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Men dressed in drag
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: Nov. 1, 1949 Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing Description: Men festively dressed as women are shown during an unidentified event taking place at 3rd Street and Main in downtown Los Angeles. Photograph dated November 1, 1949. -
Men in Costume, Vertigo Nightclub
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Clubs, Drag, Night life Subject: Vertigo Description: Group of men wearing costumes at Vertigo. The men wear bikini tops, floral skirts and headpieces decorated with various fruits. -
Mexican American boy dressed as Carmen Miranda
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: circa 1945 Topics: BIPOC, Children, Crossdressing, Halloween, Mexican American children Subject: Carmen Miranda, Hispanic People, Jesse Gonzalez Description: Jesse Gonzalez dressed as Carmen Miranda for Halloween costume, circa 1945. -
Mexican American boy dressed as girl
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: 1945 Topics: Children, Crossdressing, Halloween, Mexican American children Subject: Gilberto Perez, Hispanic People Description: Gilberto Perez dressed in Halloween costume, circa 1945. -
Morris Kight, Jim Kepner, and Troy Perry
Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Creator: Rocco, Pat Date: 1971 Topics: Drag shows, Gay theater Description: (from left to right) Morris Kight, Jim Kepner, and Troy Perry dancing on stage in a tutu at the SPREE Awards. 1971. -
Nabbed in 'maid' masquerade
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: Jan. 27, 1950 Topics: Arrests, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Household work, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police stations Subject: Frank Porter, Mary Lee Porter, Queque Malpress, Rita Porter, Tisha Porter, Willie Moore Description: Masculine jail clothing was substituted for feminine attire worn by these three youths after they were nabbed early today. They said they had been employed as female domestic servants in fashionabl... -
"Nun" showing support for Babs at Academy Awards
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: 1984 Topics: Demonstrations, Drag, Nuns Subject: Academy Awards, Barbra Streisand, Eddie Murphy, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Yentl Description: A member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence protests that Barbra Streisand's film "Yentl" was not nominated for major categories for the 56th Academy Awards. The "nun" is holding a collection c... -
Performance of "La Cage Aux Folles"
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ruebsamen, James Date: circa 1984 Topics: Drag, Plays, Theatre Subject: La Cage Aux Folles Description: A man dressed in drag plays the role of Gypsy in "La Cage Aux Folles" at the Pantages in Hollywood. -
Photographs of People in Colorful Outfits at a Pride Event in Los Angeles
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1978 to 1979 Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ events, QTPOC Description: Two photographs of people attending Los Angeles Pride. The people depicted are wearing colorful outfits and appear to be dancing. -
Policemen dressed as women for a stakeout
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: Oct. 15, 1960 Topics: Crossdressing, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Police, Police officers, Undercover operations Subject: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Description: Members of the Los Angeles Police Department's robbery squad are shown dressed as women as part of an operation to catch a purse snatcher who murdered an elderly woman while she was on her way to c... -
Portrait of Lucian
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1954 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Lucian -
Portrait of Robbie Ross (4)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1959 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Robbie Ross -
Posed as a girl
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ballwe, Howard Date: Nov. 7, 1944 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations Subject: C.L. Knapp, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan Description: James Barlow, left, also known as Jeri Ryan, being fingerprinted by C. L. Knapp at city hall police station after he was caught making love to a man in a parked car at 12th Street and Central Avenu... -
Posed as girls
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ballew, Howard Date: Nov. 7, 1944 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations Subject: August Coy, Irene Paston, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan Description: James Barlow, left, also known as Jeri Ryan, and August Coy, also known as Irene Paston, at the city hall police station after they were caught making love to two men in a parked car at 12th Street... -
Posed as girls
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ballew, Howard Date: Nov. 7, 1944 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations Subject: August Coy, Irene Paston, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan Description: Photograph caption dated November 27, 1944 reads, "Nab 2 men dressed in women's clothes. James Barlow, left, and August Coy. Their feminine attire failed to fool the police." Officers found Barlow ...
