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Jackie Starr with binoculars with Smith Tower in the background
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1947 Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people, Strippers Subject: Jackie Starr Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr with binoculars posing in front of Smith Tower, wearing a light suit jacket and dark dress pants. -
Jean Evol in drag in front of painted background
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1930 to 1960 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens Subject: Garden of Allah, Jean Evol Description: A photograph of Jean Evol posing in front of a painted wallpaper wearing a plaid maxi dress and a floral hat. There is writing on the photograph: "For Paris, If you were pretty like me you w... -
Jimmy, Skippy LaRue, and Jack Starr in front of house
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1947 Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Friendships, LGBTQ+ people, Strippers Subject: Jackie Starr, Skippy LaRue Description: Photograph of three people (Jimmy, Skippy LaRue, and Jack Starr) posing in front of a house and wearing suits. -
John Lindstrom in drag. Photographic postcard, 19--.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1900 to 1999 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’. -
Kenny Bee in drag
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1947 Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators Subject: Garden of Allah, Kenneth Bachelor, Kenny Bee Description: A photograph of Kenny Bee in drag, wearing black heels, a black skirt, a sweater, and a black scarf. Bee was a singer and emcee who often performed at the Garden of Allah and frequently worked with... -
Lucian Phelps reclining on a bed of feathers
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1943 to 1948 Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators Subject: Lucian Phelps Description: Photograph of Lucian Phelps reclining on a bed of feathers in a long sequined black dress and black fishnets. Handwritten in the upper left side of the photo is an autograph addressed to Jackie Sta... -
Men in drag pose outside dressed in summer attire. Photograph, 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’. -
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 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. -
Nick Arthur standing in a suit
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1947 Topics: Butches, Drag kings, Drag performers, Lesbians, Male impersonators Subject: Mickey Baasch, Nick Arthur Description: Photograph of Nick Arthur standing in a suit with his hand in his pocket. He is next to a wood side table and a couch chair. -
Paris Delaire in grass skirt and floral hairpiece
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1947 Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators Subject: Paris DeLaire Description: A photograph of Paris Delaire in a grass skirt, floral hairpiece, and crop top with layered necklaces, posing in front of a door. -
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'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'...
