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  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Sir Lady Java Proudly Presents The Pre Halloween Ball of the Year

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1969
    Topics: Drag balls, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture)
    Subject: Jimmy Thompon, Sam Green, Sir Lady Java, The Tempting Harts

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. Tamara Rees Backstage at Los Angeles' Club Oasis with Elaine Cayon (November 10, 1955)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Douglas, Bob
    Date: Nov. 10, 1955
    Topics: Dancers, MtFs, Strippers, Transsexual people
    Subject: Club Oasis, Elaine Cayon, Tamara Rees
    Description: The following text appears at the bottom of the object: "Leg Check: Embarked on a career as a night club strip teaser after undergoing a sex transformation operation in Denmark, an ex-GI billed...

  10. Tamara Rees Poses on Burlesque Stage with Husband, J.E. Courtland, III (July 29, 1955)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 29, 1955
    Topics: MtFs, Partners of transgender people, Theater, Transsexual people
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, Tamara Rees
    Description: The following text appears at the bottom of the object: "WILL LECTURE- Tamara Rees, paratrooper turned 'woman' by sex surgery, poses on the stage of a burlesque theater in Los Angeles with her ...

  11. Tamara Rees Vacuuming at Home (July 28, 1955)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: United Press International
    Date: Jul. 28, 1955
    Topics: LGBTQ+ newspapers, Marriage, MtFs, Transsexual people
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, Robert Egan Rees, Tamara Edel Rees
    Description: Along the side of the photo appears the following text, on a separate sheet of paper: "BCP3-7/28-SACRAMENTO: Tamara Edel Rees Sweeps clean and starts life anew. She claims she was transformed fr...

  12. Meanwhile, Back at the Raunch

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Segraves, John
    Date: Jul. 3, 1970
    Topics: Film, Gender realignment surgery, MtFs, Reviews, Theatre
    Subject: John Huston, Mae West, Myra Breckinridge, Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, Robert Fryer

  13. 'Myra' principals speak in venom

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Haber, Joyce
    Date: Jun. 30, 1970
    Topics: Film, FtMs, MtFs
    Subject: Mae West, Myra Breckinridge, Raquel Welch

  14. 'X-Rated' Review Given of a Movie

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Thomas, Bob
    Date: Dec. 5, 1969
    Topics: Actors, Film, Pornography, Reviews
    Subject: Gore Vidal, Myra Breckinridge, Raquel Welch

  15. Myra in Hollywood

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Advocate
    Date: Nov. 16, 1969
    Topics: Businesses, Film, Gender realignment surgery, Reviews
    Subject: Gore Vidal, Myra Breckinridge, Raquel Welch

  16. Author Lands Role in 'Myra'

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Republican
    Date: Sep. 6, 1969
    Topics: Film, Theatre, Transgender people
    Subject: Gore Vidal, John Huston, Mae West, Myra Breckinridge, Raquel Welch

  17. Raquel Welch Chosen for 'Myra'

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Jul. 18, 1969
    Topics: Film, Gender realignment surgery, Theatre
    Subject: Myra Breckinridge, Raquel Welch

  18. Sex Change Operation Can Bring Heartbreak

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Auerbach, Stuart
    Date: May 12, 1969
    Topics: Clothing, Employment discrimination, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Hormone therapy, Legal name, Mental health, MtFs, Transitioning (Gender), Wages
    Subject: Richard Green, UCLA Gender Identity Clinic, University of California Gender Identification Clinic, University of Minnesota Gender Clinic

  19. 76 Men, 19 Women Change Sex, Expert Reports

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Lal, Gobind Behari
    Date: May 7, 1964
    Topics: Childhood, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, Mothers, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Psychiatry, Theories, Transsexualism
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Ira B. Pauly

  20. Tamara Is Out On Bail In Check Case

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: United Press
    Date: Aug. 29, 1955
    Topics: Bail, Check fraud, Gender realignment surgery
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, Tamara Edel Rees

  21. Tamara Rees Courtland

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Boston Record
    Date: Aug. 29, 1955
    Topics: Forgery, Jails, MtFs
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, Tamara Edel Rees

  22. Man-Turned-Girl Held in Forgery

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Aug. 28, 1955
    Topics: Bail, Forgery, Gender realignment surgery, Jails, Theatre
    Subject: Tamara Edel Rees

