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Zambelli et Mante
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Boyer, Paul Date: 1906 Topics: Description: Male impersonator and female dancer dressed in 17th-century costume. -
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.” -
Young male impersonator in top hat and suit
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1910 Topics: -
Young male impersonator as sailor
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Baraschy Date: 1924 Topics: -
[Violinist]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Mlle Fanny Grollier. Brief note at lower margin of recto signed Melanie B." Young woman dressed in 18th-century men’s garb playing a violin against a studio backdrop of a... -
Type Marseillais - 374
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Series of five comic postcards depicting a plain middle-aged man cross-dressed to represent ordinary women of Marseilles. Each card has a humorous caption giving a line of dialog in the local patoi... -
Type Marseillais - 373
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Series of five comic postcards depicting a plain middle-aged man cross-dressed to represent ordinary women of Marseilles. Each card has a humorous caption giving a line of dialog in the local patoi... -
Type Marseillais - 370
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: F. Lacour Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Series of five comic postcards depicting a plain middle-aged man cross-dressed to represent ordinary women of Marseilles. Each card has a humorous caption giving a line of dialog in the local patoi... -
Type Marseillais - 367
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Series of five comic postcards depicting a plain middle-aged man cross-dressed to represent ordinary women of Marseilles. Each card has a humorous caption giving a line of dialog in the local patoi... -
Type Marseillais - 366
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Series of five comic postcards depicting a plain middle-aged man cross-dressed to represent ordinary women of Marseilles. Each card has a humorous caption giving a line of dialog in the local patoi... -
[Three muskateers and gardener]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: circa 1905 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Postcard of four women: three dressed as 17th-century musketeers and one dressed as a male gardener wearing a work apron and heavy clogs and holding a rake. The two women at the center are the same... -
Theatre Marigny - Deslys
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Walery, Deslys, Gaby Date: 1905 Topics: Subject: Gaby Deslys Description: Gaby Deslys wearing the costume of a 17th-century male aristocrat. -
Theatre des Varietes. Barbe Bleue
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: S.I.P., Boyer, Paul, Noray, Mlle Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Subject: Mlle Noray Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Rose Bounias; brief message on recto signed P. Paul" Actress dressed as a 17th-century cavalier, likely in the role of one of the brothers in a production of Jacques Offe... -
The French Theatre
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Tellgman, Hans Date: 1915 Topics: Description: POW theatrical by prisonors of camp in Langensalza, Germany. Captions in Frnech, English and Russian. -
The French Theatre
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Tellgman, Hans Date: 1915 Topics: Description: POW theatrical by prisonors of camp in Langensalza, Germany. Captions in French, English and Russian. -
The French Theatre
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Tellgman, Hans Date: 1915 Topics: Description: POW theatrical by prisonors of camp in Langensalza, Germany. Captions in Frnech, English and Russian. -
The English Theatre
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Tellgman, Hans Date: 1915 Topics: Description: POW theatrical by prisonors of camp in Langensalza, Germany. Captions in Frnech, English and Russian. -
The English Theatre
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Tellgman, Hans Date: 1915 Topics: Description: POW theatrical by prisonors of camp in Langensalza, Germany. Captions in Frnech, English and Russian. -
The English Theatre
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Tellgman, Hans Date: 1915 Topics: Description: POW theatrical by prisonors of camp in Langensalza, Germany. Captions in Frnech, English and Russian. -
[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... -
[Shepard and shepardess]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1906 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "All the cards are addressed to Angèle Lobet in Reims; most are signed by Blanche or “Bl. Lobet,” but one with a brief message in a shaky hand with a spelling correction is signed Pier... -
[Shepard and shepardess]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1906 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "All the cards are addressed to Angèle Lobet in Reims; most are signed by Blanche or “Bl. Lobet,” but one with a brief message in a shaky hand with a spelling correction is signed Pier... -
[Shepard and shepardess]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1906 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "All the cards are addressed to Angèle Lobet in Reims; most are signed by Blanche or “Bl. Lobet,” but one with a brief message in a shaky hand with a spelling correction is signed Pier... -
