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  1. Amusements

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 31, 1896
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators
    Subject: Florence Hines
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to racist language.

  2. Excelsior Springs

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1896
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Elms Hotel, Missouri Pharmacy Traveling Association
    Description: A souvenir of "Missouri Pharmacy Traveling Association" featuring a female impersonator.

  3. In Japanese Theaters

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Hageman, Maurice
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Costumes, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Hanshira, Hiakunoskeh, Japanese People
    Description: Minneapolis Journal article discussing Japan's best female impersonators, Hanshira and Hiakunoskeh.

  4. PEOPLE'S—Gowongo Mohawk

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Native American LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, Wep-Ton-No-Mah
    Description: A short article published in 1897 in the Philadelphia Inquirer detailing Gowongo Mohawk, an Indigenous male impersonator acting as the leading role in the play "Wep-Ton-No-Mah."

  5. The Minstrels

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Daily Ardmoreite
    Date: Jan. 9, 1896
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: A clipping from The Daily Ardmoreite reviewing Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrel show mentioning the great Gauze, a female impersonator.

  6. The Stage

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Darkest America, Florence Hines, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: Article in The Freeman mentioning Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator, and Willis Guaze, a female impersonator. This item has been marked as explicit for racist imagery.