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  1. it's me again... Ray Bourbon: YOU'RE STEPPING ON MY EYELASHES!

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: A Girl of the Golden West, An Evening in Copenhagen, Back in Drag Again, Bourbon 100-Proof, Claque-Claque, Don't Call Me Madam, High Infidelity, I Must Have a Greek, Life Goes to a Party, Peter Pan, Queen of the Ballet, Queen of the Navy, Queen of the Y.M.C.A., Rae Bourbon, Ray Bourbon, The Family Tree, You're Stepping on My Eyelashes
    Description: An album cover of Ray Bourbon's "it's me again... Ray Bourbon: YOU'RE STEPPING ON MY EYELASHES!"
  2. Jackie Maye at Jewel Box Night Club

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1940s
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Jackie Maye, Jewel Box Night Club, Jewel Box Revue, Toots La May
  3. Jewel Box Revue Advertisement (1)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1967
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Theatre shows
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue, Kurt Mann, Lynne Carter
  4. Jewel Box Revue Advertisement (2)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 17, 1968
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Theatre shows
  5. Joe's De Luxe Club

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 194X
    Topics: Drag queens, Night life, Theatre shows
    Subject: Joe's Deluxe Club, Petite Swanson
  6. Joe's Nairobi Lounge Presents Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 31, 1970
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Joe's Nairobi Lounge, Shirley Butler, Sir Lady Java
  7. Johnstone Bennett Receives The “World”

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 20, 1894
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators
    Subject: Johnstone Bennett
    Description: Drawing entitled "Johnstone Bennett Receives 'The World'"
  8. Joshua's Reed Presents Sir Lady Java Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1981
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Gentelmen's Quarterly, Joshua's Reed, Sir Lady Java
  9. Just Arrived: The New Dime Museum

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Peabody Essex Museum
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1880
    Topics: Dime museums, Female impersonators, Theater
    Subject: Essex Street, G. B. Bunnell, Irene Woodward, J. Lang, Joseph Jenny, Signor Giovanna, The New Dime Museum, The Tattooed Lady
    Description: Advertisement for a Dime Museum featuring female impersonator Joseph Jenney.
  10. Kim Elizabeth Stuart Outreach Flyer

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1986
    Topics: Books, Events, Transgender community
    Subject: Educational Transvestite Chapter (ETVC), Kim Elizabeth Stuart, The Uninvited Dilemma: A Question of Gender
    Description: Item originally collected by Lou Sullivan.
  11. Know Your Language: Tips for the Public Regarding Transgendered Persons

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Georgia Gender Education & Advocacy
    Date: 1995
    Topics: Androgyny, Crossdressers, Drag kings, Drag queens, Sexual orientation, Third gender, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Description: A "Who's Who?" guide to gender identity and gender expression published by Georgia Gender Education & Advocacy and distributed at Fantasia Fair 1995.
  12. Ladies-- His Gowns Will Simply Slay You

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Finocchio's Club
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Finocchio's Club, Tex Hendrix
  13. LADIES OF BURLESQUE: now appearing RAE BOURBON (UTC 10)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: A Girl of the Golden West, An Evening in Copenhagen, Around The World In 80 Ways, Bourbon 100-Proof, Don't Call Me Madam, Hollywood Exposé, Ladies of Burlesque, Let Me Tell You About My Operation, One On The Aisle (Claque-Claque), Rae Bourbon, You're Stepping on My Eyelashes
    Description: A Rae Bourbon album cover.
  14. Lesbian Masquerade

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 1979
    Topics: Butches, Crossdressing, Lesbians, Passing (Gender), Soft butches
    Subject: Allan Berube
    Description: Item originally collected by Lou Sullivan.
  15. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY OPERATION: RAE BOURBON SPEAKING….. (UTC 7)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: A Girl of the Golden West, An Evening in Copenhagen, Around The World In 80 Ways, Bourbon 100-Proof, Don't Call Me Madam, George Carpozi Jr., Hollywood Exposé, Ladies of Burlesque, Let Me Tell You About My Operation, One On The Aisle (Claque-Claque), Rae Bourbon, You're Stepping on My Eyelashes
    Description: Vinyl Album (front and back) for Rae Bourbon's song "Let Me Tell You About My Operation." Includes a note from Rae about transitioning, as well as two clippings from journal articles about Rae's tr...
  16. Michelle "Ready or Not, It's Me!" Program

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Music, Night life, Theatre shows
  17. Mona's Club Ashtray

