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  1. Danny Brown & Doc Benner Present The Jewel Box Revue, 25 Men and A Girl, World's Greatest Femme Mimics

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Brown, Danny, Benner, Doc
    Date: circa 1960
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Armando Rodda, Billy Austin, Bob Lake, Bob White, Clinton Williams, Doddi Daniels, Dori D'or, Eva Franklin, Hans Crystal, James Tai, Jan Britton, Jay Johnson, Jim Challander, Jud Stoddard, Kenny Kilpatrick, Lynn Roberts, Lynne Carter, Robbi Ross, Ronnie Morales, Sal Angelica, Stormé DeLarverie, Ted Duncan, Vivi Vogue
    Description: See "Related Links" for other pages of the program.
  2. Double Portrait of Bobby Lake, in and out of Drag

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1960 to 1969
    Topics: Dancers, Drag queens
    Subject: Bobby Lake
  3. Hollywood's Favorite Female Impersonator the One and Only...Adrian Ames

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 30, 1960
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theatre shows
    Subject: Adrian Ames
  4. Jolly Jack in a Feathered Hat

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gay community, Theater
    Subject: Gay Nineties
    Description: A close-up of Jolly Jack in a ruffled dress and wearing a feathered hat. The handwritten inscription on the back of the photograph reads: "Just an old bag of the Gay Ninties [sic]. Your card was ve...
  5. Jolly Jack in Blonde Wig and Headdress

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: An elliptical photograph on a white background of Jolly Jack posing in a large wig with a headpiece and a shiny, ruffled dress.
  6. Jolly Jack in Large Hat and Long Dress

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Clothing, Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: Jolly Jack, a female impersonator, poses in front of a curtain in a long, ruffled dress and a large hat.
  7. Jolly Jack Wearing a Costume with a Plumed Hat

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Clothing, Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: Jolly Jack, wearing a plumed hat and and leotard with long sleeves, poses for a photo.
  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. Performer Holding a Hand Fan

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Evening gowns, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: A female impersonator in an embroidered dress poses sitting on what appears to be a stage, holding a hand fan.
  10. Performer Standing in Front of a Microphone (Full Image)

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Evening gowns, Female impersonators, Music--Performance, Singing, Theater
    Description: A performer in a shiny two-piece dress sings on stage into a microphone.
  11. Person Posing in an Appropriative Costume

     
    Collection: Rex Maniscalco Collection of Bobby Smith Photographs
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Ethnic costume
    Description: Person poses in an appropriative costume consisting of a black scarf and pearl headband.
  12. Portrait of Frenchy

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens
    Description: "Crossdresser/drag queen 'Frenchy,' a photo reportedly from Hamburg, Germany in 1960."
  13. Robbie Ross (1960)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1960
    Topics: Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: G.G. Allen, Jewel Box Revue, Robbie Ross
    Description: These photos are a part of Private Birthday Party, a collection of found photographic slides that depict Kansas City’s drag culture throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
  14. The Performers of Le Carrousel

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to 1964
    Topics: Drag bars, Drag queens, Transgender people
    Subject: April Ashley, Le Carrousel
    Description: An image of performers from Le Carrousel, a club that opened as a cabaret in Paris in 1926, and was known for its drag queen performers. The clubs performers included transgender women such as Apri...