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  1. Christine Jorgensen Arrives at New York Idlewild Airport

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1953
    Topics: Photography, Trans women, Transgender people, Travel
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen returns to the United States in 1953 after undergoing gender realignment surgery in Denmark, pictured here at the New York Idlewild Airport (now JFK International Airport).
  2. Christine Jorgensen at Adelphi Theater, New York City

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 8, 1953
    Topics: Photography, Theatre, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen at the Adelphi Theater in New York City wearing a straw hat and an orchid corsage.
  3. Christine Jorgensen Named "Woman of the Year"

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 7, 1953
    Topics: Awards, Photographs, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Scandinavian Society
    Description: The photograph is captioned "Christine named “Woman of the Year” New York……….. Golden-haired Christine Jorgensen, the former GI transformed into a beautiful woman by Copenhagen (Denmark) surgeons a...
  4. Christine Jorgensen Receives Woman of the Year Award

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 31, 1953
    Topics: Awards, Organisations, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Harry Berglind, Scandinavian Society
    Description: Christine Jorgensen accepts a certificate from Harry Berglind, chairman of the Scandinavian Societies of Greater New York, for their Woman of the Year award in 1953.
  5. Christine to Play N.Y. With 'Miss' Billing, 5G

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Variety
    Date: Nov. 18, 1953
    Topics: Finances, Theatre shows, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Latin Quarter, Miles Bell, Yates Artists Bureau
  6. Close-Up of Christine Jorgensen Upon Arrival at New York Idlewild Airport

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Feb. 12, 1953
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: A close-up photograph taken of Christine Jorgensen by the AP after her return to the United States at the New York Idlewild Airport (now JFK International Airport) in 1953 and was published by the AP.
  7. Ex-G.I., Now a Woman, Returns to U.S.

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 1, 1953
    Topics: Army, Clothing, Gender realignment surgery, MtFs, Press conferences, Trans women
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen speaks at a 1952 New York City press conference after her gender realignment surgery. Title card: "Ex G. I., Now a Woman, Returns to U. S." superimposed over transwoman Chris...
  8. "G.I." Christine Returns Home

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Coronation News
    Date: Feb. 12, 1953
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ press, Military, Trans women, Transgender people, Veterans, Videos
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: A 1953 video of a press conference featuring Christine Jorgensen upon her arrival to the United States following her surgery in Denmark
  9. Group Photo at Andy's

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1950 to 1959?
    Topics: Female impersonators, Photography, Theatre shows
  10. It's Been A Pleasure: 25th Anniversary of the Jewel Box Revue

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Brown, Danny, Benner, Doc
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1959
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag kings, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Adrian Dennis, Apollo Theatre, Billie Daye, Billy Austin, Bobby Barton, Bruno Le Fantastique, Chris Moore, Doddie Daniels, Don Marshall, Doug Maguire, El Capitan Theatre, Halle Loki, In the Heart of Broadway, Jan Britton, Kirk Wilde, Kurt Mann, Laverne Cummings, Little Twiggie, Maksik's Town & Country Club, Mal Michles, Micky Marlow, Minnie of the Golden West, Pat Robbins, Paul Barnett, Poor Suzette Production, Rene Del Rio, Riverside Hotel, Robbin Rogers, Stormé DeLarverie, Ziegfeld Follies
  11. It's Been a Pleasure the Jewel Box Revue

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Brown, Danny, Benner, Doc
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1959
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag kings, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Apollo Theatre, Billy Austin, Bobby Barton, Bruno Le Fantastique, Calypso Production, Christian Dubouis, Chunga Ochoa, Dale Roberts, Doddie Daniels, Dori D'or, Doug Maguire, Eddie Bush, El Capitan Theatre, Ella Fitzgerald, Gaby Delane, Gene Chandler, Gita Gilmore, Guilda, Harvey Lee, Jackie Maye, Jan Britton, Kim August, Kirk Wilde, Laverne Cummings, Lee Loren, Maksik's Town & Country Club, Mark Williams, Mary Davies, Mickey London, Micky Marlow, Nicky McDermott, Poor Suzette Production, Ralph Crego, Riverside Hotel, Robin Rogers, Sammy Davis, Stormé DeLarverie, Titanic
  12. It's Been a Pleasure the Jewel Box Revue (4)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Brown, Danny, Benner, Doc
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1959
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Adrian Dennis, Apollo Theatre, Billie Daye, Billy Austin, Bobby Barton, Can-Can Chorus, Chris Moore, Doddie Daniels, Don Marshall, Doug Maguire, El Capitan Theatre, Halle Loki, Harvey Lee, In the Heart of Broadway, Jan Britton, Kirk Wilde, Kurt Mann, Laverne Cummings, Little Twiggie, Maksik's Town & Country Club, Mal Michles, Micky Marlow, Minnie of the Golden West, Pat Robbins, Paul Barnett, Poor Suzette Production, Rene Del Rio, Riverside Hotel, Robbin Rogers, Stormé DeLarverie, Ziegfeld Follies
  13. It's Been A Pleasure the Jewel Box Revue (5)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Brown, Danny, Benner, Doc
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1959
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Adrian Dennis, Bernie Brandall, Billie Daye, Billy Austin, Bobby Barton, Can-Can Chorus, Darryll Stewart, Doug Maguire, El Capitan Theatre, Frankie Bennett, Halle Loki, In the Heart of Broadway, Jan Britton, Kirk Wilde, Laverne Cummings, Lolo Rivera, Maksik's Town & Country Club, Mal Michles, Minnie of the Golden West, Pat Robbins, Poor Suzette Production, Rene Del Rio, Riverside Hotel, Robbin Rogers, Sid Marshall, Stormé DeLarverie, Ziegfeld Follies
  14. It's Been A Pleasure the Jewel Box Revue (6)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Brown, Danny, Benner, Doc
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1959
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Adrian Dennis, Apollo Theatre, Billy Austin, Bobby Barton, Can-Can Chorus, Chris Moore, Doddie Daniels, Don Marshall, El Capitan Theatre, Halle Loki, In the Heart of Broadway, Jackie Lamarr, Kurt Mann, Laverne Cummings, Little Twiggie, Lynn Pace, Maksik's Town & Country Club, Mal Michles, Minnie of the Golden West, Paris Todd, Poor Suzette Production, Rene Del Rio, Riverside Hotel, Robbin Rogers, Stormé DeLarverie, Tina Darling, Tony Lee, Ziegfeld Follies
  15. Male Shake Dancer Plans to Change Sex, Wed GI in Europe

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Jet
    Date: Jun. 18, 1953
    Topics: Actors, Black people, Classification of diseases, Dancers, Female impersonators, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Law, Marriage, Medicalisation, Military, MtFs
    Subject: Charles Robert Brown