[Shepard and shepardess]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1906 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "All the cards are addressed to Angèle Lobet in Reims; most are signed by Blanche or “Bl. Lobet,” but one with a brief message in a shaky hand with a spelling correction is signed Pier... -
[Shepard and shepardess]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1906 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "All the cards are addressed to Angèle Lobet in Reims; most are signed by Blanche or “Bl. Lobet,” but one with a brief message in a shaky hand with a spelling correction is signed Pier... -
[Shepard and shepardess]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1906 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "All the cards are addressed to Angèle Lobet in Reims; most are signed by Blanche or “Bl. Lobet,” but one with a brief message in a shaky hand with a spelling correction is signed Pier... -
Sarah Bernhardt dans L'Aiglon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bernhardt, Sarah Date: 1900 Topics: Subject: Sarah Bernhardt Description: Divided verso. -
Sarah Bernhardt dans L'Aiglon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Boyer & Bert, Bernhardt, Sarah Date: 1903 Topics: Subject: Sarah Bernhardt -
Sarah Bernhardt
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bernhardt, Sarah Date: 1902 Topics: Subject: Sarah Bernhardt Description: Bernhardt as the son of Napoleon in L'Aiglon. Undivided verso. Publisher initials S.I.P. on recto. -
Sarah Bernhardt
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bernhardt, Sarah Date: 1904 Topics: Subject: Sarah Bernhardt Description: Bernhardt as the son of Napoleon in L'Aiglon. Undivided verso. Publisher initials S.I.P. on recto. -
Sarah Bernhardt
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bernhardt, Sarah Date: 1904 Topics: Subject: Sarah Bernhardt Description: Bernhardt as the son of Napoleon in L'Aiglon. Undivided verso. Publisher initials S.I.P. on recto. -
Sarah Bernhardt
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bernhardt, Sarah Date: 1905 Topics: Subject: Sarah Bernhardt -
Sacre de Charles VII
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Sacre de Charles VII
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Rudi Rufino, Imitateur de la Soubrette?
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Nordische Kunstanstalt Ernst Schmidt & Co., Lubeck Date: circa 1910 Topics: Female impersonators -
Reviews of French LGBTQ+ Books (Part Two)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Homosexuality, Lesbians, Transsexual people Subject: Rupert Raj Description: A compilation of descriptions for French books centered around LGBTQ+ identities: Homosexualite et Creativite by Gerard Bergez, Couples Homosexueles et Lesbians: Juridique et Quotidien by Pasteur J... -
Reviews of French LGBTQ+ Books (Part One)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Crossdressing, Lesbians Subject: Rupert Raj Description: A compilation of descriptions for three French books centered around LGBTQ+ identities: La Merveilleuse Histoire de Mamy Blue by Gayram ; Dans L'ombre et au Soleil de Lesbos by R. Aurivel ; and Gig... -
Racettes de friandises - Gateau Suisse
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: A. Bergeret & Cie Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: 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 ... -
QT #1
Collection: Zines Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: QT Kollective Date: 1991 Topics: Abortion, BDSM, Body adornment, Erotica, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ comics, Menstruation, Music, Peace movements, Punk culture, Queer community, Queer people, Safer sex, Sex (Act) Description: A zine titled: "QT #1" created by the QT Kollective. Includes articles, collages, and poetry. -
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: -
[Posing with a touring car]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: circa 1905 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Postcard showing nine men posing in front of an open touring car on an estate with trees and buildings in the background. The man at the center is dressed as a grand society woman in a travel outfi... -
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... -
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.” -
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. -
Pierrot et Columbine
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators -
Pierrot et Columbine
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators -
Pierrot et Columbine
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators -
Pierrot et Columbine
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators -
Pierrette et Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in card 152. -
Pierrette et Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in card 152. -
Pierrette et Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in card 152. -
Pierrette et Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: A. Bergeret & Cie, H. Manuel Date: 1904 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Monsieur Madam Jouvencon. Brief message on recto from “ta petite famille” signed Justine." Photo-illustration of two stock characters from Italian commedia dell’arte: The... -
Photos d'outre-mer (Le Regiment May 23, 1918)
