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  1. An Unknown Person In Traditional Women's Attire Holding an Umbrella

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: An unknown person poses in traditional women's attire with an umbrella over their left shoulder.
  2. Bolette Berg Sitting in a Chair Holding a Fan

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Bolette Berg poses seated, wearing traditional women's attire with a doleful expression.
  3. He is the Greatest of the Chinese Actors

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1899
    Topics: Costumes, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Theater
    Subject: Ada Rehan, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai, Merchant of Venice
    Description: This item is an article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer about China actor and female impersonator, Fon Chong Mai. This article talks about his talent as an actor, Chinese theater, and his im...
  4. Marie Høeg and an Unknown Individual Crossdressed

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg and an unknown individual pose crossdressed, expressing reversed gender roles for a portrait.
  5. Marie Høeg and an Unknown Person on a Boat

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg (left) is taking on the masculine gender role, dressed in traditional men's attire and rowing the boat.
  6. Marie Høeg and Three Others Drinking and Playing Cards

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography, Playing cards
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg (second from the right), in traditional men's attire, and three unknown people, in traditional women's attire, pose for a photograph while playing cards and drinking. Such behavior was c...
  7. Marie Høeg and Three Unknown People Drinking and Playing Cards

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography, Playing cards
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg, Tuss
    Description: Marie Høeg (second from the right), in what appears to be masculine attire, and three unknown people, in traditional women's attire, pose for a photograph while playing cards and drinking. Such beh...
  8. Marie Høeg as a Burglar with a Gun and Money

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Firearms, Gender non-conforming people, Money, Photography, Thieves
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg dressed as a burglar, poses seated at a table counting money beside a gun from a seemingly successful burglary.
  9. Marie Høeg as a Young Boy with Cigarette

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography, Smoking
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses dressed as a young boy with a cigarette.
  10. Marie Høeg Dressed in Full Fur Attire

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg is dressed like Norwegian polar heroes, Fritjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen.
  11. Marie Høeg In a Suit with a Mustache

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Mustaches, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
  12. Marie Høeg In Traditional Men's Attire

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses in traditional men's attire.
  13. Marie Høeg Looks Sternly at Tuss

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Pets, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg, Tuss
    Description: Marie Høeg looks sternly at Tuss while holding Tuss' front paws.
  14. Marie Høeg Proudly Wears a Sweater and Baggy Pants

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg proudly poses wearing a shirt and baggy pants, which would be considered masculine attire in this time.
  15. Marie Høeg Scolds Tuss

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Pets, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg, Tuss
    Description: Marie Høeg, dressed in traditional women's attire, scolds Tuss, the dog.
  16. Marie Høeg Sits in a Chair Wearing a Modified Outfit

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses seated, wearing a revealingly modified version of traditional women's attire.
  17. Marie Høeg Sits on a Boat with Tuss and Ingeborg Berg

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Pets, Photography, Smoking
    Subject: Ingeborg Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg (left) sits on a boat beside Tuss and Ingeborg Berg, while the people smoke.
  18. Marie Høeg Sits on a Pile of Rocks in Traditional Men's Attire

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses seated on a pile of rocks, wearing a shirt and and pants. This outfit would have been considered men's clothing in this time.
  19. Marie Høeg sits with Tuss and an Unknown Individual at a Table

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Pets, Photography, Sewing
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg, Tuss
    Description: Marie Høeg (left) is seated beside Tuss, the dog. Across the table is an unknown person sewing what appears to be an apron. The photograph seems to have been taken in Høeg's home.
  20. Marie Høeg Sitting in a Chair Holding a Book

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Books, Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses seated in a chair holding a book while dressed in traditional women's attire.
  21. Marie Høeg Sitting in Underwear with a Cigarette

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Photography, Smoking, Underwear
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg sits crosslegged in underwear. A cigarette dangles from Marie's mouth.
  22. Marie Høeg Wearing a Man's Uniform

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography, Uniforms
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses in a traditional man's uniform.
  23. Marie Høeg Wearing a Sweater and Baggy Pants

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses facing away from the camera in traditionally masculine clothing.
  24. Marie Høeg Wearing a Sweater and Pants with a Sword around the Waist

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography, Swords
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses dressed in a sweater and pants with a sword. This would have been considered strictly men's attire in this time.
  25. Marie Høeg Wearing Pants and a Sweater

