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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" -
Mrs. Mary Cooper
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Reddus, Luther Date: Jan. 28, 1950 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators Subject: Ritz Lounge, Valda Gray Description: An article in the Chicago World praising Black female impersonator Valda Gray's performance at the Ritz Lounge. -
Nabbed in 'maid' masquerade
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: Jan. 27, 1950 Topics: Arrests, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Household work, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police stations Subject: Frank Porter, Mary Lee Porter, Queque Malpress, Rita Porter, Tisha Porter, Willie Moore Description: Masculine jail clothing was substituted for feminine attire worn by these three youths after they were nabbed early today. They said they had been employed as female domestic servants in fashionabl... -
Performer Exiting a Stage
Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: 1950s Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Music--Performance, Theater Description: A black performer poses for a photograph near a stage as she smiles, holding one arm out and holding up the skirt of her dress. -
Performer in Front of a Band
Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: 1950s Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag queens, Evening gowns, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Music--Performance, Singing, Theater Description: A black person wearing a silk dress and gloves performs on stage with a band. -
Person Wearing an Apron
Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color Description: A black person stands in a bedroom, wearing an apron and drinking. -
Portrait of a Person with a White Necklace and Earrings
Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color Description: A close-up photograph of a black person who is wearing a dark-colored top, as well as a white necklace and earrings. -
Portrait of Stormé DeLarverie (3)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1969 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ people of color, Male impersonators, Photography, Public facilities Subject: Stormé DeLarverie Description: Stormé DeLarverie is known as "the mother of the Stonewall riots" -
Portrait of Stormé DeLarverie (4)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1969 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ people of color, Male impersonators, Photography Subject: Stormé DeLarverie Description: Storme DeLarverie is known as "the mother of the Stonewall riots" -
Sweet Evening Breeze, Early 1950s
Collection: Kentucky History Institution: Faulkner Morgan Archive Creator: Date: 1950s Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Transgender people of color Subject: Sweet Evening Breeze Description: Sweet Evening Breeze in a wedding gown poses while laying down on a couch. -
Sweets in Her Prall Street Home, Mid-1950s
Collection: Kentucky History Institution: Faulkner Morgan Archive Creator: Date: 1950s Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color Subject: Sweet Evening Breeze Description: Sweet Evening Breeze poses in a wedding gown in her Prall Street home in Lexington, Kentucky. -
Two People in a Bedroom, One Sitting, One Standing
Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Smith, Bobby Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Clothing, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color Description: Two black people pose for a photograph in a bedroom; one, wearing a long white skirt, stands looking at the camera, while the second lounges on a bed and gazes at the other. -
Two People Pose in a Bedroom, One Sitting, One Standing
Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs Institution: University of South Florida Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Clothing, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color Description: Two people pose in a bedroom wearing dresses. One appears to be white, the other, a person of color.