Collection: Military Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: May 23, 1918 Topics: Actors, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Navy, Plays, Sailors Description: The text on the page reads: "Photos d’outre-mer Vous voyez cette jeune actrice américaine qui fait des grâces devant l’objectif, n’est-ce pas qu’elle est jolie? … Eh bien c’est… …un jeune ... -
On ne passe pas
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Undivided verso. -
Officer and girl
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Neue Photographische Gesellschaft Date: 1910 Topics: -
Odeon - Clara Faurens
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: M.J.S., Faurens, Clara Date: 1905 Topics: Male impersonators Subject: Clara Faurens Description: Inscription: On recto: “Emilienne” On verso: Brief note to Jeanne Gorno signed E. Hacquet. Stage and silent-film actor Clara Faurens appearing at the Théatre de l’Odéon (Paris) in the role of Pierr... -
Notre amour cherchait le mystere
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1907 Topics: Description: Same characters and setting as portrayed in card 315. -
Mr. D'Hernonville imitateur
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Boespflug et Cie, R. Guilleminot, D'Hernonville Date: circa 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: D'Hernonville Description: Divided verso. On verso: Logo of a bridled horse head framed in a horseshoe. -
Mr D'Hernonville
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: D'Hernonville Date: circa 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: D'Hernonville Description: A noted music-hall "protean"performer who portrayed a series of female singing and speaking roles. Divided verso; imprinted at left on verso: "La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptée par tous... -
M.R. Bertin - Le Celebre Imitateur Francais
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bauer Marchet et Cie, Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Scarce bust-length portrait of Bertin in men’s clothing. Publisher’s name indicated in circular black rubberstamp impression on recto. Divided verso. Yellowing to varnish coating on recto; scattere... -
Mr Bertin - Imitation de Yvette Guilbert
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: J. Bioletto, Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto. (Se renseigner à la poste [sic]" -
Mr Bertin - Imitation de Mme Yvette Guilbert genre Pompadour
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: J. Bioletto, Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto. (Se renseigner à la poste.)" -
M.R. Bertin - Imitation de Mme Yvette Guilbert
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bauer Marchet et Cie, Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Publisher’s name indicated in circular black rubberstamp impression on recto. Divided verso. Yellowing to varnish coating on recto. -
M.R. Bertin - Imitation de Mme Ouvrard
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bauer Marchet et Cie, Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Divided verso. -
M.R. Bertin - Imitation de Mlle Lydia
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bauer Marchet et Cie, Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Publisher’s name indicated in circular black rubberstamp impression on recto. Divided verso. Remains of small rice-paper hinge on verso. -
Mr. Bertin - Imitation de Mlle Foscolo exentrique
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: J. Bioletto, Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin -
Mr. Bertin - Imitation de la Belle Otero
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: J. Bioletto, Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto. (Se renseigner à la poste.)" -
[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. -
[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. -
Monsieur R. Bertin dans son Imitation de Miette
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1900 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Verso imprinted "Ce coté est exclusivement réservé à l'adresse” -
Monsieur R. Bertin dans son Imitation de l'Excentrique "Polaire"
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bertin, Robert Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Undivided verso. -
Monsieur R. Bertin - Imitant Yvette Guilbert
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Photographer's name partially legible (reproduction of embossing on original photo). Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Certains les pays étrangers n'acceptant pas la correspondan... -
Monsieur R. Bertin - Imitant Miss Clotilde Alegria, tireuse mexicaine
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bertin, Robert Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptant pas la correspondance au recto se renseigner à la Poste.” -
Monsieur R. Bertin - Imitant "La Tortojada"
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Bertin, Robert Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Robert Bertin Description: Undivided verso. -
Monsieur (et non Mademoiselle!) Thon Lind
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Alferocca, Lind, Thon Date: 1927 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Thon Lind Description: Stamped and mailed in France. Last numeral of year on message and postmark somewhat unclear. Title, card number, publisher’s name and city printed in red on recto; publisher’s name and city also ap... -
