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  1. A Close Up of a Seated Performer

     
    Collection: Military
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Sanford, Pat, Cross, Dan
    Date: circa 1942 to circa 1945
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Military, Musicals, Photographs, Plays, Soldiers
    Subject: Look At Us Now
    Description: A performer wearing a two-piece dress and matching hat poses sitting for a photograph. This may be a photograph of Private First Class Samuel Cohen.
  2. A Performer Sits in a Chair for a Photograph

     
    Collection: Military
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Sanford, Pat, Cross, Dan
    Date: circa 1942 to circa 1945
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Military, Musicals, Photographs, Plays, Soldiers
    Subject: Look At Us Now
    Description: A performer in the show, "Look At Us Now", sits in a chair posing in a two-piece dress. This photograph may be of Private First Class Samuel Cohen.
  3. A Seated Performer Poses for a Photograph

     
    Collection: Military
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Sanford, Pat, Cross, Dan
    Date: circa 1942 to circa 1945
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Military, Musicals, Photographs, Plays, Soldiers
    Subject: Look At Us Now
    Description: A performer poses seated in a chair wearing a two piece dress and matching hat. This may be a photograph of Private First Class Samuel Cohen.
  4. A Seated Performer Poses for a Photograph

     
    Collection: Military
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Sanford, Pat, Cross, Dan
    Date: circa 1942 to circa 1945
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Military, Musicals, Photographs, Plays, Soldiers
    Subject: Look At Us Now
    Description: A seated performer poses in a two-piece dress. This may be a photograph of Private First Class Samuel Cohen.
  5. As For Me...

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: May 1956
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender identity, Transphobia, Transsexual people
    Subject: Luther Allen
  6. Brian and Kay Kendall Kiss in a Group Picture

     
    Collection: Kewpie Photographs
    Institution: GALA Queer Archive
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1980
    Topics: Crossdressing, Kissing, Parties
    Subject: Brian Armino, Kay Kendall, Mrs. Mills
    Description: This photo was captioned by Kewpie when the photos were transferred to GALA in 1999: ‘The gang in Greenpoint at a party stage with the late Brian kissing Kay Kendall’, De Smidt Street’ : Mrs Mills...
  7. Club My-O-My Postcard (1)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Waters, Pat
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: Clubs, Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Club My-O-My, Pat Waters
    Description: A postcard advertising Club MY-O-MY with an image of the club members in ballroom gowns.
  8. Club My-O-My Postcard (2)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Waters, Pat
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: Clubs, Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Club My-O-My, Pat Waters
    Description: A postcard advertising Club MY-O-MY with an image of the club members in ballroom gowns.
  9. Club My-O-My Postcard (3)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Waters, Pat
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: Clubs, Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Club My-O-My, Pat Waters
    Description: A postcard which reads, "Pat Waters World Famous My-O-My Club" beneath an image of a performance.
  10. Coco Performing on Stage

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1950 to 1959?
    Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Theatre shows
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue
    Description: Back of photo reads: "To my dear sister, Drake. You are a doll in all respects. Love, Coco. Jewel Box Revue"
  11. continental journey

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Trebor
    Date: Jan. 1955
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Police, Prejudices
  12. County Woman Kills Herself

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Manistee News Advocate
    Date: Jan. 29, 1951
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Death and dying, FtMs, LGBTQ+ newspapers, Suicide
    Subject: Axel Pederson, John A. Dehorn, Melbourne Beebe, Myrtle Mapes, Thomas Oliver Mapes
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide. The text reads: "COUNTY WOMAN KILLS HERSELF Muskegon, Mich- (U.P.) - Authorities reported today a 29-ye...
  13. Dare Vol. 1 No. 7 (July 1953)

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Fiction Publications, Inc.
    Date: 1953
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender realignment surgery, MtFs, Tabloids, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Transsexualism
    Subject: Elaine Stewart, Fran Warren
    Description: Contents: Christine Jorgensen -- Chiang's A-bomb spies? -- People in the news -- What makes a pretty girl? -- Point 4 -- Farouk -- Plattertalk -- Dubbing a movie -- Is Ike sick? Washington pipeline...
  14. David Hummel as Beatrice Kay

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1953
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: David Hummel
  15. Dear Gentlemen

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Sarua, Ot
    Date: May 1953
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Homosexuality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen