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  1. Zelma Rawlston Advertisement

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (Pre-1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Actors, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Male impersonators
    Subject: Leona Lewis, Mademoiselle Ani, Zelma Rawlston
    Description: This Advertisement features three pictures of performers: Zelma Rawlston, Leona Lewis, and Mademoiselle Ani.

  2. Leopoldo Fregoli, in drag, poses in several inset portraits. Process print, 1903.

     
    Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
    Institution: Wellcome Library
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 1, 1903
    Topics: Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Description: Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.

  3. Voo-Doo Laying Down

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1918 to circa 1921
    Topics: Cabaret, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Voo-Doo

  4. Voo-Doo Performing

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1918 to circa 1921
    Topics: Cabaret, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Voo-Doo

  5. Jimmy Slater and Harry Dennis Presents: All That Glitters

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Slater, Jimmy, Dennis, Harry
    Date: Jul. 4, 1949
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Billie Campbell, Frank Bernard, Franks Le Gren, Harry Dennis, Jack Henry, Jimmy Slater, Mavis Spencer, Noel & Novelly, Ted Brerley, The 10 Diamonettes, Vera Makin

  6. Leon LaVerde Poses in Ballet Attire

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1950
    Topics: Ballet, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue, Leon La Verde, Leon LaVerde, Mr. Leon Leverde
    Description: Description on bottom of page: "Mr. Leon Leverde Started in show business at the age of six with his mother and dad and has played every important theatre in the world. Is considered the country's...

  7. Shalimar Performing in a Club

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1950?
    Topics: Entertainers, Nightclubs, Trans women
    Subject: Shalimar

  8. Laverne Cummings (1)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Femme Mimics
    Date: 1954
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Laverne Cummings, LaVerne Cummings

  9. Portrait of Kit Russell

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1954
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Kit Russell

  10. Robbie Ross as Madam Du Barry

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1950 to 1959
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue, Robbie Ross

  11. Coccinelle Posing in Studded Bralet

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1952? to 1959?
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, French, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Coccinelle
    Description: This image could possibly be from the film Europa di notte (1959,) but we are not certain.

  12. April Ashley Headshot (1956)

     
    Collection: April Ashley Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1956
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, MtFs, Photographic models, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: April Ashley
    Description: April Ashley is a British model, actress and jet-set socialite who became known as a regal trailblazer for transgender women.

  13. The Incomparable Mr. Harvey Lee

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1956
    Topics: Autographs, Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Harvey Lee
    Description: Center photo from 1945; upper left, 1936; upper right, 1945; lower left, 1946; lower right, 1956. This object has an autographed inscription from Harvey Lee.

  14. G.G. Allen at Loews State Theatre (1958)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1958
    Topics: Drag, Drag shows, Entertainers, Theatre
    Subject: G.G. Allen, Loews State Theatre
    Description: "LM45285" appears written in the bottom left corner of photograph.

  15. Niki Gordon and Three Unidentified Performers on Stage

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1958
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Niki Gordon

  16. April Ashley Backstage at Le Carrousel (1959)

     
    Collection: April Ashley Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1959
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, MtFs, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: April Ashley, Le Carrousel

  17. Laverne Cummings (7)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1969
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Laverne Cummings

  18. April Ashley and Kiki Moustic in Rome (1960)

     
    Collection: April Ashley Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1960
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, MtFs, Pets, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: April Ashley, Kiki Moustic

  19. Maurice and La Monte

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Dwight of Holland-Stevens
    Date: 1960?
    Topics: Entertainers, Photography
    Subject: La Monte, Maurice

  20. Robbie Ross (1960)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1960
    Topics: Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: G.G. Allen, Jewel Box Revue, Robbie Ross
    Description: These photos are a part of Private Birthday Party, a collection of found photographic slides that depict Kansas City’s drag culture throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

  21. Bambi Looking into a Mirror

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1959? to 1963?
    Topics: Entertainers, Film, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Marie-Pierre Pruvot
    Description: This image appears to be from either the film "Costa Azzurra" (1959) or "90 Notti in Giro per il Mondo" (1963); however, it cannot be said for certain.