Monsieur D'Hernonville, le Merveilleux Protee Feminin
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: D'Hernonville Date: 1910 Topics: Subject: D'Hernonville -
Mme Pipelet prend son moke
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Clayette Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Louise Hautain. Brief, unsigned note in upper margin of recto of each card." Series of three postcards representing humorous scenes from the daily life of a frumpy old la... -
Mme Pipelet lit son feuilleton
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Clayette Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Louise Hautain. Brief, unsigned note in upper margin of recto of each card." Series of three postcards representing humorous scenes from the daily life of a frumpy old la... -
Mme Pipelet gate ses petits chats
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Clayette Date: 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Louise Hautain. Brief, unsigned note in upper margin of recto of each card." Series of three postcards representing humorous scenes from the daily life of a frumpy old la... -
Mme. Arthur
Collection: Drag Show Programs Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Lasquin, Robert Date: circa 1950 Topics: Cabaret, Dancers, Drag, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease Subject: Capucine, Coccinelle, Dany Dan, Erina, Kiki Moustic, Le Carrousel, Madame Arthur Night Club, MIchou, Pampilla, Patricia, Rita -
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... -
[Men in costume]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: E. Lasseron Date: circa 1905 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Postcard showing ten men in a variety of costumes, including four dressed as women in dresses and wigs. All are posed in front of an exterior wall. Divided verso (imprinted with a logo of a horse’s... -
[Men in 17th century costumes]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: circa 1905 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Postcard showing eight men in 17th-century costumes, including two cross-dressed as women: one as a saucy maiden and one as dowdy matron. All are posed in front of a brick wall in a garden. Divided... -
Melle (Deux-sevres) - Paysanne poitevine
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Robuchon, Jules Date: circa 1900 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Mademoiselle Legras Nadel. Brief message on recto (“Cordial Bonjour — Amitiés — Bonne Santé”) with illegible signature scrawled over head of model." Comic postcard of old... -
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 -
Maurice homme protee
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Maurice Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Maurice Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto (se renseigner à la poste)” -
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 -
Marise Fairy
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Walery, Fairy, Marise Date: 1910 Topics: Subject: Marise Fairy Description: Marise Fairy in the role of Buster Brown from the Revue de Marigny, a music-hall show presented at the Theatre de Marigny in Paris. -
Male impersonator in men's evening wear and earrings
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Halterstein, Lydia Date: 1929 Topics: Subject: Lydia Halterstein -
Male impersonator in bowler hat and woman in dress
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Walery Date: 1910 Topics: -
Male impersonator as 18th-century aristocrat
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1915 Topics: -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Ma belle Marquise
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: S.I.P. Date: circa 1910 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 2 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"aristocrat woos and kisses a marquise in a studio-set salon. Divided verso; stamp and postmark on recto. Series no. 1549. -
Ma belle Marquise
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: S.I.P. Date: circa 1910 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 2 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"aristocrat woos and kisses a marquise in a studio-set salon. Divided verso; stamp and postmark on recto. Series no. 1549. -
M. Pol Simon - dans ses repaides transformations
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Imp. M. Massenet, Simon, Pol Date: circa 1904 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Pol Simon Description: Divided verso; imprinted across top: “Carte Postale / La correspondance au recto n’est pas acceptée par tous les pays étrangers. (Se renseigner à la poste.)" -
M. Defreyn (Sarah Yacco)
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Le Carnet Mondain, G. Dupont, Henri Defreyn Date: 1903 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Henri Defreyn Description: An operetta star who later developed a recording and film career. In the postcard offered here, Defreyn imitates Sadda Yacco (Kawakami Sadayakko; 1871-1946), a Japanese kabuki artist who performed ... -
M. de Sternac dans son imitation de Mme Yvette Guilbert
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Imprimeries Reunies, Cliché Le Ray, Montoire, Fernand de Sternac Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Fernand de Sternac Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto (Se renseigner à la poste)" -
