara Edel Rees
  40. Portrait of Candy Darling

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Blakey, Roy
    Date: 1972
    Topics: LGBTQ+ actors, Trans women
    Subject: Candy Darling
    Description: A photograph of Candy Darling taken by Roy Blakey, 1972.
  41. Portrait of Frenchy

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens
    Description: "Crossdresser/drag queen 'Frenchy,' a photo reportedly from Hamburg, Germany in 1960."
  42. Posing with a Security Guard

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1973
    Topics: Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people
    Subject: Gender Confusion Dance, John Langworthy, Julian Desailly, Terry Sykes
    Description: (L to R): Terry Sykes, John Langworthy, Julian Desailly and a security guard, standing outside The Block Arcade. They were attending the Gay Liberation 'Gender confusion dance' which was held at Me...
  43. Renée Richards Interview at the South Orange Country Club, New Jersey (August 21, 1976)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 21, 1976
    Topics: MtFs, Sports, Sportspersons, Tennis, Transsexual people
    Subject: Renée Richards
  44. Renée Richards on the Court (July 1977)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Gaffney, Liaison
    Date: Jul. 1977
    Topics: MtFs, Sports, Sportspersons, Tennis, Transsexual people
    Subject: Renée Richards
  45. Robbie Ross (1960)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1960
    Topics: Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: G.G. Allen, Jewel Box Revue, Robbie Ross
    Description: These photos are a part of Private Birthday Party, a collection of found photographic slides that depict Kansas City’s drag culture throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
  46. Robbie Sits on Balcony with Cat

     
    Collection: "As a Woman" by Barry Kay
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Kay, Barry
    Date: 1974 to 1975
    Topics: Cats, MtFs, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Robbie
  47. Roberta Cowell

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Photos
    Date: Apr. 22, 1954
    Topics: Birth certificate amendments, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Transgender parents
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
  48. Roberta Cowell and Friend Shopping in French Market (April 22, 1954)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 22, 1954
    Topics: MtFs, Shopping, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
    Description: Transas City notes that the date attributed to this object is in question.
  49. Roberta Cowell and Lisa Morrell in Cab in Nice (1954)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1954
    Topics: MtFs, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Lisa Morrell, Roberta Cowell
    Description: According to the Transas City site: "From the back of the photograph: THE GIRL ALL THE WORLD IS TALKING ABOUT RESTS IN THE SUNSHINE AT NICE. On the Promenade des Anglais, Roberta and her comp...
  50. Roberta Cowell and Lisa Morrell in Nice (1954)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1954
    Topics: MtFs, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Lisa Morrell, Picture Post, Roberta Cowell
    Description: From the Transas City Website: "Roberta Cowell in Nice, 1954, looking at her cover article on Picture Post. From the back of the photograph: ME ON THE COVER. ' Picture Post, with my story in ...