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Mona's Club 440
    Date: 1940s
    Topics: Ashtrays, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Smoking
    Subject: Mona's Club, Mona's Club 440
  18. Now at The Hustlers

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 9, 1967
    Topics: Activists, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Benny Curtis Show, Sepia, Sir Lady Java, The Hustlers (Club), Willie Bobo
  19. Oasis Cocktail Lounge proudly presents... Sir Lady Java Review

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 31, 1971
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Oasis Cocktail Lounge, Sir Lady Java
  20. One Night Only Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Roy's Twenty Grand West, Sir Lady Java
  21. Outreach Book Service Ltd. Book List

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Outreach Book Service, Ltd.
    Date: Mar. 1989
    Topics: Androgyny, Crossdressing, Transsexuality
    Description: Trans and nonbinary book list from March 1989 published by Outreach Book Service Ltd.
  22. Picnic at Reneé's

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: Spring 1988
    Topics: Events, Gatherings, LGBTQ+ partners, Transgender community
    Subject: Educational Transvestite Chapter (ETVC)
    Description: Item originally collected by Lou Sullivan
  23. Platform of the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Queens Gays and Lesbians United (Q-GLU)
    Date: 1993
    Topics: AIDS activists, Anti-racism, Civil rights demonstrations, Feminism, LGBTQ+ activism, Queer people of color
    Description: A program describing the platforms of the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation.
  24. Program for Amanda Milan's Memorial Serivce

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC
    Description: Program for Amanda Milan's, a member of New York's ballroom community, memorial service.
  25. Rae Bourbon: A Girl Of The Golden West (UTC 4)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: A Girl of the Golden West, An Evening in Copenhagen, Around The World In 80 Ways, Bourbon 100-Proof, Don't Call Me Madam, Hollywood Exposé, Horse Opera, Ladies of Burlesque, Let Me Tell You About My Operation, One On The Aisle (Claque-Claque), Rae Bourbon, Ray Bourbon, The Railroad's Coming Thru, To Hell With The Range, Ugh!, Where Does The Difference Come In?, You're Stepping on My Eyelashes
    Description: Album cover (front and back of vinyl) by Rae Bourbon Content Warning: Offensive visual depiction of Indigenous Americans.
  26. Ray Bourbon

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clubs, Entertainers
  27. Ray Bourbon: A GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST (UTC 4)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: An Evening in Copenhagen, Bourbon 100-Proof, Claque-Claque, Don't Call Me Madam, Horse Opera, Ray Bourbon, The Railroad's Coming Thru, To Hell With The Range, Ugh!, Where Does The Difference Come In?, You're Stepping on My Eyelashes
    Description: Album on vinyl by Ray Bourbon titled "A Girl of the Golden West." Content Warning: Offensive visual depiction of Indigenous people.
  28. Ray Bourbon in Selections from DON’T CALL ME MADAM (UTC 3)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: A Girl of the Golden West, Around The World In 80 Ways, Bourbon 100-Proof, Carnegie Hall, Danton Walker, Don't Call Me Madam, Errol Flynn, Hollywood Exposé, Ladies of Burlesque, Let Me Tell You About My Operation, Mae West, New York Daily News, One On The Aisle (Claque-Claque), Rae Bourbon, Ray Bourbon, Robert Sylvester, Sunday Ride, The Neighbor's Party
    Description: An album cover of Ray Bourbon's "Don't Call Me Madam," including reviews.
  29. Richard Harlow Postcard

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1896
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag
    Subject: Richard Harlow
    Description: A postcard featuring an image of Richard Harlow in drag.
  30. Rich's Garden Party '93

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 25, 1993
    Topics: Discos, Drag, Events, Gay pride, Parties
    Subject: Rich's, The Names Project
    Description: from 1993 Pride Guide
  31. RICH'S Salutes the Stonewall Generation

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 23, 1989 to Jun. 29, 1989
    Topics: Dance, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Events
    Subject: Nellie Ribbons, Rich's
  32. Rich's, Tea & Me Presents...The Rich's Christmas Party (1992)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 18, 1992 to Dec. 24, 1992
    Topics: Celebrity impersonators, Christmas, Drag, Drag queens, Events
    Subject: Bamboo Crisis, Jimmy James, Lois Bromfield, Rich's
  33. Rich's, tea, and me...presents Jimmy James

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1990s
    Topics: AIDS awareness, Dance, Drag, Events, HIV/AIDS
    Subject: Jimmy James, Rich's
  34. San Francisco Gay & Lesbian History Project

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gay community, Gay men, History, Lesbians
    Description: Item originally collected by Lou Sullivan.
  35. San Francisco Minstrels!