M. de Sternac dans son imitation de Mme Sada Yacco
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Imprimeries Reunies, Cliché Le Ray, Montoire, Fernand de Sternac Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Fernand de Sternac Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto (Se renseigner à la poste)" -
Louis Vernassier protée musical excentrique dans son travesti-dame
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Vernassier, Louis Date: circa 1910 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Louis Vernassier Description: Inscription: Written in black ink: Mes remerciements. Black rubber-stamp impression of signature: Vernassier L. Paired portaits of Vernassier in men's clothing and in costume as grand dame. Divided... -
Louis Vernassier, l'homme protée musical excentrique dans son travesti-dame jouant
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Vernassier, Louis Date: circa 1907 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Louis Vernassier Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating "Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto (Se renseigner à la poste)” -
Louis Vernassier, l'homme protée musical dans son Travesti-dame
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Reutlinger, Vernassier, Louis Date: circa 1900 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Louis Vernassier Description: Undivided verso imprinted "Ce coté est exclusivement réservé à l'adresse” -
Louis Vernassier - l'homme protee musical excentrique dans ses Travesti-Dame
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Vernassier, Louis Date: circa 1910 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Louis Vernassier Description: Montage of three portraits of Vernassier showing his transformation from middle-aged man to grand dame. Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating “Carte Postale / La Correspondance au rec... -
Louis Vernassier - l'homme protee musical dans son Travesti Dame
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: R. Riviere, Vernassier, Louis Date: circa 1905 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Louis Vernassier Description: opular music-hall performer Louis Vernaissier, who played a wide variety of musical instruments while cross-dressed as a grand dame. Divided recto overprinted with a period promotional text for “A ... -
Louis Vernassier - l'homme protee musical dans son Travesti Dame
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: R. Riviere, Vernassier, Louis Date: 1910 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Louis Vernassier Description: Small chips (1 cm x 1 cm maximum) and tape mark to upper margin; stamp and postmark on recto. Louis Vernassier had a long and prolific career as a music-hall female impersonator whose act involved ... -
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. -
L'invitation
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing Date: 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Variant edition of “L’Invitation” postmarked 1900; brighter printing makes photo details more visible; differing hand-tinting; undivided verso; brief manuscript message on recto. -
L'invitation
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Series of love notes addressed to a woman named Albertine Frémoul from a man identifying himself as “votre fiancé” (signature partially illegible: “G. Rammeno...” Set of 5 cards with ... -
Letter from Pastor J. Doucé to Rupert Raj (March 6, 1988)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Doucé, J. Date: Mar. 6, 1988 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Transsexuality, Transvestites Subject: Centre du Christ Liberateur, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Pasteur J. Doucé to Rupert Raj providing a list of some books Doucé has read about transsexuality. Doucé also included some information on a theater production also centered around tran... -
Letter from Pastor J. Doucé to Rupert Raj (April 9, 1985)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Doucé, J. Date: Apr. 9, 1985 Topics: Transgender community, Transsexuality Subject: Cinquiemes Recontres Nationales, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Pasteur J. Doucé to Rupert Raj detailing the round table discussions at the CINQUIEMES RENCONTRES NATIONALES conference. -
Letter from Nick LaLonde to Rupert Raj (January 23, 1984)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Lalonde, Nick Date: Jan. 20, 1984 Topics: Subject: Aide Aux Transsexsuels Du Québec, Rupert Raj Description: A letter from Nick LaLonde and the A.T.Q. to Rupert Raj explaining what they do and the A.T.Q's founding. -
Letter from Nick Lalonde and Fondatrice to Rupert Raj (January 30, 1983)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Lalonde, Nick, Fondatrice Date: Jan. 30, 1983 Topics: FtMs, Transgender activism, Transsexual people Subject: Aide Aux Transsexsuels Du Québex, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Nick Lalonde to Rupert Raj offering support from Aide Aux Transsexsuels Du Québec for Metamorphosis. -
Les Soeurs Mante de l'Opera
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Boyer, Mante, Suzanne, Mante, Blanche Date: circa 1907 Topics: Male impersonators Subject: Blanche Mante, Suzanne Mante Description: Suzanne and Blanche Mante, lead dancers for the Opéra de Paris, enact a variation of an 18th-century galant scene with one dressed as a woman swooning onto the chest of the other dressed as a man. ... -
