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Stage entertainment with musicians and two male dancers (one in female dress), San Quentin Little Olympics Field Meet, 1930
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library Creator: Date: 1930 Topics: Crossdressing, Dancers, Prisoners, Prisons Description: This photograph is from the 17th annual field meet held at San Quentin in 1930 when James B. Holohan was the acting warden. Olympic Club member, Frank G. Kane, was Master of Ceremonies. The enterta... -
Streisand impersonator protests at Academy Awards
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Leonard, Gary Date: Mar. 21, 1994 Topics: Crossdressing, Demonstrations, Directors Subject: Academy Awards, Barbra Streisand Description: A drag-queen impersonating Barbra Streisand holds up a sign, which reads "Will work for best director Oscar" outside the Shrine Auditorium during the Academy Awards. Photo dated: March 21, 1994. -
Sunday Punch at Camp Polk
Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Creator: Date: 1951 Topics: Army, Crossdressing, Performance art Description: A "Sunday Punch" performance at Service Club #1 at Camp Polk, Louisianna. The event was played to a capacity crowd of "nearly 800 enthusiastic serviemen." Edgar Sandifer is second from the left. 1951. -
Sylvester the Disco Diva in 1976 During Halloween in the Castro
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library Creator: Date: 1976 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Gay men, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Public facilities Subject: Sylvester the Disco Diva Description: Sylvester the Disco Diva is on the right. 1976 Halloween in the Castro. Person on the left is unknown. -
Tamara Rees Backstage at Los Angeles' Club Oasis with Elaine Cayon (November 10, 1955)
Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: Transas City Creator: Douglas, Bob Date: Nov. 10, 1955 Topics: Dancers, MtFs, Strippers, Transsexual people Subject: Club Oasis, Elaine Cayon, Tamara Rees Description: The following text appears at the bottom of the object: "Leg Check: Embarked on a career as a night club strip teaser after undergoing a sex transformation operation in Denmark, an ex-GI billed... -
Tamara Rees Photographs
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Transas City Creator: The Associated Press Date: Jul. 29, 1955 Topics: Actors, Gender realignment surgery, Marriage, Photographs, Theatre, Weddings Subject: J.E. Courtland, Tamara Edel Rees -
Tamara Rees Poses on Burlesque Stage with Husband, J.E. Courtland, III (July 29, 1955)
Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Jul. 29, 1955 Topics: MtFs, Partners of transgender people, Theater, Transsexual people Subject: J.E. Courtland, Tamara Rees Description: The following text appears at the bottom of the object: "WILL LECTURE- Tamara Rees, paratrooper turned 'woman' by sex surgery, poses on the stage of a burlesque theater in Los Angeles with her ... -
Tamara Rees Vacuuming at Home (July 28, 1955)
Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: Transas City Creator: United Press International Date: Jul. 28, 1955 Topics: LGBTQ+ newspapers, Marriage, MtFs, Transsexual people Subject: J.E. Courtland, Robert Egan Rees, Tamara Edel Rees Description: Along the side of the photo appears the following text, on a separate sheet of paper: "BCP3-7/28-SACRAMENTO: Tamara Edel Rees Sweeps clean and starts life anew. She claims she was transformed fr... -
The Al-Pache-E Dance Troupe
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: Bands, Clowns, Crossdressing, Dancers, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Description: Shows clowns with musical instruments, men dressed as women in prison yard. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event sponsored ... -
Two African American Performers Performing in San Quentin Prison
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: African-americans, Crossdressing, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Description: Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event sponsored by the Olympic Club of San Francisco. Prison inmates held a field and track d... -
Two Male Dancers in Unison
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: Crossdressing, Dancers, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Description: Shows two dancers on stage. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event sponsored by the Olympic Club of San Francisco. Prison inmat... -
Two male entertainers in Spanish costume (one in female dress), San Quentin Little Olympics Field Meet, 1930
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library Creator: Date: 1930 Topics: Crossdressing, Prisoners, Prisons Description: This photograph is from the 17th annual field meet held at San Quentin in 1930 when James B. Holohan was the acting warden. Olympic Club member, Frank G. Kane, was Master of Ceremonies. The enterta... -
Two Men Dancing Side By Side
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: California State Library Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: Crossdressing, Dancers, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Description: Shows two dancers on stage. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event sponsored by the Olympic Club of San Francisco. Prison inmat... -
Two men dressed in drag arrested
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: May 14, 1946 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, Imprisonment, Police stations Subject: Francis J. Socwell, Franke Goode Description: A couple of 'girls' who landed behind bars. -
Two Men Dressed in Drag Costumes Posing on Castro Street
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library Creator: Gaar, Greg Date: Oct. 31, 1982 Topics: Drag queens, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Photography, Public facilities
