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  1. Go-Won-Go Mohawk

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier
    Date: Mar. 19, 1889
    Topics: BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Seneca Indians
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, The Indian Mail Carrier (Play)
    Description: A clipping from the New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier about Gowongo Mohawk's performance in the play "The Indian Mail Carrier," as a male impersonator.

  2. Grandfather Brown (William) at a masquerade party

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Critcherson, G.P.
    Date: 1800 to 1899
    Topics: African Americans, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Femininities, LGBTQ+ people of color, Masquerades
    Description: William Brown, a wealthy Black businessman in Worcester, MA in the 19th century, wearing a dress. Part of the Brown Family Papers Collection, call number Mss. Boxes B.

  3. High Jinks for Chinatown

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 22, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Joss temple, Koong Ming, Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave"), Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing, Yaka Wing
    Description: This item includes a clipping from the Boston Herald detailing a performance starring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator.

  4. In Men's Clothes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 8, 1889
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Courts, Crossdressing
    Subject: Mme. Libert, Palace of Justice
    Description: The Lafayette Advertiser (Lafayette, LA)

  5. Joy Reigns In Chinatown

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing, The Swintien Lok Chinese Dramatic Company, Troupe
    Description: Article published in the New-York Tribune about a performance by Taka Wing, a famous Chinese female impersonator.

  6. Just Like in Pekin

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Joss temple, Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave"), Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing
    Description: This item is an article published in the New York Herald with that mentions Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. Uses extensive racist language.

  7. Mott Street's Sharp Critics

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 9, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing
    Description: A clipping from the Omaha Daily Bee mentioning Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator.

  8. Mourning for His Cat

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 16, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing
    Description: Article published in The Boston Herald that explains shows featuring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator, have been canceled because Wing is sick.

  9. New York Deserted

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 6, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing
    Description: A clipping from The Evening Star mentioning Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator.

  10. Person in Dress

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Yale University Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1850 to 1910
    Topics: Femininities, Gender expression

  11. Portrait Ella Wesner

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870 to 1908
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators
    Subject: Ella Wesner

  12. Portrait of Ella Wesner

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870 to 1908
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators
    Subject: Ella Wesner

  13. Portrait of Ella Wesner

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (Pre-1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870 to 1908
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Ella Wesner

  14. Portrait of Ella Wesner

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (Pre-1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870 to 1908
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Ella Wesner

  15. Portrait of Ella Wesner

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870 to 1908
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Central Music Hall, Ella Wesner, Harrison Collection