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  1. Adopts Men's Clothes Because Nature Had Given Her Mustache

     
    Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 9, 1908
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity
    Description: A news clipping from The Mitchell Capital (Mitchell, SD) describing Woodhull's arrival into New York City from Canada.
  2. Allen's Minstrels

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Jenkins, P.L.
    Date: 1909
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Allen's Minstrels, C. Adam LaRose, Musician, Salome Dance
    Description: Article in The Freeman discussing C. Adam LaRose, a Black female impersonator and musician.
  3. Allowed to Proceed in Male Attire

     
    Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 7, 1908
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity
    Subject: Frank Woodhull
    Description: A clipping from The Forest Republican (Tionesta, PA) describing that Frank Woodhull, who immigrated from Canada to New York City, was allowed to proceed on to his destination of New Orleans.
  4. Baron Schlippenbach

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 7, 1908
    Topics: Crossdressing, Death and dying, Diplomats, Government, Labour, Masculinities, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Anna Terlessky, Baron von Schlippenbach, Nicolai De Raylan
  5. "Black Jenny Lind."

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1909
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: J. Robert Johnson
    Description: Article in the Richmond Planet advertising event featuring Black female impersonator.
  6. Bride Takes on Garb of Man; Not Detected for Nine Years

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 6, 1908
    Topics: Crossdressing, Gender expression, Masculinities
    Subject: Augusta Seib, Johann Hoch
    Description: Clipping about Augusta Seib's crossdressing and why they did it. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  7. Girl Long Posed As A Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 15, 1909
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Crossdressers, Gender role, Masculinities
    Subject: James Davis, Mabel Davis
  8. Goes to Her Mother

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 28, 1908
    Topics: Families, FtMs, Inheritances, Marriage
    Subject: Baron von Schlippenbach, Nicolai De Raylan, Seraphine Terletsky
  9. Happy as a Man, She Says, After 15 Years Posing

     
    Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 5, 1908
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity
    Description: A clipping from The Evening World (New York, NY) describing Frank Woodhull's arrival to New York City from Canada.
  10. Julian Eltinge

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 15, 1909
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Julian Eltinge, The Fulton
    Description: A clipping from "Brooklyn Life" titled: "Julian Eltinge," detailing the upcoming performance of Julian Eltinge. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  11. Lived Fifteen Years as Man

     
    Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 10, 1908
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity
    Subject: Frank Woodhull
  12. Mid-Week

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 27, 1908
    Topics: Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: George Fostelle, Harry Le Clair, Julian Eltinge, Pittsburgh Daily Post, Richard Harlow, The Nixon Theater
    Description: A clipping from "Pittsburgh Daily Post" titled: "Mid-Week," detailing a performance by Julian Eltinge. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  13. Montauk.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 5, 1909
    Topics:  
    Subject: 100 Honey Boys, Cohan and Harris Minstrels, Earl Benham, Eddie Leonard, Forty Count Em', Frank Morrell, George Evans, George M. Cohan, George Primrose, J.H Harverly, John King, Julian Eltinge, Matt Keefe, The Belle of the Barber's Ball, Watterbury Brothers and Tenney and Rice and Provost
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to anti-Black racism. Clipping from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle talking about a minstrel show.
  14. Passed Off as a Man

     
    Collection: Frank Woodhull Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 5, 1908
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ immigrants, Trans men, Transgender people, Transmasculinity
    Description: A clipping from the Evening Star (Washington, DC) describing Frank Woodhull's immigration to the United States.
  15. Portrait Ella Wesner

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870 to 1908
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators
    Subject: Ella Wesner