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Jackie Starr posing nude with a fur
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1947 Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Nude photographs, Strippers Subject: Jackie Starr Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr posing nude with a fur. -
Jackie Starr singing at the Garden of Allah
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers Subject: Garden of Allah, Jackie Starr Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr singing during a drag performance and wearing a fur coat and black gloves at the Garden of Allah. -
Jackie Starr with drinks at the Garden of Allah
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Strippers Subject: Garden of Allah, Jackie Starr Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr holding a small drink with other alcoholic beverages in the foreground. -
Jackie Starr with man in formal wear
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1985 Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers Subject: Jackie Starr Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr at 74 years old with a man, probably Seattle, 1985. Posed in front of piano wearing suits. -
Lee Leonard leaning on a vase, promotional photograph
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Seymour, Maurice Date: 1948 Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender comedians Subject: Lee Leonard, Liz Lyons Description: Promotional photograph of Lee Leonard, who later performed as Liz Lyons, in a black sleeveless dress and long black gloves leaning on a large vase. Lyons was a trans woman who performed raunchy com... -
Michael Phelan as "Miss Thing"
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Michael Phelan Description: Photograph of Michael Phelan as his "Miss Thing" character leaning back in a feather hat, a white crop top, and a knee-level patterned skirt. Handwritten in the bottom right corner is Phelan's auto... -
Nick Arthur standing in a suit
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1947 Topics: Butches, Drag kings, Drag performers, Lesbians, Male impersonators Subject: Mickey Baasch, Nick Arthur Description: Photograph of Nick Arthur standing in a suit with his hand in his pocket. He is next to a wood side table and a couch chair. -
Nick Arthur with Bobbie Kingville
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1950 Topics: Butches, Drag kings, Drag performers, Lesbians, Male impersonators Subject: Bobbie Kingville, Mickey Baasch, Nick Arthur Description: Photograph of Nick Arthur with a white streak in his hair and an arm around Bobbie Kingville. Arthur is wearing a tuxedo and Kingville is wearing a white dress shirt. -
Oh, What a Drag! The Life and Career of Wacky Jackie Phillips, Finnochio's Riotous Redhead
Collection: Rare Books Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Dewsnap, James Date: 1994 Topics: Celebrities, Clothing, Comedians, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gender roles, Homosexuality, Jails, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, LGBTQ+ theater, LGBTQ+ youth, Passing (Gender), Queens (Gay culture), Traffic accident victims Subject: Beige Room, Bobby Lane, Bobby Raye, Carroll Wallace, Cleo Stafford, Colonial Club, Elton Paris, Finocchio's Club, Flash Gordon, Halloween, Jack Long, Jackie Phillips, Jean Barrios, Jean LaMar, Kara Montez, Kitty Carlisle Hart, LaVerne Cummings, Les Lee, Lonnie Harper, Mardi Gras, Poppy Lane, Ray Saunders, Ricki San Juan, Russell Reed, Rusty Parkor, Tallulah Bankhead, Walter Hart Description: The autobiography of Jackie Phillips, longtime comedy queen at Finocchio's, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap. Book recounts Jackie's personal life and career development both pre- and p... -
Paris Delair, Cleo Renee, Hotcha Hinton, Bobby LaMarr, Poppy Lane in ball gowns
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1950 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers, Trans women, Transfeminine people Subject: Bobby LaMarr, Cleo Renee, Garden of Allah, Hotcha Hinton, Paris DeLaire, Poppy Lane Description: Photograph of Paris Delair, Cleo Renee, Hotcha Hinton, Bobby LaMarr, Poppy Lane in ball gowns posing for a group photo. -
Paris DeLaire with two soldiers in the Garden of Allah
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1948 Topics: Drag, Drag bars, Drag performers, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ people Subject: Garden of Allah, Paris DeLaire Description: Photograph of Paris DeLaire in a white blouse and black skirt with white trim, posing with two unknown soldiers in uniform. -
Photo of wedding with best man, maid of honor, and bride in drag
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1950 Topics: Butches, Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ couples, LGBTQ+ weddings, Male impersonators, Strippers Subject: Bill Scott, Jackie Starr, Nick Arthur, Skippy LaRue Description: Photograph of Nick Arthur as best man in male drag, Skippy LaRue as maid of honor in female drag, Jackie Starr as bride in female drag, and groom Bill Scott. Those in female drag are wearing blazer... -
Promotional photograph of Billy Bryson in drag
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Van Ness Studio Date: 1950 Topics: Drag, Drag performers Subject: Billy Bryson, Jackie Starr Description: Promotional photograph of a smiling Billy Bryson sitting on the floor in a long, silky dress and black opera length gloves. Handwritten in the top left corner is "12/30/50," "Designs by Jackie Star... -
Rae Bourbon in skirt suit, sitting at a bar
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians Subject: Rae Bourbon Description: Photograph of Rae Bourbon in pinstripe skirt suit and a black bow tie, sitting at a bar holding a bottle of Olympia beer. -
Shuug Au Sing holding two swords, promotional photograph
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Asian LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC Subject: Shuug Au Sing Description: Promotional photograph of Shuug Au Sing holding two swords with a bejeweled headpiece and beaded clothing. On the lower right corner, cursive writing can be seen but not fully read.