     
    Collection: Berg and Høeg Photographs
    Institution: Preus Museum
    Creator: Høeg, Marie, Berg, Bolette
    Date: circa 1895 to circa 1903
    Topics: Clothing, Gender non-conforming people, Gender roles, Photography
    Subject: Bolette Berg, Marie Høeg
    Description: Marie Høeg poses in clothing that would have been considered strictly men's clothing in this time.
  26. Sunday Inquirer Magazine

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1899
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer mentioning a performance by Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese actor and female impersonator.
  27. A Vivid Picture of a Great Actor Harassed by Century Old Traditions

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 2, 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in the New York Herald about Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator; includes illustrations.
  28. China's Great Actor.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: New York Herald
    Date: Nov. 2, 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai, Son Fong Quon
    Description: Article published in the New York Herald about Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator.
  29. Truant Girl Coming Home

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 12, 1898
    Topics: Children, Gender dysphoria, Passing (Gender), Police
    Subject: Charles Kaiser, Frances Gould, Max Gould
    Description: Evening Star, Washington D.C.
  30. Miss Babe Bean

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 21, 1898
    Topics: Appearance, Crossdressing
    Subject: Babe Bean
    Description: The Argus (Holbrook, Arizona)
  31. Mysterious Lady

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 21, 1898
    Topics: Crossdressing, Disabilities, Traffic accident victims
    Subject: Babe Bean
    Description: The Argus (Holbrook, AZ)
  32. A Lucky Disaster

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 11, 1898
    Topics: Crossdressing
    Subject: Babe Bean
    Description: The Herald (Los Angeles, CA)
  33. Babe Bean: The Lady who Wears Male Attire Recovers her Speech

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 11, 1898
    Topics: Crossdressing, Disabilities, Traffic accident victims
    Subject: Babe Bean
    Description: The Herald (Los Angeles, CA)
  34. The Minstrel Show

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 18, 1898
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Great Gauze
    Description: An article in the Kinsley Graphic about a show featuring the great Gauze.
  35. Fon Chong Mai Sees Ada Rehan as Portia

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in The St. Louis Republic detailing Fon Cong Mai's response to a production of "The Merchant of Venice."
  36. Rehan In Chinese Eyes: An Oriental Criticism

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Fon Chong Mai
    Date: 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Daly's Theater, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in the New York Herald and written by Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator, about Ada Rehan's performance in "The Merchant of Venice".
  37. In Man's Attire: Catherine Coombs Worked with Men for Years

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1897
    Topics: Artists, Crossdressing, Femininities, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Masculinities
    Subject: Catherine Coombs, Charley Wilson, London Telegraph
  38. Stranger Than Fiction: Authenticated Story of a Singular Woman's Life

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: London Telegraph
    Date: Nov. 3, 1897
    Topics: Clothing, FtMs, Gender segregation in labour, Labour, Masculinities, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Catherine Coombs, Charley Wilson
  39. Story of a Modern Rosalind

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 27, 1897
    Topics: Childhood, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Families, Gender diversity, Marriage, Monasteries, Mute persons, Passing (Gender), Police, Travel
    Subject: Babe Bean
  40. In Man's Attire Tenants an Ark

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 24, 1897
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Gender diversity, Passing (Gender), Police
    Subject: Babe Bean
  41. Annie Hindle, Male Impersonator, in Critical Condition

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: The Cincinnati Post
    Date: Jul. 14, 1897
    Topics: Drag kings, Male impersonators, Marriage
    Subject: Annie Hindle, Jennie Kramer
  42. A Bonny Lady Pirate

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Black Hills Union
    Date: Jul. 9, 1897
    Topics: Crimes, Crossdressing, Murderers, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Pirates
    Subject: Anne Bonny, Mary Reed
    Description: Black Hills Union (Rapid City, South Dakota)
  43. In Japanese Theaters

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Hageman, Maurice
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Costumes, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Hanshira, Hiakunoskeh, Japanese People
    Description: Minneapolis Journal article discussing Japan's best female impersonators, Hanshira and Hiakunoskeh.
  44. PEOPLE'S—Gowongo Mohawk

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Native American LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, Wep-Ton-No-Mah
    Description: A short article published in 1897 in the Philadelphia Inquirer detailing Gowongo Mohawk, an Indigenous male impersonator acting as the leading role in the play "Wep-Ton-No-Mah."
  45. The Midnight "Son"

