Dual Portrait of Tamara Rees (November 22, 1954)

The following text appears at the bottom of the object, on a separate sheet of paper than the photographs: "NXP53-11/8-NEW YORK:Robert Egan Rees shown at left as a decorated paratrooper during World War II, is now Tamara Adel Rees(R) after surgery and hormone treatments for change of sex in the Netherlands. The 30-year-old former husband and father of two children has returned to the U.S. to try to become an accepted member of thefemale world she has chosen.(COPYRIGHT 1954 NEWS SYNDICATE CO..INC.,FROM UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTOO"

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Identifier: xk81jk62b
Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
Institution: Transas City
Creator(s): United Press International
Publisher: Transas City
Date Created: Nov. 22, 1954
Dates Covered: 1950 to 1960
Genre: Photographs
Records
Subject(s): Robert Egan Rees
Tamara Adel Rees
Places: Netherlands
Topic(s): LGBTQ+ newspapers
Military
MtFs
Transitioning (Gender)
Transsexual people
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: Black and White
Language: English
Related URL: http://transascity.org/rees-tamara/
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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