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Two amateur actors, one in drag, share a kiss on stage, in front of a detailed backdrop of trees at Beverloo Camp in Belgium. Process print, 190-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1900 to 1909? Topics: Female impersonators Description: The man in drag is facing the audience as the other man leans over from behind, kissing the man in drag on the cheek. Shows theatrical entertainment at Beverlo(o) Camp, the largest military trainin... -
Two men in drag acting on stage. Photographic postcard. 1905-1910.
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Two men in drag, one wearing a detailed feathered head garment, pose for a portrait. Photographic postcard by F. Wood, 190-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1900 to 1909? Topics: Female impersonators Description: The men are wearing very elaborate costumes and are standing in front of a painted backdrop. Private theatricals at Dudley, Worcestershire, circa 190-. One man wears what appears to be an early Vic... -
Two men, one in drag, wearing smart attire, pose as a couple within foliage. Photographic postcard, ca. 1900.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1900 to circa 1910 Topics: Female impersonators Description: An unidentified and unlocated couple in fancy dress. The drag character is wearing an extremely high quality street outfit, circa 1910. The very well-tailored tweed suit is topped off by a magnific... -
Two People in Suits, Seated
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Two soldiers, one in drag, sit close to each other on stage, in front of a detailed backdrop of trees at Beverlo Camp, Belgium. Process print, 190-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1900 to 1909? Topics: Female impersonators Description: The man in drag is facing the other man as they sit on elaborate furniture.Shows theatrical entertainment at Beverlo(o) Camp, the largest military training installation in Belgium, at Bourg-Léopold... -
Two Unidentified Crossdressers, Early 1900s
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Unidentified Person Smoking, Early 1900s
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Wears Man's Attire in Order to Earn Living
Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 30, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity Description: A clipping from The Mitchell Capital (Mitchell, SD) describing Frank Woodhull's immigration to the United States. -
We're Not a Danger to Your Family. We Are Your Family!
Collection: Button Collection Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives Creator: Date: 1900s Topics: Activists, Discrimination, Families, LGBTI community, Pink triangles Description: Blue circular button with upside-down rainbow triangle. Text: "We're not a danger to your family. WE ARE YOUR FAMILY!" Ruler also pictured for scale. -
Woman Lives as a Man for Nine Years.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 7, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, Masquerading Subject: Augusta Seib Description: Clipping talking about Augusta Seib's crossdressing. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Women in Trousers
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 12, 1908 Topics: Clothing, Cultures, Judaism, Labour, Orientalism Subject: Court of Whitehall, George Sand, Kalmuck, Nell Gwynn, Rosa Bonheur, Sarah Bernhardt, The Maiden Queen, Zulu -
Woodhull in New-York Daily Tribune
Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 5, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity Subject: Frank Woodhull Description: Frank Woodhull, after living for 15 years as a man, was inspected for tuberculosis at Ellis Island, where his birth name was found out. Woodhull is of English and Canadian descent. Woodhull express... -
Woodhull in The New York Times
Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 5, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity Subject: Frank Woodhull Description: A newspaper article that describes Frank Woodhull's entrance to Ellis Island in 1908. Woodhull is said to be 50 years old, from Canada, and wearing a dark suit, a hat, and having a mustache. The ar... -
Woodhull in The New York Times
Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 6, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity Subject: Frank Woodhull Description: A newspaper article announcing that the Board of Special Inquiries has allowed Frank Woodhull to continue living publicly as a man, instead of being known by his birth name. There are quotations at...