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  1. Drag contest, Club Alabam

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Woods, Clyde
    Date: circa 1945
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Clubs, Drag, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Night life
    Subject: Club Alabam
    Description: Contestants fill the dance floor during a drag contest at Club Alabam, located at 42nd and Central Avenue in Los Angeles, hosted by Bill Hefflin.
  2. John Waters at Vertigo

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Leonard, Gary
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clubs, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Directors, Night life
    Subject: John Waters, Malcolm Kelso, Vertigo
    Description: Photo of director, John Waters and Vertigo artistic director, Malcolm Kelso, taken inside the Vertigo nightclub.
  3. Men in Costume, Vertigo Nightclub

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clubs, Drag, Night life
    Subject: Vertigo
    Description: Group of men wearing costumes at Vertigo. The men wear bikini tops, floral skirts and headpieces decorated with various fruits.
  4. Ray Bourbon arrested

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 4, 1955
    Topics: Arrests, Drunk driving, Female impersonators, Law, Night life, Police stations
    Subject: Ray Bourbon
    Description: Ray Bourbon, the veteran female impersonator now appearing at a Hollywood nightclub, was arrested on a drunk driving charge on March 4, 1955. Here he acts coy for the press in the Wilshire Police S...