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  1. Karyl Norman Career Summary Page

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Lyricists, Musical theater, Singers, Theater
    Subject: Karyl Norman
    Description: Page with career summary for Karyl Norman. Includes multiple pictures of Karyl Norman across different times in her career, two of which are signed.
  2. Shalimar Performing in a Club

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1950?
    Topics: Entertainers, Nightclubs, Trans women
    Subject: Shalimar
  3. Roberta Cowell in the Kitchen

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1945 to 1957
    Topics: Cooking, Kitchens, MtFs, Transgender people, Transsexual people, Women biographers
    Subject: Picture Post, Roberta Cowell
    Description: Below the photo the following quote appears: "'Cooking was unexpectedly exciting.'"
  4. Christine Jorgensen in Car

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1952
    Topics: LGBTQ+ press, Photography, Privacy, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen (second from right) huddles in a car with three other unidentified people
  5. Christine Jorgensen Walks with a Friend in Denmark

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1952
    Topics: Friendships, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen walks in Denmark with a companion
  6. Police Officer, Man Posing As Woman Are Hurt In Fight

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Sacramento Bee
    Date: Nov. 7, 1952
    Topics: Appearance, Criminal law, Criminalization, Photographs, Physical violence, Police
  7. 'Woman' Gives Battle, But Proves to Be Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Service
    Date: Nov. 8, 1952
    Topics: Appearance, Female impersonators, Physical violence, Police, Theft
    Subject: Jimmy Curtis
  8. Female Impersonator Is Sentenced To Jail

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Sacramento Bee
    Date: Nov. 19, 1952
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Courts, Female impersonators, Physical violence, Police
    Subject: Fred Jackson
  9. Christine Jorgensen in Copenhagen

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Photos
    Date: Dec. 1, 1952
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Hospitals, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen sitting in Copenhagen. Reverse has a description of Jorgensen's life potentially for publication. Handwritten markings.
  10. N.Y. Couple Joyous Son Now Daughter

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Boston American
    Date: Dec. 1, 1952
    Topics: Army, FtMs, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Masculinities, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, George W. Jorgensen
  11. Christine Jorgensen at a Press Conference

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Dec. 11, 1952
    Topics: Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen posing for a photograph at a press conference after having received gender realignment surgery in Denmark.
  12. Christine Jorgensen and Sonia Henie

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1953
    Topics: Parties, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Sonia Henie
    Description: Christine Jorgensen, left, meets ice skater Sonia Henie (center), surrounded by a group of people in formal wear.
  13. Christine Jorgensen Arrives at New York Idlewild Airport

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1953
    Topics: Photography, Trans women, Transgender people, Travel
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen returns to the United States in 1953 after undergoing gender realignment surgery in Denmark, pictured here at the New York Idlewild Airport (now JFK International Airport).
  14. Christine Jorgensen Reads "American Weekly"

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1953
    Topics: News magazines, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: American Weekly, Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen sits at a desk reading an issue of "American Weekly," potentially the 1953 story the magazine published about her life.
  15. Christine Jorgensen Takes Driving Exam

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1953
    Topics: Licenses, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen
    Description: Christine Jorgensen poses behind the wheel of a car as she takes the test to get her driver's license in 1953 as someone photographs her in the background