Digital Transgender Archive
Illustration of Mary Jones (1836)
Content Warning: This item contains racist and transphobic imagery. Text at the bottom reads: "The Man-Monster, Peter Sewally, alias Mary Jones, &c&c Sentenced 18th June 1836 to 5 years imprisonment at hard labor at Sing Sing, for Grand Larceny Published by H.R. Robinson, 48 [indistinguishable text] St. NY"
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- Collection
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Art Works
- Institution
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Transas City
- Creator(s)
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H.R. Robinson
- Publisher
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H.R. Robinson
- Date Issued
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1836
- Dates Covered
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Jun. 18, 1836
- Genre
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Drawings
Posters
- Subject(s)
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Mary Jones
Peter Sewally
- Places
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New York
- Topic(s)
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Arrests of LGBTQ+ people
BIPOC
Black LGBTQ+ people
Black transgender people
Crossdressing
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Analog Format
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Color
- Language
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English
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http://transascity.org/mary-jones-1836/
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