Les Fiances
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1906 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Series of 2 postcards apparently showing the stars of a stage production, possibly an operetta, set in the 18th century. This card shows a young woman dressed in the fancy garb of a male aristocra... -
[Les deux gosses]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1910 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Paul Rabeau; messages with three different largely illegible signatures." Three postcards (nos. 2, 3 and 4) from a series of unknown length recounting episodes adapted fr... -
[Les deux gosses]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1910 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Paul Rabeau; messages with three different largely illegible signatures." Three postcards (nos. 2, 3 and 4) from a series of unknown length recounting episodes adapted fr... -
[Les deux gosses]
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1910 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Paul Rabeau; messages with three different largely illegible signatures." Three postcards (nos. 2, 3 and 4) from a series of unknown length recounting episodes adapted fr... -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Les Cerises
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs Date: circa 1900 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Set of 10 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. "Male"climbs ladder to pick cherries, offers to female, tries to kiss her. Undivided verso. -
Le trousseau e Rosalie
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1910 Topics: -
Le Petit Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Walery Date: 1908 Topics: Male impersonators -
Le Petit Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Walery Date: 1908 Topics: Male impersonators -
Le Petit Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Walery Date: 1908 Topics: Male impersonators -
Le Petit Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Walery Date: 1908 Topics: Male impersonators -
Le Petit Polichinelle
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Walery Date: 1908 Topics: Male impersonators -
Le Petit Colporteur
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs, Stebbing Date: 1905 Topics: Male impersonators -
Le Petit Colporteur
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli Freres Editeurs, Stebbing Date: 1905 Topics: Male impersonators -
Le Marquis Amoureux - V
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Brief handwritten note on upper right corner of recto on each card: “Tout à toi,” “Bon souvenir,” etc. Addressed to Mlle Berthe Best." omplete series of 5 postcards showing a woman dr... -
Le Marquis Amoureux - IV
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Brief handwritten note on upper right corner of recto on each card: “Tout à toi,” “Bon souvenir,” etc. Addressed to Mlle Berthe Best." omplete series of 5 postcards showing a woman dr... -
Le Marquis Amoureux - III
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Brief handwritten note on upper right corner of recto on each card: “Tout à toi,” “Bon souvenir,” etc. Addressed to Mlle Berthe Best." omplete series of 5 postcards showing a woman dr... -
Le Marquis Amoureux - II
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Brief handwritten note on upper right corner of recto on each card: “Tout à toi,” “Bon souvenir,” etc. Addressed to Mlle Berthe Best." omplete series of 5 postcards showing a woman dr... -
Le Marquis Amoureux - I
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Brief handwritten note on upper right corner of recto on each card: “Tout à toi,” “Bon souvenir,” etc. Addressed to Mlle Berthe Best." omplete series of 5 postcards showing a woman dr... -
Le gouter
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Series of love notes addressed to a woman named Albertine Frémoul from a man identifying himself as “votre fiancé” (signature partially illegible: “G. Rammeno...” Set of 5 cards with ... -
Le Galant Gondolier
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: -
Le droit de passage
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Series of love notes addressed to a woman named Albertine Frémoul from a man identifying himself as “votre fiancé” (signature partially illegible: “G. Rammeno...” Set of 5 cards with ... -
Le berceuse du gosselin
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: ELD Date: circa 1905 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Middle-aged man holding a porcelain doll and dressed as a nanny in a lace cap and apron. Divided verso. -
Le beau raisin
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Series of love notes addressed to a woman named Albertine Frémoul from a man identifying himself as “votre fiancé” (signature partially illegible: “G. Rammeno...” Set of 5 cards with ... -
L'Aiglon - Mme Sarah Bernhardt - Scene de Wagram
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: L.H., Bernhardt, Sarah Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Subject: Sarah Bernhardt Description: Inscription: Addressed to Mlle Marguerite Beaujean. Black-and-white reproduction of a watercolor illustration signed Espinasse. Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) appearing in one of her most celebrated t... -
L'Abbe, les fiances
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Description: Same series depicted in cards 82-83 and 311-312. -
