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  1. Mary VanderWall Being Kissed on the Cheek

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Clothing, Evening gowns, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people
    Subject: Mary VanderWall
    Description: Mary VanderWall, wearing a maid outfit, being kissed on the cheek by another person wearing a long dress and dark-colored hat.
  2. Midnight in N.Y.

     
    Collection: Charlotte McLeod Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Greensboro News & Record
    Date: Jan. 7, 1955
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Discos, MtFs
    Subject: Charlotte McLeod, Christine Jorgensen, Erika Steele
  3. Newspaper Advertisement for Tamara Rees Performance

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Sacramento Bee
    Date: Aug. 2, 1955
    Topics: Actors, MtFs, Theatre, Theatre shows
    Subject: Tamara Edel Rees
  4. Other Cities...

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: McIntire, Dal
    Date: Apr. 1, 1955
    Topics: Arrests, Discos, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Police raids, Prisoners
  5. Pakistan Doctor Will Reveal Woman to Man Conversion

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: United Press
    Date: Aug. 8, 1955
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Plastic surgery
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Manuwar Ali, Pakistan Medical Association
  6. Paratrooper Who Changed Sex Weds

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: United Press
    Date: Jul. 28, 1955
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Marriage, Military, MtFs, Parachute troops, Veterans, Weddings
    Subject: J.E. Courtland, Tamara Edel Rees
  7. Performer Exiting a Stage

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Music--Performance, Theater
    Description: A black performer poses for a photograph near a stage as she smiles, holding one arm out and holding up the skirt of her dress.
  8. Performer Holding a Hand Fan

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Evening gowns, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: A female impersonator in an embroidered dress poses sitting on what appears to be a stage, holding a hand fan.
  9. Performer in Front of a Band

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag queens, Evening gowns, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Music--Performance, Singing, Theater
    Description: A black person wearing a silk dress and gloves performs on stage with a band.
  10. Performer Standing in Front of a Microphone (Full Image)

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Evening gowns, Female impersonators, Music--Performance, Singing, Theater
    Description: A performer in a shiny two-piece dress sings on stage into a microphone.
  11. Person in a Black and White Gown

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Clothing, Evening gowns, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people
    Description: A person sits on the floor of a bedroom posing in a black and white gown.
  12. Person in a Black and White Gown Sits on Another Person's Lap

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Clothing, Evening gowns, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, Suits (Clothing)
    Description: Person wearing a black and white gown poses for a photo while sitting on another person's lap.
  13. Person in a Large Headdress Poses with Another Person

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Clothing, Evening gowns, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, Smoking, Suits (Clothing)
    Description: A person holds a drink and smokes a cigarette while posing with another person dressed in a large, feathered headdress and long dress.
  14. Person in a White Dress Poses with Person in a Black Dress

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Clothing, Evening gowns, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, Smoking
    Description: Two people, one wearing a white dress and long earrings, smoking a cigarette, and another wearing a ruffled black dress and diamond necklace, pose for a photograph while another person in a fedora ...
  15. Person in Black and White Gown Sits Surrounded by Three Others

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Clothing, Evening gowns, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, Suits (Clothing)
    Description: A person wearing a black and white gown and black gloves sits in a room with a person on either side of her (left: wearing all white, right: wearing a white shirt and black pants, holding a drink) ...