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  1. 1er Avril

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: A & Cie
    Date: 1905
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Series of 2 April Fool’s Day (“poisson d’avril”) postcards. Two women dressed in 18th-century aristocratic garb, one as a man, one as woman: In this card (tinted), each is holding a colossal fish (...
  2. 1er Avril

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: A & Cie
    Date: 1905
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Series of 2 April Fool’s Day (“poisson d’avril”) postcards. Two women dressed in 18th-century aristocratic garb, one as a man, one as woman: In one card (untinted), both hold a basket filled with f...
  3. Amours Champetres

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Walery
    Date: circa 1907
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto. Se renseigner à la Poste”. Printed on verso: Two five-point stars followed b...
  4. [Aristocrat and Flower Girl]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Edit. d'Art
    Date: 1911
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: ighteenth-century seduction scene: woman dressed as a male aristocrat woos a peasant-girl flower-seller against a studio backdrop of a sylvan scene. Postage stamp and postmark on recto. Divided verso.
  5. Arrive a Chinon

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: ELD, Walery
    Date: circa 1905
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Lucien Renault; signed “Ta soeurette [illegible]”. Historical scene showing Joan of Arc telling the dauphin of France that he will be crowned king at Reims. As is convent...
  6. Au Carrousel

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Trans women
    Subject: Bambi, Le Carrousel de Paris, Paris, Pruvot, Marie-Pierre
    Description: A card commemorating Marie-Pierre Pruvot, also known as Bambi, and her longstanding career as a showgirl in Paris.
  7. CHERCHEZ LA FEMME: PARMI LES PLUS BEAUX HOMMES DU MONDE!!

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites
    Subject: Banquet du 4iéme Anniversaire, Bob Roberts, Bob Sylvestre, Cherchez La Femme, Clyde Dubois, Dick Connors, East End Printing, Gene Chandler, Jean Marin, Jean-Guy Couture, Marc Pilon, Monsieur Christian, Pierre Garceau, Pierre McLeod, Reed Theatrical Entertainment, Richard Sullivan, Travestframa
    Description: A drag program — with an introduction — for CHERCHEZ LA FEMME.
  8. [Cricket on the Hearth]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Ed. Lasseron
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Seven performers with both male and female cross-dressing standing on a lawn in front of a painted backdrop representing a bower. Based on the indication of the roles noted on the verso, the actors...
  9. de Brives (Varietes)

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Cautin et Berger, De Brives, Gabrielle
    Date: 1905
    Topics:  
    Subject: Gabrielle De Brives
    Description: Studio shot of Gabrielle De Brives dressed in 19th-century schoolboy garb for the revue Paris aux Variétés. De Brives (also spelled Debrives) was an actress and singer who appeared frequently at ...
  10. [Fanluchette et Godichon]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Piprot, Walery
    Date: 1904
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Full set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an early 19th-century seduction scene. "Male"soldier wearing a shako declares his love to a country girl in a studio setting with a backdrop painting of...
  11. [Fanluchette et Godichon]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Piprot, Walery
    Date: 1904
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Full set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an early 19th-century seduction scene. "Male"soldier wearing a shako declares his love to a country girl in a studio setting with a backdrop painting of...
  12. [Fanluchette et Godichon]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Piprot, Walery
    Date: 1904
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Full set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an early 19th-century seduction scene. "Male"soldier wearing a shako declares his love to a country girl in a studio setting with a backdrop painting of...
  13. [Fanluchette et Godichon]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Piprot, Walery
    Date: 1904
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Full set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an early 19th-century seduction scene. "Male"soldier wearing a shako declares his love to a country girl in a studio setting with a backdrop painting of...
  14. [Fanluchette et Godichon]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Piprot, Walery
    Date: 1904
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Full set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an early 19th-century seduction scene. "Male"soldier wearing a shako declares his love to a country girl in a studio setting with a backdrop painting of...
  15. [Fanluchette et Godichon]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Piprot, Walery
    Date: 1904
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Full set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an early 19th-century seduction scene. "Male"soldier wearing a shako declares his love to a country girl in a studio setting with a backdrop painting of...