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Rogers, E.W.
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Male impersonators, Music, Musicians
    Subject: Vesta Tilley
  46. The Song That Will Live For Ever

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: McGlennon, Felix, Browne, Tom
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Musical theatre
    Subject: Helene Mora
  47. The Stage

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Darkest America, Florence Hines, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: Article in The Freeman mentioning Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator, and Willis Guaze, a female impersonator. This item has been marked as explicit for racist imagery.
  48. Zelma Rawlston Advertisement

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (Pre-1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Actors, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Male impersonators
    Subject: Leona Lewis, Mademoiselle Ani, Zelma Rawlston
    Description: This Advertisement features three pictures of performers: Zelma Rawlston, Leona Lewis, and Mademoiselle Ani.
  49. Amusements

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 31, 1896
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators
    Subject: Florence Hines
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to racist language.
  50. Women Who Have Won Renown on the Battlefield

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 22, 1896
    Topics: Combat, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Masculinities, Military, Soldiers, Women
    Subject: Christine Davies, Hannah Snell, James Berry, John Taylor, Mary Ann Talbet, Mary Dixon, Mother Ross
  51. The Old Soldier a Woman

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 25, 1896
    Topics: Agricultural occupations, Assigned gender, Burial ceremonies, Death and dying, Passing (Gender), Soldiers
    Subject: Otto Schaffer
    Description: Mexico Weekly Ledger (Mexico, MO)
  52. The Fine Bill

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Fort Wayne Daily News
    Date: Feb. 22, 1896
    Topics: Drag kings, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Male impersonators, Theatre
    Subject: Bessie Bonnehill, Richard Harlow
  53. The Minstrels

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Daily Ardmoreite
    Date: Jan. 9, 1896
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: A clipping from The Daily Ardmoreite reviewing Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrel show mentioning the great Gauze, a female impersonator.
  54. Excelsior Springs

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1896
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Elms Hotel, Missouri Pharmacy Traveling Association
    Description: A souvenir of "Missouri Pharmacy Traveling Association" featuring a female impersonator.
  55. My Dear Little Maid in the Moon

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1896
    Topics: Male impersonators, Music, Musicians
    Subject: Margaret McDonald
  56. Richard Harlow Postcard

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1896
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag
    Subject: Richard Harlow
    Description: A postcard featuring an image of Richard Harlow in drag.
  57. ROCHESTER, N.Y.-ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Louis C. Cook, manager)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 23, 1895
    Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Florence Hines
    Description: A clipping from "The New York Dramatic Mirror," describing a performance featuring Florence Hines. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  58. Six Years for Harry Mortimer: The Nimble-Fingered Female Impersonator Must Go to Prison

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Inter Ocean
    Date: Oct. 19, 1895
    Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Body adornment, Courts, Female impersonators, Police, Sentencing
    Subject: Harry Mortimer
  59. Pink-Cheeked Reginald

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: New York Recorder
    Date: Aug. 18, 1895
    Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Courts, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gender identity, Gender segregation in labour, Physicians, Workhouses
    Subject: Estelle Lawrence, Reginald Culton
    Description: The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana)
  60. New Woman

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 17, 1895
    Topics: Clothing, Female masculinity, Femininities, Gender roles, Masculinities
    Subject: Brooklyn Life
    Description: A clipping from "Brooklyn Life" discussing gender roles, masculinity, and femininity.
  61. A Masquerader Sent to the Workhouse

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 11, 1895
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, Femininities, Parks, Workhouses
    Subject: Estelle Lawrence, Reginald Culton
    Description: The New York Tribune (New York, New York)
  62. Years in Masquerade

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 10, 1895
    Topics: Arrests, Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Lady's maids, Parks, Police, Prisoners
    Subject: Estelle Lawrence, Reginald Culton, Violet Beacon, Violet Dell
    Description: Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury, Connecticut)
  63. Betrayed By His Beard

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 26, 1895
    Topics: Clothing, Essentialism, Femininities, Indians of North America, MtFs, Native american religions, Passing (Gender), Priests, Role behavior, Transgender people, Tribe (The English word)
    Subject: Quatalno Tribe, Sackett, Saghalle Tyhee
  64. Impersonator Willis: Arrest of an Alleged St. Louisman in New York

