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  1. Five Performers Pose Side by Side

     
    Collection: Military
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Sanford, Pat, Cross, Dan
    Date: circa 1942 to circa 1945
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Military, Musicals, Photographs, Plays, Soldiers
    Subject: Look At Us Now
    Description: Five performers pose with arms around each other's waist and right leg raised, wearing uniform shirts, ties, and skirts. This photograph may include Private First Class Samuel Cohen.
  2. Five Performers Posing in a Line

     
    Collection: Military
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Sanford, Pat, Cross, Dan
    Date: circa 1942 to circa 1945
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Military, Musicals, Photographs, Plays, Soldiers
    Subject: Look At Us Now
    Description: Five performers of the show, "Look At Us Now", pose in a line with their hands on each other's waist. The performers wear uniform shirt, ties, and skirts. This photograph may include Private First ...
  3. [Flamenco dancers and aristocrats]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1905
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Postcard showing five men in costume, including two as a male-female couple of flamenco dancers and two as a male-female couple of 18th-century French aristocrats.
  4. Floor Show With Bobby LaMarr

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 11, 1950
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators
    Subject: Bobby LaMarr, Chanticler Club
  5. Florin Imitateur

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Louis Martin, Florin
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Florin
    Description: Divided verso
  6. Florin Imitateur

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Louis Martin, Florin
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Florin
    Description: Divided verso
  7. Florin Imitateur

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Louis Martin, Florin
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Florin
    Description: Divided verso
  8. Flyer Advertising Sir Lady Java Performance

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Flyer advertising Sir Lady Java's three-day performance at The Baby Grand West in Harlem, New York. Jazz musician Gerald Wilson is also mentioned.
  9. Flyer for "Chicago's Best In Unusual Entertainment"

     
    Collection: Vicki Marlane Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators
    Subject: Vicki Marlane
    Description: Flyer for drag show advertised as "Chicago's Best In Unusual Entertainment," with photo of cast. Vicki Marlane is pictured on the bottom right. Vicki Marlane (1934-2011) was a legendary San Francis...
  10. Flyer for Club Chesterfield

     
    Collection: Vicki Marlane Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Club Chesterfield
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Strippers, Trans women
    Subject: Club Chesterfield, Jackie Lynn, Lee Larain, Mitzi Monnet, Roby Landers, Tillie, Vicki Marlane
    Description: A promotional flyer for the Club Chesterfield in Chicago, styling itself as "Chicago's Best in Unusual Entertainment". Contains address information and headshots of leading performers, including Ro...
  11. Flyer for LGBT Community Center Fundraiser

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Chicano/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, Queer community centers, Trans women
    Description: Flyer for LGBT Community Center fundraiser, hosted by Felicia Flames. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who pe...
  12. Flyer for Terry Taylor & Company with Vicki Marlane and Victoria Starr

     
    Collection: Vicki Marlane Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1980
    Topics: Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators
    Subject: Jackie D's, Skip Gillmon Dancers, Vicki Marlane, Vicki Starr, Victoria Fernandez
    Description: A flyer from Terry Taylor & Company advertising performances by Vicki Marlane and Vicki Starr with the Skip Gillmon dancers at Jackie D's. Vicki Marlane (1934-2011) was a legendary San Francisco dr...
  13. Flyer for the Baton, featuring Chilli Pepper

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1992
    Topics: Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators
    Subject: Baton Show Lounge, Chili Pepper
    Description: A flyer promoting Chili Pepper at The Baton show lounge in Chicago. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who perfor...
  14. Flyer for the Sir Lady Java Review

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Oasis Lounge, Sir Lady Java
    Description: Flyer promoting the Sir Lady Java Review at Oasis Lounge in San Diego, California. Features two photographs of Sir Lady Java: one of her standing, the other is a headshot.
  15. Fon Chong Mai Sees Ada Rehan as Portia

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in The St. Louis Republic detailing Fon Cong Mai's response to a production of "The Merchant of Venice."