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  1. Jackie Starr in a sheer top and bikini

     
    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, Strippers
    Subject: Jackie Starr
    Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr posing with a cigarette in a sheer top and bikini.
  2. Jackie Starr in reclining pose wearing a striptease costume

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers, Striptease
    Subject: Jackie Starr
    Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr in reclining pose wearing a striptease costume.
  3. Jackie Starr, Jimmy Baker and Earl Steves following Jackie's closing act

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: 1947
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers
    Subject: Earl Steves, Jackie Starr, Jimmy Baker
    Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr, Jimmy Baker the organist, and Earl Steves the drummer posing on stage following Jackie's closing act.
  4. Jackie Starr posing against a wall in suit and fur

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers
    Subject: Jackie Starr
    Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr posing against a wall in suit and fur.
  5. Jackie Starr posing in evening gown

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers
    Subject: Jackie Starr
    Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr posing in evening gown with flower motifs.
  6. Jackie Starr posing in her Arabian Nights dance costume

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator: Wustmoor Theatrical Photographers
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers
    Subject: Jackie Starr
    Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr posing in her Arabian Nights dance costume.
  7. 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.
  8. Jackie Starr with binoculars with Smith Tower in the background

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people, Strippers
    Subject: Jackie Starr
    Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr with binoculars posing in front of Smith Tower, wearing a light suit jacket and dark dress pants.
  9. Jean Evol in drag in front of painted background

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1930 to 1960
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens
    Subject: Garden of Allah, Jean Evol
    Description: A photograph of Jean Evol posing in front of a painted wallpaper wearing a plaid maxi dress and a floral hat. There is writing on the photograph: "For Paris, If you were pretty like me you w...
  10. Jimmy, Skippy LaRue, and Jack Starr in front of house

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Friendships, LGBTQ+ people, Strippers
    Subject: Jackie Starr, Skippy LaRue
    Description: Photograph of three people (Jimmy, Skippy LaRue, and Jack Starr) posing in front of a house and wearing suits.
  11. Kenny Bee in drag

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators
    Subject: Garden of Allah, Kenneth Bachelor, Kenny Bee
    Description: A photograph of Kenny Bee in drag, wearing black heels, a black skirt, a sweater, and a black scarf. Bee was a singer and emcee who often performed at the Garden of Allah and frequently worked with...
  12. Lucian Phelps reclining on a bed of feathers

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1943 to 1948
    Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators
    Subject: Lucian Phelps
    Description: Photograph of Lucian Phelps reclining on a bed of feathers in a long sequined black dress and black fishnets. Handwritten in the upper left side of the photo is an autograph addressed to Jackie Sta...
  13. Michael Phelan and Princess Toulaire in costume for their "Jungle Dance" routine

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1946 to 1956
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Michael Phelan, Princess Toulaire
    Description: Photograph of Michael Phelan and Princess Toulaire in costume for their "jungle dance" routine. Princess Toulaire has one knee on the ground, with her other leg extended in front of her. She leans ...
  14. 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...
  15. Nick Arthur in male drag with a mustache

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1946 to 1956
    Topics: Butches, Drag, Drag kings, Lesbians, Male impersonators
    Subject: Mickey Baasch, Nick Arthur
    Description: A photograph of Nick Arthur in drag. He is wearing a suit with a bowtie, a ring, and a bracelet, and holding a cigarette. He has a painted-on moustache.