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  1. Female impersonator in vaudeville act at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914

     
    Collection: Prison Photographs
    Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1914
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville
    Description: Female impersonator in vaudeville act at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914. From the family album of San Quentin guard, Richard M. Smith, and his wife, the San Quentin matron, Genevieve Smith. T...
  2. Hetty Urma at Piedmont

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 15, 1914
    Topics: Drag kings, Male impersonators, Musical theatre, Vaudeville
    Subject: Hetty Urma
  3. New York City

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1915
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Vaudeville
    Subject: Augustus Stevens, Julian Eltinge
    Description: Article in The Freeman about Augustus Stevens, a Black female impersonator.
  4. Prison inmates (one a female impersonator) in vaudeville act at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914

     
    Collection: Prison Photographs
    Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1914
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Plays, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville
    Description: Prison inmates (one a female impersonator) in vaudeville act at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914. From the family album of San Quentin guard, Richard M. Smith, and his wife, the San Quentin mat...