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  1. Performers, including a female impersonator at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914

     
    Collection: Prison Photographs
    Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1914
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Prisoners, Prisons
    Description: Performers, including a female impersonator at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914. From the family album of San Quentin guard, Richard M. Smith, and his wife, the San Quentin matron, Genevieve Sm...
  2. Performers on Stage at 20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin Prison

     
    Collection: Prison Photographs
    Institution: California State Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1933
    Topics: African-americans, Crossdressing, Musicians, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville
    Description: Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Shows stage, performers posing. Annual event sponsored by the Olympic Club of San Francisco. Pris...
  3. Perpetual Indulgence

     
    Collection: Clothing Collection
    Institution: Wearing Gay History
    Creator:
    Date: 1980
    Topics: Charity, Drag, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Nuns, Satire
    Subject: Order of Perpetual Indulgence, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
    Description: Black t-shirt. "Perpetual Indulgence" The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence (OPI) is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that us...
  4. Phoenix Danger Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Danger, Phoenix
    Date: Apr. 24, 2017
    Topics: Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Demonstrations, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Gay-straight alliances, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Immigration, Labour, LGBTQ+ relationships, Multiculturalism, Politics, Racism, Substance abuse, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transphobia
    Subject: Babeland, Phoenix Danger
    Description: Phoenix Danger was active in the successful unionization campaign at Babeland, a NYC sex toy shop. In this interview, they recount their early life in suburban New York as the child of Filipino imm...
  5. Photograph of Tamara Edel Rees

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Boston American
    Date: Dec. 20, 1955
    Topics: Divorce, Gender realignment surgery
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, Tamara Edel Rees
  6. Photographs

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Crossdressing, Letters, Photographs, Transsexual people, Travel
    Subject: Ariadne Kane, Dan DePalma, Fantasia Fair, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Joseph DeMaios, Rikki Swin Institute, Virginia Prince
    Description: 4 boxes of photographs donated by Rikki Swin. Boxes contain a variety of photographs from The Rikki Swin Institute (RSI), Ari Kane, Fantasia Fair, The International Foundation for Gender Education ...
  7. Photographs of People in Colorful Outfits at a Pride Event in Los Angeles

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1978 to 1979
    Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ events, QTPOC
    Description: Two photographs of people attending Los Angeles Pride. The people depicted are wearing colorful outfits and appear to be dancing.
  8. Picnic at Reneé's

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: Spring 1988
    Topics: Events, Gatherings, LGBTQ+ partners, Transgender community
    Subject: Educational TV Channel (ETVC)
    Description: Item originally collected by Lou Sullivan
  9. Pigs Help Beat Queen

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Benton, Nick
    Date: Dec. 18, 1970 to Dec. 24, 1970
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Gay liberation, Harassment, Homophobia, Oppression, Resistance movements
  10. 'P.O. Hassles Transexuals'

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: D.M.
    Date: Mar. 26, 1976 to Apr. 1, 1976
    Topics: Bathrooms, Gender, Gender identity, Labour, Sexism, Transgender people
    Subject: Berkeley Post Office
  11. Police Officer, Man Posing As Woman Are Hurt In Fight

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Sacramento Bee
    Date: Nov. 7, 1952
    Topics: Appearance, Criminal law, Criminalization, Photographs, Physical violence, Police
  12. Police OK Full Drag

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Foster, Jack
    Date: Feb. 1969
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Nightclubs, Police
  13. Police Raiders Arrest Ten in S.F. Night Club: Patrons Rush for Exits as Officers Visit Finocchio's

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 20, 1936
    Topics: Arrests, Bars, Female impersonators, Physical violence, Police, Theatre
    Subject: Finocchio's Club
  14. Police Seeking Tamara on Bad Check Charge

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Aug. 19, 1955
    Topics: Check fraud, Gender realignment surgery, Law, Police
    Subject: Tamara Edel Rees
  15. 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...