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Major Interview Transcript
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Stryker, Susan Date: Jan. 29, 1998 Topics: Drag balls, Drag queens, Gay community, Hormones, Lesbian community, Military, MtFs, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Finocchio's Club -
Multicolor Top and Skirt
Collection: Finocchio's collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1999 Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ night life Subject: Finocchio's Club Description: Multicolor top and skirt worn by Finocchio's performers. -
Oh, What a Drag! The Life and Career of Wacky Jackie Phillips, Finnochio's Riotous Redhead
Collection: Rare Books Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Dewsnap, James Date: 1994 Topics: Celebrities, Clothing, Comedians, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gender roles, Homosexuality, Jails, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, LGBTQ+ theater, LGBTQ+ youth, Passing (Gender), Queens (Gay culture), Traffic accident victims Subject: Beige Room, Bobby Lane, Bobby Raye, Carroll Wallace, Cleo Stafford, Colonial Club, Elton Paris, Finocchio's Club, Flash Gordon, Halloween, Jack Long, Jackie Phillips, Jean Barrios, Jean LaMar, Kara Montez, Kitty Carlisle Hart, LaVerne Cummings, Les Lee, Lonnie Harper, Mardi Gras, Poppy Lane, Ray Saunders, Ricki San Juan, Russell Reed, Rusty Parkor, Tallulah Bankhead, Walter Hart Description: The autobiography of Jackie Phillips, longtime comedy queen at Finocchio's, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap. Book recounts Jackie's personal life and career development both pre- and p... -
Photo of Two Finocchio's Performers
Collection: Finocchio's collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1985 to circa 1999 Topics: Drag performers, Drag shows, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ events, Nightlife Subject: Finocchio's Club Description: A photo of two Finocchio's performers. The performer on the right has a pixie cut, a black dress, and red lipstick on her side blunt. The other performer is pictured sitting down in a big ruffle re... -
Police Raiders Arrest Ten in S.F. Night Club: Patrons Rush for Exits as Officers Visit Finocchio's
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Jul. 20, 1936 Topics: Arrests, Bars, Female impersonators, Physical violence, Police, Theatre Subject: Finocchio's Club -
Portrait of Bobby Jonson (1)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Seymour, Maurice Date: circa 1942 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Bobby Jonson, Finocchio's Club -
Portrait of Bobby Jonson (2)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Seymour, Maurice Date: circa 1942 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Bobby Jonson, Finocchio's Club -
Portrait of Harvey Lee (13)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: circa 1964 to 1966 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Finocchio's Club, Harvey Lee -
Portrait of Nicki Gallucci (1)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Romaine Date: 1942 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Finocchio's Club, Nicki Gallucci -
Portrait of Performer Wearing Yellow Flower
Collection: Finocchio's collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1999 Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ night life Subject: Finocchio's Club Description: Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. -
Promotional photograph of performer Vaughn Auldon in a black dress
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1948 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Female impersonators Subject: Finocchio's Club, Vaughn Auldon Description: A photograph of Vaughn Aldon in costume at a promotional photoshoot at Finocchio's, wearing a tiered black maxi dress, gloves, and a sheer shawl. On the photograph, a short message is inscribed: T... -
San Francisco (3/1/1964)
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: McIntire, W.E.G. Date: Mar. 1, 1964 Topics: Death and dying, Death notices, Drag, Female impersonators, Homosexuality Subject: Finocchio's Club, Lester La Monte -
Selection from City, San Francisco's Magazine, June 1981
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Summer 1981 Topics: Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people Subject: Carroll Wallace, Coquis, Finocchio's Club, Florencio de los Santos, Jose Luis, Joseph Finocchio, Juan Carlos, Lavern Cummings, Lori Shanon Description: Selected pages from City, San Francisco's magazine, featuring an article titled "A look at the boys of Finocchio" and its female impersonator performers. -
Silver Necklace
Collection: Finocchio's collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1999 Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ night life Subject: Finocchio's Club Description: Silver necklace worn by Finocchio's performers. -
The Midnight Snoop
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: McLean, Donald Date: Apr. 1, 1972 Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Theatre Subject: Ann Farrell, David Kelsey, Finocchio's Club, LaVerne Cummings, Terry Taylor
