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Walter Hart Scrapbook

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This scrapbook documents the career and social life of Walter Hart, a female impersonator who headlined at Finocchio's nightclub in San Francisco between the 1930s and 1950s. Scrapbook pages include numerous photographs of Hart in costume, signed headshots from numerous other performers, snapshots of friends, and newspaper clippings that span Hart's performance career. The scrapbook was likely assembled by Walter Hart.

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Identifier
x633f157n
Collection
Scrapbooks and Albums
Institution
GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s)
Hart, Walter
Contributor(s)
Jewel, Gene
Hall, Bob
Paul, Ivan
Date Created
circa 1930 to 1978
Dates Covered
Aug. 1941
Jul. 1942
Nov. 1941
Oct. 1942
Apr. 1942
Dec. 1941
Sep. 1978
Genre
Albums
Clippings
Photographs
Subject(s)
Club 365
Finocchio's Club
Frank Doran
Freddy Renault
Gay Nineties
Ida Re'Velle
Jackie Maye
La Fiesta
Mae West
Music Box Theatre
Nicki Gallucci
Ray Bourbon
Sophie Tucker
Walter Hart
Places
California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
New York
California > Alameda County > Oakland
Topic(s)
Comedians
Drag performers
Drag shows
Female impersonators
LGBTQ+ clubs
LGBTQ+ musicians
Mothers of LGBTQ+ people
Revues
World War, 1939-1945
Resource Type
Mixed material
Language
English
Spanish; Castilian
Rights
Copyright undetermined
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