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Sweets in Her Prall Street Home, Mid-1950s
Collection: Kentucky History Institution: Faulkner Morgan Archive Creator: Date: 1950s Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color Subject: Sweet Evening Breeze Description: Sweet Evening Breeze poses in a wedding gown in her Prall Street home in Lexington, Kentucky. -
tangents (3/1/1956)
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: McIntire, Dal Date: Mar. 1, 1956 Topics: Change of name, Discrimination, Gender realignment surgery, Police, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Dixie MacLane, Fred Weiss, Harry Benjamin, Lyman Stewart -
tangents: Arts & Such
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The Biggs Family with Kewpie, Mitzy and Patti at the Trafalgar Baths
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The Fabulous Lee Leonard
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The Incomparable Mr. Harvey Lee
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: circa 1956 Topics: Autographs, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators Subject: Harvey Lee Description: Center photo from 1945; upper left, 1936; upper right, 1945; lower left, 1946; lower right, 1956. This object has an autographed inscription from Harvey Lee. -
The Jewel Box Revue: it's been a pleasure
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: Fran Novak, Jackie Maye, Jan Britton, Johnny Marsh, Kara Montez, Lynne Carter, Stormé DeLarverie, Titanic -
The Jewel Box Revue: Show Sensation of the Nation (2)
Collection: Drag Show Programs Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Brown, Danny, Benner, Doc Date: circa 1950 to 1959 Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease Subject: Al Le June, Barney Conners, Billy Daye, Billy Richards, Bobbe Drake, Bobbi Sommers, Bobby Johnson, Chunga Ochoa, Del Le Roy, Gaby Delane, Gita Gilmore, Guilda, Jackie Maye, Jan Britton, Jean Evol, Jene Korday, Jerry Raye, Jo Vaughan, John Lonas, Johnny Mangum, Kara Montez, Kit Russell, Larry Winters, Laurie Knight, LaVerne Cummings, Lee Mong, Leon Le Verde, Lestra La Monte, Lynne Carter, Nat Dano, Niles Marsh, Ray Francis, Rickey Renee, Ricki Raymonde, Stormé DeLarverie, T.C. Jones, Tommy Baker, Tommy Lester, Toni Midnight, Vicki Vogue Description: Handwritten notes and signatures on some pages. -
The Peking Opera
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1956 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Operas, Chinese Subject: Mei Lanfang Description: A pamphlet published as a supplement to the 1956 issue of "China Reconstructs." The issue discusses female impersonation and includes photographs of female impersonators. -
Three People Wearing Hats
Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970 Topics: Clothing, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people Description: Three people all pose together, arms around each other, all wearing white dresses and various pieces of headwear. -
Top Female Impersonator To Change Sex
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Two People at a Bar, One in a White Hat
Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970 Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people Description: Person sitting next to another person wearing a white hat at a bar. -
Two People at Jimmy White's Tavern
Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970 Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Clothing, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people Subject: Jimmy White's Tavern Description: Two people in dresses and hats pose for a photo in Jimmy White's Tavern by the bar. -
Two People in a Bedroom, One Sitting, One Standing
Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Clothing, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color Description: Two black people pose for a photograph in a bedroom; one, wearing a long white skirt, stands looking at the camera, while the second lounges on a bed and gazes at the other. -
Two People in Two Piece Dresses
Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970 Topics: Clothing, Costume, Evening gowns, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people Description: Two still frames on the same print, each depicting a different person posing in front of a doorway while wearing a two-piece dress.