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  1. Film of a 1960s drag cocktail party, picnic, and pool party

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Description: Three events. The first is an evening event described in an onscreen sign as "Cocktail Party Honoring Empress Reba: Hostesses Princess Royal Fanny & Bobby." Partygoers mingle, celebrate, and show o...
  2. Film of a 1960s drag performance

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Empress Reba, Imperial Court of San Francisco
    Description: A drag performance at a bar, with the camera occasionally panning over the audience. The drag queens -- including Empress Reba -- lip-synch, dance, and show off men for the crowd.
  3. Film of a 1960s holiday party and Imperial Court of San Francisco event

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Drag balls, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Imperial Court of San Francisco
    Description: Film depicting two events. The first is a holiday party with both Christmas and Hanukkah decorations. Revelers talk, eat, and show off their drag. The second event is a very elaborate Imperial Cour...
  4. Film of Empress Reba events, Imperial Court of San Francisco, circa 1968-1969 [1]

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Drag balls, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Empress Reba, Imperial Court of San Francisco
    Description: Film depicting two different events. In the first, people drink, celebrate, flirt, and play music in what appears to be a gay bar. A large sign promotes the election campaign of the future Empress ...
  5. Film of Empress Reba events, Imperial Court of San Francisco, circa 1968-1969 [2]

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Drag balls, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Empress Reba, Imperial Court of San Francisco
    Description: Film depicting two events. The first is a formal occasion with some participants in drag, including Empress Reba; the second is a more informal Halloween party, with some of the same participants i...
  6. Small photographs of Victoria Fernandez and community

     
    Collection: Victoria Fernandez/Vicki Starr Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1955 to 1972
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Strippers, Trans women
    Description: A sheet of small photographs collected by Victoria Fernandez. Based on the styles shown, many of the photos date from Fernandez' youth in the 1950s, although the third from the top at far left is d...