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Peabody Essex Museum
    Creator:
    Date: May 12, 1874
    Topics: Female impersonators, Minstrel shows, Theater
    Subject: A. Smidt, Beaumont Read, Billy Birch, Birch, Wambold, and Backus' San Francisco Minstrels, C. Henry, Charley Backus, D. S. Wambold, E. Kirwan, J. Wills, Johnson & Powers, Joseph Norrie, Mechanics Hall, S. Watts, T. A. E. Richardson, T. P. Jones, The Great Ricardo, W. Blakeney, W. S. Mullaly, W. Schwab
    Description: Advertisement for event featuring minstrel and female impersonation act The Great Ricardo
  36. Script for "The Heat": A Hot Peach Retrospective Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Camicia, Jimmy
    Date: Summer 1989
    Topics:  
    Subject: Amy Coleman, Chrysis, Jackie Curtis, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
    Description: This item contains a script for the Hot Peaches theater group's stage play, "The Heat."
  37. Sir Lady Java -- The Lady is a Man

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1970
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Memory Lane Supper Club, Sir Lady Java
  38. Sir Lady Java Proudly Presents The Pre Halloween Ball of the Year

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1969
    Topics: Drag balls, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture)
    Subject: Jimmy Thompon, Sam Green, Sir Lady Java, The Tempting Harts
  39. Starring the Fabulous Jewel Box Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1968
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Theatre shows
    Subject: Billy Daye, Dodie Daniels, Robin Rogers
  40. Sunday Night Cabaret at JR.'s Bar and Grill (1986)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 1986
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cabaret, Drag, Drag queens, Events, Female impersonators
    Subject: Dione Martell, JR’s Bar & Grill, Kandi Delight, Naomi Sims, Tiger LIl
  41. TAIT’S Presents RAE BOURBON and COMPANY

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: B.B.B. Cellar Cafe, Boris Kramarenki, Flora Shime, Girls Will Be Boys, Millie Burdett, Rae Bourbon, Tait's
    Description: An advertisement for TAIT's featuring "Rae Bourbon and Company." Includes the night's program.
  42. Ted Larson’s Pantomaniacs ‘71

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ musicians, Performance art
    Subject: American Cancer Society, Bryan Andrews, Dark Lady of the Sonnets, Emore Dubois, Fabulous Fakes, Flamingo Hotel, Funtastics, Jesse DeVille, Living Room, Pantomaniacs, Playboy, Ted Larson, The Fame Game, The Las Vegas Reviewer, The United Fund
    Description: A short text on "Ted Larson's Pantomaniacs," a variety show featuring drag performances. Includes descriptions of the members and photos of their performances.
  43. Telegram from Rusty Warren

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Warren, Rusty
    Date: Nov. 1, 1960
    Topics: Female impersonators, Telegraph, Theatre shows
    Subject: Fono Fools, Vandyke Club
  44. Telegrams to Dave Hummel

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Mann, Kurt
    Date: Feb. 24, 1967
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Telegraph, Theatre shows
    Subject: Gold Dollar Bar
  45. The 11th Annual Garden Party

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 25, 1986 to May 31, 1986
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Events, Female impersonators
    Subject: Gary Powell, JR's Bar & Grill, Marsha Carlton, Michael Jones, Michael WIlson, Randy Jobe
  46. The All New Jewel Box Revue Starring Lynne Carter

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1940s
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Ben Maksiks, Doris Maksiks, Ian Maksiks, Jewel Box Revue, Lynne Carter, Maksik's Town & Country Club
  47. The Beige Room

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Female impersonators, Gender expression, Performance art
    Subject: The Beige Room
    Description: A poster advertising "The Beige Room," stating: "Three Female Impersonator Revues Nightly."
  48. The Best Garden Party Ever

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 23, 1983 to Sep. 29, 1983
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Events, Female impersonators
    Subject: Rich's
  49. The Black Cat

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Black Cat Bar
    Description: A drawing and advertisement of the Black Cat Bar.
  50. The Black Cat Cafe

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1972
    Topics: LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, Travis Dirk
    Description: A piece of ephemera advertising the Black Cat Cafe. Includes the tagline: "Bohemia of the Barbary Coast."