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A man in drag standing on a stage. Photographic postcard, 195-.
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A sailor holds hands with a man in elaborate drag. Photographic postcard, 191-.
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A sailor in drag on S.S. Caronia. Photograph, 195-.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1950 to 1959? Topics: Female impersonators Description: Very convincing amateur drag, mid 1950s.An unidentified merchant seamen on board S.S. Caronia. The Merchant Navy to some degree provided a bolt-hole for many 'obvious' homosexuals in the 1950s, whe... -
Actors in pantomime in Brighton: S. West playing King Robert of Remlaf and H. Taylor in drag as Queen Aggie of Remlaf. Photographic postcard.
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards Institution: Wellcome Library Creator: Date: 1900 to 1999 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Amateur theatricals in Brighton. The Queen was a popular Dame figure in pantomime. Identities of cast members from pencil inscription on verso of print catalogued. Remlaf is a palindrome of Falmer,... -
Brian and Kay Kendall Kiss in a Group Picture
Collection: Kewpie Photographs Institution: Gay & Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1980 Topics: Crossdressing, Kissing, Parties Subject: Brian Armino, Kay Kendall, Mrs. Mills Description: This photo was captioned by Kewpie when the photos were transferred to GALA in 1999: ‘The gang in Greenpoint at a party stage with the late Brian kissing Kay Kendall’, De Smidt Street’ : Mrs Mills... -
Brian at Fourth Beach (1)
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Brian at Fourth Beach (2)
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Brian at Fourth Beach (3)
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Candid Shot of Bobby Barton, Eva Bors, Paris Todd, Robin Rodgers, and Unknown Girl
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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. -
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). -
Christine Jorgensen at Adelphi Theater, New York City
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Apr. 8, 1953 Topics: Photography, Theatre, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen Description: Christine Jorgensen at the Adelphi Theater in New York City wearing a straw hat and an orchid corsage. -
Christine Jorgensen Listening to the Radio
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Oct. 10, 1953 Topics: Photographs, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen Description: This picture from Christine Jorgensen's trip to Havana, Cuba shows her sitting beside a dresser, tuning a radio. -
Christine Jorgensen Named "Woman of the Year"
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Mar. 7, 1953 Topics: Awards, Photographs, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Scandinavian Society Description: The photograph is captioned "Christine named “Woman of the Year” New York……….. Golden-haired Christine Jorgensen, the former GI transformed into a beautiful woman by Copenhagen (Denmark) surgeons a... -
Christine Jorgensen on a Trip to Cuba