Digital Transgender Archive

Victoria Fernandez lifted in a companion's arms

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Victoria Fernandez being lifted in a companion's arms. Victoria Fernandez, who performed as Vicki Starr, was a Puerto Rican trans woman best known for dancing in San Francisco's topless clubs during the 1960s. Her collection tells the story of how she used photography to express her gender and personality from the 1950s to the 1980s, from photobooth strips to Polaroids, often showing her with lovers and friends from queer community.

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Identifier
x346d475b
Collection
Victoria Fernandez/Vicki Starr Collection
Institution
GLBT Historical Society
Date Created
circa 1960
Genre
Photographs
Topic(s)
Latino/a/x transgender people
Strippers
Trans women
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
Photographic print
Digital Format
TIFF image, 9.1 MB, created February 1, 2025, Epson Expression 10000XL
Language
English
Rights
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