  22. Joe Price and David Hummel (3)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Gargano
    Date: circa 1961
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: David Hummel, Joe Price, The Fono Fools

  23. Joe Price as Fujiyama Mama

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Gargano
    Date: circa 1961
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Joe Price, The Fono Fools

  24. April Ashley with Mother, Ada Jamieson, London (May 11, 1962)

     
    Collection: April Ashley Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: May 11, 1962
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, LGBTQ+ parents, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Ada Jamieson, April Ashley

  25. Coccinelle, France's Most Fabulous She-Male

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1963
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, French, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Coccinelle
    Description: This image is from "Female Mimics" magazine, Vol. 1 No. 2 (1963)

  26. Sexy al Neon Bis Film Still

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1963
    Topics: Entertainers, Film, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Marie-Pierre Pruvot

  27. April Ashley posing for a Photo Shoot (1964)

     
    Collection: April Ashley Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1964
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, MtFs, Photographic models, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: April Ashley

  28. Coccinelle in Paris in Front of the Sacre Coeur

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1953? to 1975?
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, French, Showgirls, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Coccinelle, Le Carrousel
    Description: Coccinelle in front of the Sacre Coeur in Paris. This is near Le Carrousel, a place she performed.

  29. Group Photo of Six American Guild of Variety Artists

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to 1969
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Butch Ellis, Carey Davis, G.G. Allen, Jamie Greeney, Joey Block, Skip Arnold

  30. Group Picture of Little Lil and Performers

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1960s
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Little Lil

  31. Skip Arnold (1)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to 1969
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Photography
    Subject: Skip Arnold

  32. Skip Arnold (2)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to 1969
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Photography
    Subject: Skip Arnold

  33. Skip Arnold Mid-Performance

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to 1969
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Skip Arnold

  34. David Schneider at a Halloween Ball (1964)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1964
    Topics: Costume, Drag, Entertainers, Hairdressers, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture)
    Subject: David Schneider
    Description: These photos are a part of Private Birthday Party, a collection of found photographic slides that depict Kansas City’s drag culture throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

  35. Bambi Backstage in Le Carrousel Dressing Room

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1955? to 1975?
    Topics: Entertainers, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Le Carrousel, Marie-Pierre Pruvot

  36. Bambi Headshot in White Feather Cap

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1955? to 1975?
    Topics: Entertainers, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Marie-Pierre Pruvot
    Description: Used as poster image for Sébastien Lifshitz's 2013 documentary, "Bambi."

  37. Bambi in Black Dress

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1955? to 1975?
    Topics: Entertainers, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Marie-Pierre Pruvot

  38. Bambi in Black Hat

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1955? to 1975?
    Topics: Entertainers, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Marie-Pierre Pruvot

  39. Bambi in Corset

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Photo Koruna
    Date: 1955? to 1975?
    Topics: Entertainers, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Marie-Pierre Pruvot
    Description: Photo contains following text at the bottom of the image: "<<Ce que je voulais, c'était me sentir la plus belle.>>"

  40. Bambi in Feather Hat

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1955? to 1975?
    Topics: Entertainers, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Marie-Pierre Pruvot

  41. Bambi in Le Carrousel Dressing Room with Others

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1955? to 1975?
    Topics: Entertainers, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Algerian, Bambi, French, Le Carrousel, Marie-Pierre Pruvot

  42. Bambi (Left) with Coccinelle (Right)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1955? to 1975?
    Topics: Entertainers, Showgirls, Transgender people
    Subject: Bambi, Coccinelle, Marie-Pierre Pruvot

  43. Skip Arnold with Esther Newton (1966)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1966
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Writers
    Subject: Esther Newton, Skip Arnold
    Description: These photos are a part of Private Birthday Party, a collection of found photographic slides that depict Kansas City’s drag culture throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

  44. Criss Noel

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1966 to 1969
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Entertainers, Strippers
    Subject: Criss Noel, Jewel Box Revue
    Description: These photos are a part of Private Birthday Party, a collection of found photographic slides that depict Kansas City’s drag culture throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

  45. Laverne Cummings (3)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1975
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Laverne Cummings

  46. Laverne Cummings (5)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1968?
    Topics: Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Laverne Cummings

  47. The Cast of the Red Top Bar Poses with David Hummel (1)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1968?
    Topics: Crossdressing, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Photography
    Subject: David Hummel, Red Top Bar

  48. The Cast of the Red Top Bar Poses with David Hummel (2)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1968?
    Topics: Drag, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: David Hummel, Red Top Bar

  49. "Who is Sir Lady Java?"

     
    Collection: Informational and Event Brochures
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1967 to circa 1970
    Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Discrimination, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, LGBTQ+ people of color, Physical characteristics, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transphobia
    Subject: Archille P. DeVille, Sir Lady Java
    Description: Pages 2-4 can be accessed with the relation links

  50. Coccinelle

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Actors, Entertainers, French, Showgirls, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Coccinelle