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Drag contest, Club Alabam
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Woods, Clyde Date: circa 1945 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Clubs, Drag, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Night life Subject: Club Alabam Description: Contestants fill the dance floor during a drag contest at Club Alabam, located at 42nd and Central Avenue in Los Angeles, hosted by Bill Hefflin. -
Men in Costume, Vertigo Nightclub
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Clubs, Drag, Night life Subject: Vertigo Description: Group of men wearing costumes at Vertigo. The men wear bikini tops, floral skirts and headpieces decorated with various fruits. -
"Nun" showing support for Babs at Academy Awards
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: 1984 Topics: Demonstrations, Drag, Nuns Subject: Academy Awards, Barbra Streisand, Eddie Murphy, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Yentl Description: A member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence protests that Barbra Streisand's film "Yentl" was not nominated for major categories for the 56th Academy Awards. The "nun" is holding a collection c... -
Performance of "La Cage Aux Folles"
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ruebsamen, James Date: circa 1984 Topics: Drag, Plays, Theatre Subject: La Cage Aux Folles Description: A man dressed in drag plays the role of Gypsy in "La Cage Aux Folles" at the Pantages in Hollywood. -
Woman holding microphone
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Leonard, Gary Date: Unknown Topics: Drag Description: A heavily made-up woman, probably transvestite, holds a microphone.
