Digital Transgender Archive
Dance Act
Shows two men, one in jacket, hat and cane; the other dressed as woman in shorts and tights. 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 day. 1933 was 20th and consisted of some 29 athletic events, stunts, chorus girls and vaudeville acts performed by prisoners. Was sponsored by Frank G. O'Kane of the Olympic Club. Some 5000 inmates attended.
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- Identifier
- xs55mc089
- Collection
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Prison Photographs
- Institution
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California State Library
- Date Created
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1933
- Dates Covered
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circa 1920
- Genre
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Photographs
- Places
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California
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Marin County
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San Quentin State Prison
- Topic(s)
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Crossdressing
Dancers
Prisoners
Prisons
Vaudeville
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Digital Format
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Black and White ; 5 x 6 7/8 in.
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://calisphere.org/item/db40fc4253d99d278c0308777d322029/
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