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  1. Blue Dahlia handbill

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1967
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians, Nightlife, Strippers
    Subject: Blue Dahlia Show Lounge, Fat Jack, Frank Levine, Gayle Sherman, Hillmar, Kim Knoules, Kismet, Little Lil, Mark Vickers, Michelle, Romie Blu, Timmy McKay, Tony Delray
    Description: A handbill advertising performances at the Blue Dahlia, a Chicago nightclub. The venue specialized in female impersonators, some of whom performed as strippers and comedians.

  2. Blue Dahlia handbill

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1967
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians, Nightlife, Strippers
    Description: A handbill advertising performances at the Blue Dahlia, a Chicago nightclub. The venue specialized in female impersonators, some of whom performed as strippers and comedians.

  3. Clippings

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites
    Subject: Cannes FIlm Festival, Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, The Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—a behind-the-scenes look at the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant in New York City—including corresponde...

  4. Comedian Rae Bourbon

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 8, 1942
    Topics: Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians
    Subject: Rae Bourbon
    Description: A photograph of comedian Rae Bourbon dressed in a suit with a polka dotted tie, wearing makeup.

  5. Droll Doings and Diversions

     
    Collection: Informational and Event Brochures
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1846
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, LGBTQ+ comedians, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Dr. Valentine, Tabitha Tiptongue, William Valentine
    Description: Advertisement for "Droll Doings and Diversions," a comedic and musical performance by Dr. William Valentine. On the back of the flyer are three illustrations of Dr. Valentine, one dressed in "propi...

  6. Rae Bourbon in skirt suit, sitting at a bar

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1946 to 1956
    Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians
    Subject: Rae Bourbon
    Description: Photograph of Rae Bourbon in pinstripe skirt suit and a black bow tie, sitting at a bar holding a bottle of Olympia beer.

  7. The Heat Flyer

     
    Collection: Informational and Event Brochures
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ comedians, LGBTQ+ drama, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ plays, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Amy Coleman, Angie Stardust, Hot Peaches, Jimmy Camicia, Joe Longo, Mark Hannay, Marsha P. Johnson, Ron Jones, Steve Kaufman, The Drill Hall Arts Centre, The Heat
    Description: Pamphlet promoting the British premiere of The Heat, a performance put on by gay NYC theatre company Hot Peaches.