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  1. Minouche

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Koruna, Paul, Minouche
    Date: 1955
    Topics:  
    Subject: Minouche
    Description: Studio shot of Minouche, one of the stars of Madame Arthur, a leading female-impersonation cabaret of Paris in the 1950s–1960s. In this photograph, Minouche, who was white, impersonates a black per...
  2. Bonne Annee

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: 1930
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Inscription: "Addressed to “Bien chère Gaby” and signed “Mes meilleurs voeux, mes bonnes amitiés—Une petite amie.” Long personal message about health issues, life troubles, hopes to see friend in t...
  3. A travers les coulisses

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Paris sur Scene
    Date: 1925
    Topics:  
    Description: Female impersonator as a showgirl in her dress room.
  4. Yvette Dolly

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Francis Photo, Dolly, Yvette
    Date: 1924
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Subject: Yvette Dolly
    Description: Inscription: Moulin Rouge Paris 27/11/24 / A Myriam mon / bon souvenir / Dolly. Divided verso; black rubber-stamp impression on verso: "Collection J.F.M.”
  5. [Monte Verdi]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Boisdon, Maurice, Verdi, Monte
    Date: circa 1920
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Monte Verdi
    Description: Photographer Maurice Boisdon specialized in theatrical and circus performers, cityscapes and landscapes.
  6. [Monte Verdi]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Boisdon, Maurice, Verdi, Monte
    Date: circa 1920
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Monte Verdi
    Description: Inscription: Du 18e au 20e Siecle.
  7. Illusion's perdues

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1920
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Photo reproduction of a line-drawing caricature: "Woman"undressing revealed to be a skinny man. Divided verso imprinted "No 14"and "Made in France - Fabriqué en France”
  8. La plus serieuse des Lorientaises

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Arnaud et Nozais
    Date: 1917
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Portly, mustachioed man dressed as a peasant woman carrying a basket and an umbrella.
  9. Novelty's imitateur a transformations

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1915
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Full length photo of a man in showgirl dress; vignette headshot of same performer in white tie. Divided verso.
  10. [Soldier]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: 1915
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Postcard of a young woman dressed in a World War I soldier’s uniform but with women’s high-heeled bottine-type shoes. The subject has a pipe clenched in her mouth and is sitting on a bench in a cou...
  11. La bretagne pittoresque - la plus belle fille de Pont-Aven

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: A. Waron
    Date: 1915
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Monsieur Dumont; signed Horace (?). Message refers teasingly to representation of gender on postcard: “Comment-latrouves tu ?” Older man with gray hair and handlebar mous...
  12. La Grande Guerre

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: L'Abeille
    Date: 1915
    Topics:  
  13. Poilu's Park

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Luce, editeur, V. Lavaux
    Date: 1915
    Topics:  
    Description: Inscription includes reference to the type of performance shown on the postcard.
  14. Present! Si on a besoin de nous, nous sommes la

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Noyer, A.
    Date: 1915
    Topics:  
  15. Liseron Parisiana

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Parisiana, Liseron
    Date: circa 1915
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Liseron
    Description: Minor wear to margins. A particularly young and boyish performer; this postcard is scarce — I have seen no other examples.
  16. Poilu's-Park, La Grande Divette

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Luce, editeur, V. Lavaux, Bert-Gyll
    Date: circa 1915
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Bert-Gyll
    Description: French World War I soldier posed outdoors wearing a female gypsy costume. Divided verso; black rubber-stamp impression on verso: "Collection J.F.M.”
  17. Poilu's-Park, Les Poilus Bert-Gyll et Mezy duettistes a transformations

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Luce, editeur, V. Lavaux, Bert-Gyll
    Date: 1915
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Bert-Gyll
    Description: Costumes de la Maison Granier. The two cards offered here represent Poilu's Park, an amusement park for French and allied soldiers that operated from 1915 to 1916 in Commercy, 20 kilometers from th...
  18. Bonne Annee

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: 1913
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Slim young woman dressed as a mailman in front of a studio backdrop of a village gate. Same model, costume and set as preceding card, but differing pose. Holding mail. Divided verso.
  19. [Aristocrat and Flower Girl]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Edit. d'Art
    Date: 1911
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: ighteenth-century seduction scene: woman dressed as a male aristocrat woos a peasant-girl flower-seller against a studio backdrop of a sylvan scene. Postage stamp and postmark on recto. Divided verso.
  20. Marthis??

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Louis Martin, Marthis
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Marthis
  21. Maurice l'homme protee

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Bonfort, Maurice
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Maurice
    Description: Divided verso
  22. [Cricket on the Hearth]

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Ed. Lasseron
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Seven performers with both male and female cross-dressing standing on a lawn in front of a painted backdrop representing a bower. Based on the indication of the roles noted on the verso, the actors...
  23. Mademoiselle, ecoutez-moi donc!

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Complete series of 6 postcards showing a woman dressed as a sporty young man approaching a properly dressed young woman in the street and convincing her to learn how to ride the young man’s bicycle...
  24. Mademoiselle, ecoutez-moi donc!

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Complete series of 6 postcards showing a woman dressed as a sporty young man approaching a properly dressed young woman in the street and convincing her to learn how to ride the young man’s bicycle...
  25. Mademoiselle, ecoutez-moi donc!

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Male impersonators
    Description: Complete series of 6 postcards showing a woman dressed as a sporty young man approaching a properly dressed young woman in the street and convincing her to learn how to ride the young man’s bicycle...