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Republic Bureau
    Date: Feb. 19, 1895
    Topics: Androgyny, Arrests, Clothing, Female impersonators, Gender identity, Police, Social norms, Taboos
    Subject: Charles Willis
  65. Andromania

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 6, 1895
    Topics: Female masculinity, Masculinities
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle," discussing "the passionate desire of women to ape everything that is mannish." This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  66. A Good Variety Show

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1895
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Bon Ton Vaudevilles, Gus Mills
    Description: Article in the Worcester Daily Spy discussing Gus Mills, a Black female impersonator.
  67. No Japanese Actresses

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1895
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Danjuro, Ichikawa Danjuro, Japanese Actor, Japanese People
    Description: A Omaha World-Herald newspaper article about a Japanese actor and female impersonator, Ichikawa Danjuro.
  68. Tom King

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 7, 1894
    Topics: Appearance, Childhood, Clothing, Crossdressing, Escaped prisoners, Marriage, Police officers, Theft
    Subject: Tom King
    Description: Sierra County Advocate (Kingston, NM)
  69. Czar's Officials as Flirts

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 2, 1894
    Topics: Arrests, Crimes, FtMs
    Subject: A. E. Rachatte, George Burns, John Hayes, Nicolai De Raylan
    Description: Watertown Republican (Watertown, WI)
  70. Johnstone Bennett Receives The “World”

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 20, 1894
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators
    Subject: Johnstone Bennett
    Description: Drawing entitled "Johnstone Bennett Receives 'The World'"
  71. Johnstone Bennett's Chat

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: The World
    Date: Mar. 20, 1894
    Topics: Actors, Male impersonators, Theatre
    Subject: Johnstone Bennett, The Amazons
  72. Annie Gets One Year

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 10, 1894
    Topics: Arrests, Courts, Crossdressing, Imprisonment, Marriage, Masculinities
    Subject: Annie Morris, Frank Blunt, Gertrude Field
  73. A man in drag dressed as a bride, looking glum. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  74. A man in drag dressed as a distinguished-looking young woman. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  75. A man in drag is sitting down wearing a large white dress. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  76. A man in drag poses side-on. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  77. A man in drag poses sitting down, head-on, taking a nap. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  78. A man in drag poses wearing a large pink dress. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  79. A man in drag poses wearing an elaborate dress. Coloured photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  80. A man in drag poses wearing mauve attire. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  81. A man in drag poses with a bonnet, basket and broom. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  82. A man in drag poses with his arms crossed, wearing a ballerina costume. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  83. A man in drag poses with leaves in his styled hair. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  84. A man in drag posing in bridal costume next to Centurion-style props. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  85. A man in drag posing in historical costume. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  86. A man in drag posing side-on. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  87. A man in drag posing while rolling his eyes. Process print, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  88. A man in drag, seated, wearing dark clothing and a black hat. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  89. A man in drag standing side-on. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  90. A man in drag with the expression of being deep in thought. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  91. Della Fox in "The Little Trooper"

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Sarony, Napoleon
    Date: 1894
    Topics: Actors, Male impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Della Fox
  92. Johnstone Bennett

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (Pre-1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1894
    Topics:  
    Subject: A Parisian Romance, All the Comforts of Home, Beau Brummell, Johnstone Bennett, Male impersonators, Monsieur, Prince Karl, The Amazon
    Description: Frame reads: "Miss Johnstone Bennett, the original in this country of 'Jane,' in the play of that name was born on the ocean. She was left motherless in infancy and was adopted by a Mrs. Bennett. W...
  93. The Colored Minstrels

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1894
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: A newspaper article from The State reviewing a minstrel show mentioning Gauze, a female impersonator who was Huron and sometimes performed in white makeup.
  94. Three men, one in drag, acting out a scene. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  95. Two men in drag (?) sitting opposite each other. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  96. Two men in drag posing in the act of dressing. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  97. Two men in drag side by side, in front of a painted backrop. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Both men are wearing elaborate robes (with stockings?) and have dark styled hair. The image is blurred
  98. Two men, one in drag, acting out a scene. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  99. Two men, one in drag, posing as a couple. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.
  100. Two men, one in drag, posing as a performing couple. Photograph, 189-.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1890 to 1899?
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: Victorian album.