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  1. Bessie Bonehill Card

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: California State Library
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1880
    Topics: Male impersonators, Vaudeville
    Subject: Bessie Bonehill
  2. BROOKLYN PARK THEATER.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 8, 1881
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Brooklyn Park Theater, Ella Wesner, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "BROOKLYN PARK THEATER," advertising a performance of Ella Wesner at the Brooklyn Park Theater. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  3. Brooklyn Park Theater.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 10, 1881
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Brooklyn Park Theater, Ella Wesner, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "Brooklyn Park Theater," advertising a performance featuring Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  4. Ella Wesner Postcard

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Sarony, Napoleon
    Date: circa 1870 to circa 1900
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Male impersonators
    Subject: Ella Wesner
    Description: A postcard of Ella Wesner in men's formal attire holding a top hat.
  5. Footlight Flickerings.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1885
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, Indianapolis Sporting Life
    Description: A clipping from "Indianapolis Sporting Life" titled: "Footlight Flickerings," discussing the closure of Ella Wesner's co. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  6. 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.
  7. GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 5, 1882
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, Grand Opera House, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "GRAND OPERA HOUSE," advertising a performance featuring Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  8. Hyde & Behman’s Theater.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 8, 1882
    Topics: LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Davene's Colossal Allied Attractions, Ella Wesner, Hyde & Behman's Theater, St. George Hussey, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "Hyde & Behman’s Theater." Detailing the acts at Hyde & Behamn's Theater, including Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  9. I Play the Part

     
    Collection: Art Works
    Institution: Yale University Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: 1888
    Topics: Actors, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Portrait prints, Stipple engraving, English, Theatre, Visual arts
    Subject: Constant Couple, George Farquhar, Margaret Woffinton, William Hogarth
    Description: Portrait, half-length, looking at the viewer, with her hand in her waistcoat; in the character of Sir Harry Wildair in Farquhar's Constant couple.
  10. Mr. or Miss?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: The Inter Ocean
    Date: Jun. 8, 1887
    Topics: Drag kings, Male impersonators, Opera, Weddings
    Subject: Annie Hindle, Annie Ryan, Belle Kinsman, Charles Hindle, E.H. Brooks
  11. OUR VARIETY ARTISTS.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 17, 1881
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, The Cincinatti Enquirer
    Description: A clipping from "The Cincinnati Enquirer" discussing the salaries of performers including Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  12. Portrait 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: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870 to 1908
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators
    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: JD Doyle Photographs (Pre-1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870 to 1908
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Ella Wesner