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  1. 50s Style Women's Music

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950
    Topics: Clubs, Crossdressers, Entertainers, Musicians
    Subject: Beverly Shaw, Chi Chi Club, Club Laurel, Flamingo Club, Mona's Club

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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...

  6. Expect the Unexpected with "Mister" Carroll Wallace

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950
    Topics: Comedians, Crossdressers, Drag, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Carroll Wallace

  7. 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.

  8. Lavender lads make woo! woo! Hallowe'en eve

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1980
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag balls, Drag queens, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender)
    Description: A newspaper article describing a queer celebration, focusing on the drag performers

  9. 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...

  10. "Pansies" Bloom in Cocktail Bar

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 17, 1951
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Sexual offences laws, Soldiers
    Subject: Bambi
    Description: A newspaper article discussing the trial of a crossdresser referred to as "Bambi."

  11. The Jewel Box Lounge Postcard

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950
    Topics: Crossdressers, Female impersonators
    Subject: The Jewel Box Lounge
    Description: The Jewel Box Lounge is photographed on the front of this postcard captioned by the address of the lounge.