L'Abbe, les fiances
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1905 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 82-83 and 313. -
L'Abbe, les fiances
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1905 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 82-83 and 313. -
L'Abbe
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: circa 1905 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Series of 2 postcards apparently showing the stars of a stage production, possibly an operetta, set in the 18th century. This card shows the same cross-dressed woman kissing a woman dressed in a su... -
La Tolosa
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: La Tolosa Date: circa 1910 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: La Tolosa Description: Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating “La correspondance au verso n’est pas acceptée par tous les pays étrangers (Se renseigner à la Poste)” Small chip to one corner. -
La ronde du garde champetre
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: -
La Question Transsexuelle
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Doucé, J. Date: Unknown Topics: Transgender people's writings, Transsexual people Subject: Centre du Christ Liberateur, Rupert Raj Description: A description of a book, La Question Transsexuelle, which includes statements from lawyers, doctors, historians, and other professionals, who speak on transsexual identities and research. -
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. -
La merine a nastasie
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: CCC&C Date: 1906 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Monsieur Rochabrun and Maxime Belliard; one is signed E.G. and the other A.D. Series of two postcards representing scenes and characters from La Mérine à Nastasie (1902),... -
La merine a nastasie
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: CCC&C Date: 1909 Topics: Female impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Monsieur Rochabrun and Maxime Belliard; one is signed E.G. and the other A.D. Series of two postcards representing scenes and characters from La Mérine à Nastasie (1902),... -
La Matchiche
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing, Tender, Fanny, Tender, Alice Date: 1908 Topics: Male impersonators Subject: Alice de Tender, Fanny de Tender Description: Set of two postcards portraying the De Tender sisters, both music-hall performers. Alice de Tender appeared at the Folies-Bergère, the Eldorado and the Moulin Rouge; she also appeared in silent fi... -
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: -
La Fin Tragique
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1915 Topics: Description: Printed verso includes lines for permited information, limited to name and address of sender and recipient. -
La femme avocat
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Morinet, A. Date: 1900 Topics: -
La declaration
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Series of love notes addressed to a woman named Albertine Frémoul from a man identifying himself as “votre fiancé” (signature partially illegible: “G. Rammeno...” Set of 5 cards with ... -
La chanson de Nanette
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Lejeune, A. Date: 1910 Topics: -
La chanson de Nanette
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1910 Topics: -
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... -
Jeanne d'Arc, victorieuse des Anglais dilvre Orleans
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1905 Topics: -
Jeanne d'Arc devant ses juges
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Jeanne d'Arc devant Orleans
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Jeanne d'Arc devant Compiegne
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Jeanne d'Arc brulee vive a Rouen
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Jeanne d'Arc blessee au combat d'Orleans
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Jeanne d'Arc a Domremy
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Jeanne d'Arc a compiegne
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Complete series of eight postcards portraying key moments in the history of Joan of Arc, with particularly high production values and tasteful, understated color tinting including judicious use of ... -
Jeanne d'Arc
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: A. Bergeret & Cie Date: 1903 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Inscription: "Addressed to Jeanne Carlin. Brief unsigned message on recto."Â Joan of Arc in a doublet, breastplate and helmet, holding a sword and battle standard against a smoky background. A dogg... -
Jeanne Bloch, dans Armand' retour de Londres
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Jeanne Bloch Date: circa 1910 Topics: Male impersonators Subject: Jeanne Bloch Description: Comic actor and singer Jeanne Bloch (1858–1916) dressed as a portly, bearded man wearing a top hat and carrying a cane. The word “Scala” appears at upper left on the recto, indicating that Bloch wa... -
Jeanne Bloch
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: F.C. & Cie, Buger & Bert, Jeanne Bloch Date: circa 1910 Topics: Male impersonators Subject: Jeanne Bloch Description: A comic actress who played both female and male roles in music-hall revues; dressed as a portly, gray-haired, bearded gentleman looking like then President of the French Republic, Armand Fallières... -
