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Michael Phelan and Princess Toulaire in costume for their "Jungle Dance" routine
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Michael Phelan, Princess Toulaire Description: Photograph of Michael Phelan and Princess Toulaire in costume for their "jungle dance" routine. Princess Toulaire has one knee on the ground, with her other leg extended in front of her. She leans ... -
Michael Phelan as "Miss Thing"
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Michael Phelan Description: Photograph of Michael Phelan as his "Miss Thing" character leaning back in a feather hat, a white crop top, and a knee-level patterned skirt. Handwritten in the bottom right corner is Phelan's auto... -
Mona's Club Ashtray
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Mona's Club 440 Date: 1940s Topics: Ashtrays, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Smoking Subject: Mona's Club, Mona's Club 440 -
Nick Arthur in a dress, in a Garden of Allah souvenir folder, autographed "Mickey"
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1949 Topics: Butches, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Mickey Baasch, Nick Arthur Description: Photograph of Nick Arthur standing in a long black dress with white polka dots and ruffled trim, earrings, and a delicate cross necklace, holding a white flower. The photograph is faintly autograph... -
Nick Arthur in male drag with a mustache
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: Butches, Drag, Drag kings, Lesbians, Male impersonators Subject: Mickey Baasch, Nick Arthur Description: A photograph of Nick Arthur in drag. He is wearing a suit with a bowtie, a ring, and a bracelet, and holding a cigarette. He has a painted-on moustache. -
Paul Pitt in drag, posing in flowery garments. Photographic postcard, 194-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1940 to 1949? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’. -
Pauli Murray for City Council Flyer
Collection: Pauli Murray Institution: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University Creator: Date: Nov. 8, 1949 Topics: African American transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transgender politicians Subject: Citizens Union, City Council, Lawyer, Liberal Party, Pauli Murray Description: An election poster for Pauli Murray, who was running for city council in the Liberal Party. The poster includes: a photo of Pauli Murray, a quotation of endorsement for Pauli Murray made by the Cit... -
Pauli Murray's Family Photograph Album, ca. 1919-1950
Collection: Pauli Murray Institution: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University Creator: Murray, Pauli Date: 1910 to 1950 Topics: African American transgender people, Transgender people, World War, 1939-1945 Subject: Pauli Murray Description: Photograph album entitled, "The 'Life and Times' of An American Called Pauli Murray," featuring photos of Pauli Murray through the years, Murray's family and friends, and experiences during Murray'... -
Peter Love posing in drag. Photograph, 194-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1945 to circa 1950 Topics: Female impersonators Description: The actor in drag is naked, sitting upright, wearing elbow-length gloves and heels. He is side-on and turns his head to face the viewer, gazing downwards, with big blonde hair and make-up. A risqué... -
Photo collage of Francis Blair in various costumes and at various ages
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1930 to 1970 Topics: Drag, Drag kings, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Francis Blair Description: Photo collage of Francis Blair in various costumes and at various ages. Most of the cutout photos of Blair in the collage are examples of fem drag looks, with the exception of one masculine drag lo... -
Portrait of Billy Bryson in men's clothing
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1940s Topics: Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people Subject: Billy Bryson Description: A photograph of Billy Bryson in a pinstriped suit and tie with a handkerchief. There is writing in the top right corner of the photograph. -
Portrait of Bobbie Kingville
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: Butches, LGBTQ+ people Subject: Bobbie Kingville Description: Portrait of Bobbie Kingville holding a cigarette with illegible handwritten text on the bottom right corner. Kingville was a patron of the Garden of Allah nightclub and a close friend of male imper... -
Portrait of Francis Renault (1)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1940 to circa 1949 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Francis Renault -
Portrait of Francis Renault (2)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1940 to circa 1949 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Francis Renault -
Portrait of Francis Renault (3)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1940 to circa 1949 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Francis Renault
