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  1. Portrait of Ella Shields

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Male impersonators, Music
    Subject: Ella Shields
    Description: Portrait of Ella Shields wearing a top hat and suit.
  2. Portrait of Hetty King

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Male impersonators, Music
    Subject: Hetty King
    Description: Hetty King poses for portrait in military-style clothing and hat.
  3. Portrait of Lady Java Posing

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: A black and white portrait of Lady Java posing in a sequined two-piece set with her back to the camera looking over her shoulder. The photograph is signed "Lady Java" in black ink in the bottom lef...
  4. Portrait of Lady Java Posing with Knee Bent

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: A black and white portrait of Lady Java in a two-piece sequined set with a loosely woven cape draped over her shoulder. Her knee is bent and she looks directly at the camera. The photograph is sign...
  5. Portrait of Miss Hetty King

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Male impersonators, Music
    Subject: Hetty King
    Description: Portrait of Hetty King in a suit, wearing a top hat, with a coat hanging over arm.
  6. Portrait of Miss Vesta Tilley

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Male impersonators, Music, Police
    Subject: Vesta Tilley
    Description: Portrait of Miss Vesta Tilley wearing a police uniform, being held on the shoulder of another person.
  7. Portrait of Vesta Tilley in a Chair

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Male impersonators, Music
    Subject: Vesta Tilley
    Description: Portrait of Vesta Tilley posing in a chair with legs crossed, smiling with a cigarette in mouth.
  8. Posing in Halloween Costumes

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Cheerleading, Drag, Drag queens, Events, Gatherings, Halloween, Halloween costumes
    Description: Two pictures: the top picture has 4 people that appear to be dressed as cheerleaders and are all posing. The bottom picture includes 3 people who are also dressed in costume.
  9. Postcard of Mei Lanfang

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Mei Lanfang
    Description: This item is a color postcard of Mei Lanfang.
  10. Program for Amanda Milan's Memorial Serivce

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC
    Description: Program for Amanda Milan's, a member of New York's ballroom community, memorial service.
  11. Program for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Hot Peaches
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: Program for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret, performed by the Hot Peaches and hosted by Marsha P. Johnson.
  12. Project 76 #2 - The Politics of My Body

     
    Collection: Zines
    Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project
    Creator: Jacksonian7x
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Appearance, Body politics, Overweight people, Self-mutilation, Sexual abuse, SM, Transgender people
    Description: Content warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to self harm.
  13. Project Transsexualism

     
    Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Counseling, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Support groups, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people
    Description: Received by Lou Sullivan
  14. Promotional Flyer of Sir Lady Java

     
    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: Bobby Bryant, Sir Lady Java
    Description: Flyer featuring a posing Sir Lady Java with a net cape, feathered headpiece, and decorated two piece outfit. Bobby Bryant management information in bottom right.
  15. Promotional Flyer with Four Photographs of Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Promotional flyer containing four photographs of Sir Lady Java in various costume wear. Booking agency information found in bottom right.