  23. LA Police Seek Tamara, ExGI Turned Woman, For Checks

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: United Press
    Date: Aug. 19, 1955
    Topics: Check fraud, Gender realignment surgery, Police, Theatre
    Subject: Hollywood Burlesque Theater, J.E. Courtland, Tamara Adele Rees Courtland

  24. Police Seeking Tamara on Bad Check Charge

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Aug. 19, 1955
    Topics: Check fraud, Gender realignment surgery, Law, Police
    Subject: Tamara Edel Rees

  25. LA Promoter Sues Tamara, Charges Contract Breach

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Sacramento Bee
    Date: Aug. 4, 1955
    Topics: Army, Gender realignment surgery, Law, Marriage, Theatre
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, R. Russell Moore, Tamara Rees Courtland

  26. Sex-Changed Dad Wed to Widower

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Jul. 29, 1955
    Topics: Actors, Gender realignment surgery, Marriage, MtFs, Veterans, Weddings
    Subject: Tamara Edel Rees

  27. Tamara of Burlesque, ExSoldier Who Lost Male Sex in Surgery, Weds Father of 2

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Sacramento Bee
    Date: Jul. 28, 1955
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Gender realignment surgery, Legal status, Marriage, Military, Parents of transgender people, Theatre, Veterans, Weddings
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, Stephen Thomas, Tamara Edel Rees

  28. GI Tells Sex Shift in Book

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Service
    Date: Nov. 22, 1954
    Topics: Books, Gender realignment surgery, Military, MtFs, Physicians, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexualism, Veterans, Writers
    Subject: Tamara Edel Rees

  29. Sex-Change Movie Reaches Screen

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Manners, Dorothy
    Date: Mar. 27, 1970
    Topics: Actors, Clothing, Film, Gender realignment surgery, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, John Hansen, Moss Marbry

  30. Christine Sees Her Life Portrayed

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Manners, Dorothy
    Date: Nov. 9, 1969
    Topics: Actors, Autobiographies, Biographies, Film, Gender realignment surgery, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Ellen Clark, John Hansen, Myra Breckinridge, The Christine Jorgensen Story

  31. Miss Jorgensen Is Also Miffed at Agnew Quip

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Oct. 12, 1970
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Politics, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Charles E. Goodell, Christine Jorgensen, Republican Party, Spiro Agnew

  32. Christine Works For Her Share

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Washington Star
    Date: Sep. 20, 1970
    Topics: Femininities, Film, Gender realignment surgery, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, The Christine Jorgensen Story
    Description: Newspaper formerly known as "The Washington Evening Star"

  33. Christine Jorgensen in a Chair at Home

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1970
    Topics: Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen seated in a chair in front of a portrait of herself.

  34. Christine Jorgensen Walks Down the Street in Hollywood

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1982
    Topics: Photography, Public facilities, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen walks down the street, holding bags, in front of the Carlton Hotel in Hollywood, CA.

  35. Christine Jorgensen with Newspaper Article

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Oct. 10, 1970
    Topics: LGBTQ+ newspapers, Photography, Politics, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Spiro Agnew
    Description: Christine Jorgensen holding the newspaper article in which Spiro Agnew made a tasteless comment about her.

  36. Christine Jorgensen at her Home in Hollywood, California

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1969
    Topics: Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen poses in front of a painting of herself at her home in Hollywood, California.

  37. Los Angeles Permits Female Impersonation

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 10, 1940
    Topics: Actors, Female impersonators, Law, Police
    Subject: Julian Eltinge

  38. The Why of He-Men Who Play Women

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Steinman, Samuel
    Date: May 5, 1929
    Topics: Clothing, Female impersonators, Femininities, Mental disorders, Photography, Physical characteristics, Psychologists, Psychology, Sportspersons, Students, Theatre, Theatre shows
    Subject: George Pease, Haresfoot, Mimics of Michigan, Walter Koppisch, William Sheldon

  39. The Man Who Was a "Perfect Lady"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Blackmar, K.K.
    Date: Mar. 16, 1913
    Topics: Actors, Arrests, Female impersonators, Opera, Theatre
    Subject: Annie Butcher, Charles Heywood, Frank Butcher, The Great Heywood

  40. "Margaret" Smith Proves to Be Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 5, 1911
    Topics: Androgyny, Arrests, Clothing, Female impersonators, Harassment, Police, Theatre
    Subject: Clarence Westfall, Margaret Swift