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Male impersonators

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs and postcards of women collection

 Collection
Identifier: 7678
Abstract

A collection of photographs and postcards from various sources, primarily of unidentified women by unidentified photographers that show women in various homosocial poses or in gender transgressive dress or behavior. Some images may be of sisters, relatives, or female friends; some are explicitly lesbian in nature. Together, they give visual documentation of women's relationships, body language, and dress. Specific descriptions follow.

Dates: circa 1900-1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Photographs and postcards of women collection

Pierrette et Polichinelle, 1900

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924070754597], Folder: 15
Identifier: 152
Scope and Contents

Same series depicted in cards 333-335.

Dates: 1900
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7778, Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing / France / Gallant scenes

Pierrette et Polichinelle, 1900

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31924113964971], Folder: 21
Identifier: 333-335
Scope and Contents

Same series depicted in card 152.

Dates: 1900
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7778, Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing / France / Gallant scenes

Pierrot et Columbine, 1900

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31924113964971], Folder: 22
Identifier: 336-339
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Postcards portraying cross-dressing and female and male impersonators in France, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Romania. Postcards include photographic and photomechanical prints, some hand-colored. All are printed between circa 1900 and 1930 and depict performers on amateur, café-concert, music-hall, and legitimate stages at the high-point of cross-dressing as a form of entertainment. Many depict gallant visual narratives of...
Dates: 1900
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7778, Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing / France / Gallant scenes

Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing

 Collection
Identifier: 7778
Abstract Postcards portraying cross-dressing and female and male impersonators in France, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Romania. Postcards include photographic and photomechanical prints, some hand-colored. All are printed between circa 1900 and 1930 and depict performers on amateur, café-concert, music-hall, and legitimate stages at the high-point of cross-dressing as a form of entertainment. Many depict gallant visual narratives of...
Dates: 1900-1931, 1955
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing

Present! Si on a besoin de nous, nous sommes la, 1915

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31924113964971], Folder: 25
Identifier: 355
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Postcards portraying cross-dressing and female and male impersonators in France, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Romania. Postcards include photographic and photomechanical prints, some hand-colored. All are printed between circa 1900 and 1930 and depict performers on amateur, café-concert, music-hall, and legitimate stages at the high-point of cross-dressing as a form of entertainment. Many depict gallant visual narratives of...
Dates: 1915
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7778, Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing / France / Humor

Racettes de friandises - Gateau Suisse, 1900

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924070754597], Folder: 18
Identifier: 178
Scope and Contents

Addressed to Auguste Morel. Woman dressed as a chef wearing a toque, men's coat and men's 18th-century kneepants and hose while holding up a fluted cake pan. She leans against a decor suggesting a country kitchen. Printed in red at the bottom of the recto is a recipe for Swiss cake.

Dates: 1900
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7778, Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing / France / Humor

Sarah Bernhardt, 1902

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31924113964971], Folder: 3
Identifier: 214
Scope and Contents

Bernhardt as the son of Napoleon in L'Aiglon. Undivided verso. Publisher initials S.I.P. on recto.

Dates: 1902
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7778, Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing / France / Music Hall, Theater and Film

Sarah Bernhardt, 1904

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31924113964971], Folder: 3
Identifier: 215
Scope and Contents

Bernhardt as the son of Napoleon in L'Aiglon. Undivided verso. Publisher initials S.I.P. on recto.

Dates: 1904
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7778, Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing / France / Music Hall, Theater and Film

Sarah Bernhardt, 1904

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31924113964971], Folder: 3
Identifier: 216
Scope and Contents

Bernhardt as the son of Napoleon in L'Aiglon. Undivided verso. Publisher initials S.I.P. on recto.

Dates: 1904
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 7778, Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross dressing / France / Music Hall, Theater and Film

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