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  1. Flash! Welcome Fat Stock Show at Wagon Wheel Nite Club

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1936 to 1939
    Topics: Bars, Drag queens, Night life
    Subject: Dave Gold, Del Le Roy, Dot Williams, Golden Devine, Jeane Lane, Johnny Kaye, Lee Norre, Mickey Dell, Murry Pickford, Pete Van, Wagon Wheel
  2. Flyer Advertising the Late Nite with Joan Jett Blakk show

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians
    Subject: Babette, Joan Jett Blakk, Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint, Kenny Mellman
    Description: Flyer for two Late Nite performances at Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint hosted by drag queen Joan Jett Blakk and featuring other performers.
  3. Flyer Advertising the Late Nite with Joan Jett Blakk show with Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk, Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint
    Description: Flyer advertising upcoming drag performances starring Joan Jett Blakk and co-starring Babette. Hosted by Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint.
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. Flyer for Fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Ballroom dancing, Benefit performances, Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A two-page save-the-date for the fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns. Cover shows photo of a Barbie doll standing at the top of an ornate staircase, and the second page contains information about the ...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. Flyer for the Late Nite with Joan Jett Blakk show March Schedule

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk, Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint, Miss Betty Pearl
    Description: Flyer for upcoming drag performances with Joan Jett Blackk and her new co-host Miss Betty Pearl, hosted by Josie's Cabaret & Juice Joint.
  11. Footage of Marsha P. Johnson at Willie Brashear's Birthday Party

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 3, 1991
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ death and dying, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: A video of Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, and friends celebrating Willie Brashears' birthday. Death and HIV/AIDS are discussed.
  12. Forty Minutes (BBC2): 'Lol – A Bona Queen of Fabularity.'

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 25, 1981
    Topics: Comedians, Documentary films, Drag, Drag queens
    Subject: Lorri Lee
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)
  13. forum GRAFFITI

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 26, 1974
    Topics: Bathrooms, Bisexuality, Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Gay men, Lesbians, Sexism
    Subject: Charles Street Meeting House, Gay Community News, Jesus, Richard M. Nixon
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains racist and homophobic language.
  14. Four Drag Queens Outside The Colony (1959)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1959
    Topics: Dance, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Evening gowns
    Subject: The Colony
    Description: These photos are a part of Private Birthday Party, a collection of found photographic slides that depict Kansas City’s drag culture throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
  15. Framed Photograph of Kiwi Carmen

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator:
    Date: 1970
    Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Carmen Rupe
    Description: This is a framed photograph of Kiwi Carmen Rupe wearing a jeweled headdress and multiple necklaces. The back of the photograph is signed "To My Dearest Sister Tess, +Family."