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  1. Nabbed in 'maid' masquerade

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
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    Date: Jan. 27, 1950
    Topics: Arrests, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Household work, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police stations
    Subject: Frank Porter, Mary Lee Porter, Queque Malpress, Rita Porter, Tisha Porter, Willie Moore
    Description: Masculine jail clothing was substituted for feminine attire worn by these three youths after they were nabbed early today. They said they had been employed as female domestic servants in fashionabl...

  2. Policemen dressed as women for a stakeout

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 15, 1960
    Topics: Crossdressing, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Police, Police officers, Undercover operations
    Subject: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
    Description: Members of the Los Angeles Police Department's robbery squad are shown dressed as women as part of an operation to catch a purse snatcher who murdered an elderly woman while she was on her way to c...

  3. Ray Bourbon arrested

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
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    Date: Mar. 4, 1955
    Topics: Arrests, Drunk driving, Female impersonators, Law, Night life, Police stations
    Subject: Ray Bourbon
    Description: Ray Bourbon, the veteran female impersonator now appearing at a Hollywood nightclub, was arrested on a drunk driving charge on March 4, 1955. Here he acts coy for the press in the Wilshire Police S...