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  1. A Portrait of Sir Lady Java in Fringed Caftan

     
    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 Sir Lady Java posing wearing a fringed caftan with her arms extended.

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. Sir Lady Java Promotional Card

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1970
    Topics: Advertisements, African American transgender people, BIPOC, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Sir Lady Java

  5. "Who is Sir Lady Java?"

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1967 to circa 1970
    Topics: Activists, African American transgender people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Discrimination, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Physical characteristics, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transphobia
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Pages 2-4 can be accessed with the relation links