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

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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 Variety Artists Exotic Carnival and Ball in Manhattan Center. October 26, 1962.

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Identifier
7w62f8366
Collection
Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
Institution
Transas City
Date Created
Oct. 26, 1962
Genre
Photographs
Subject(s)
Manhattan Center
Places
New York
Topic(s)
Arrests of LGBTQ+ people
Crossdressers
Police raids
Transgender people
Resource Type
Still Image
Language
English
Related URL
https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/3t945q97j
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