Je suis épris de toi
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Date: 1907 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Divided verso. -
Jack Brown Stands in Drag Beside Dance Partner Charles Gregory with Arms Open Wide
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1902 to 1902 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cakewalk (Dance), Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Charles Gregory, Jack Brown Description: Jack Brown and Charles Gregory pose side by side with their arms stretched out. Brown holds his skirt out wide while Gregory gazes up at him. Brown and Gregory performed the Cake-Walk, a very popul... -
Jack Brown Posing in Drag
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1902 to 1903 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Jack Brown Description: Jack Brown poses in drag facing the camera with arms outstretched and one leg lifted. He wears a large, ruffled hat and a light colored tiered dress with dark ruffles and trim. The bottom of the po... -
Jack Brown Poses in Drag in Front of Dance Partner Charles Gregory, Holding a Fan
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1902 to 1903 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cakewalk (Dance), Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Charles Gregory, Jack Brown Description: A postcard featuring Jack Brown in drag with dance partner Charles Gregory. Brown stands in the center wearing a long dress and ruffled hat with a fan in his right hand. Gregory is leaning out from... -
Jack Brown Poses in Drag Holding Skirt and Fan, with Dance Partner Charles Gregory
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1902 to 1903 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cakewalk (Dance), Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Charles Gregory, Jack Brown Description: Charles Gregory leans across Jack Brown in a wide stance, while Brown appears to step toward Gregory almost as if the two are in motion. Brown and Gregory performed the Cake-Walk, a very popular da... -
Jack Brown Poses in Drag alongside Dance Partner Charles Gregory with Arm Outstretched
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1902 to 1903 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cakewalk (Dance), Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Charles Gregory, Jack Brown Description: Jack Brown leans toward partner with face upturned and right arm extended holding a fan. Gregory leans back toward Brown with his cane and top hat held high. Brown and Gregory performed the Cake-Wa... -
Jack Brown, in Drag, Smiles Down at Bowing Dance Partner Charles Gregory
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1902 to 1903 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cakewalk (Dance), Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Charles Gregory, Jack Brown Description: Jack Brown holds his skirt out to the side while Gregory bows dramatically in front of him. Brown and Gregory performed the Cake-Walk, a very popular dance, as part of “Les Joyeux Nègres" at the No... -
Jack Brown, in Drag, and Charles Gregory Dance the Cake-Walk
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1902 to 1903 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cakewalk (Dance), Dance, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Charles Gregory, Jack Brown Description: A clip of Jack Brown and Charles Gregory dancing the Cake-Walk. Brown wears a long dress with a ruffled skirt and a large hat with feathers. Gregory wears striped pants, a jacket, and a bow tie wit... -
Jack Brown, Dressed in Drag, Holds a Dance Pose with Partner Charles Gregory
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1902 to 1903 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cakewalk (Dance), Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Charles Gregory, Jack Brown Description: In the first image, Jack Brown and Charles Gregory stand facing away from each other, each with one hand reaching toward the camera, smiling. In the second, details within the photo have been color... -
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” -
III - Beaucoup
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing Date: 1905 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Series of 3 postcards of a woman dressed in late 18th-century officer’s wear including a tricorn hat reacting to declarations from a woman in a gauzy dress and flowered hat. The woman is reciting t... -
II - Un peu
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Kunzli, Freres, Stebbing Date: 1905 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Series of 3 postcards of a woman dressed in late 18th-century officer’s wear including a tricorn hat reacting to declarations from a woman in a gauzy dress and flowered hat. The woman is reciting t... -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66. -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66. -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66. -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66. -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66. -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66. -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66. -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66. -
Idylle a Trianon
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Manuel, Henri Date: 1902 Topics: Male impersonators Description: Same series depicted in cards 64-66.
