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Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941

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Contents of this tag:
1. Two cross-dressing women, undated
2. Two cross-dressing women, undated
3. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
4. Having A Drink on Catalina Island, undated
5. Finocchio's: House of the Fabulous Female Impressonators, undated A postcard of Finocchio's, that was a nightclub and bar in San Francisco. It shows five female impersonators standing in the back and five sitting in the front. The steps are a black and white checkered pattern and the background appears to be the stage. From left to right, starting in the back, a performer is wearing a bright pink robe with light pink feather lining, a silver patterned dress, silver shoes, and bright pink long earrings. Next the performer is wearing a pink and gold robe with a high collar, a pink dress, and a pink wig. The center performer is wearing a bright pink dress with a black belt. Next the performer is wearing a black and silver waistcoat with bright pink harem pants. At the end of the back row is a performer in a dark purple robe and dress, with peacock feathers and a peacock feather headdress. The five women in the front row are seated, all in similar 1920s flapper dancer outfits in different colors. From left to right, the first two women are turned slightly to the left and are in light purple outfits with pink feather headbands. In the center, facing forward, she is in a yellow dress with a green feather headband. Next, turned slightly to the right, she is in a dark purple dress and a dark purple feathered headband. Lastly, also turned to the right, she is in an orange dress and has an orange feathered headband.
6. Prop 8 What Should We Amend Next?, 2008
7. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
8. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
9. Portrait of William Andrews Clark, Jr., 1925
10. Gay U.S.A. '76 broadside, 1976
11. Portrait of Harrison Post, 1920
12. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
13. Clark Library vestibule ceiling, 1925
14. Mr. Muscle Beach Contest, 1950
15. March on Irvine for Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1990
16. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
18. Men in drag, circa 1900s, image (front) and inscription (back)
19. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
20. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
21. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
22. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
23. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
Contents of this tag:
1. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
2. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
3. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
4. Membership card to the 1350 Club, 1981
5. Oedipus Motorcycle Club members outside The Golden Bull Steakhouse in Santa Monica, 1991
6. Couple dancing at Studio One, undated
7. The Golden Bull, 2023
8. Gay Dating Service Head, 1982
9. LGBT Center sign - Sin comunidad, no hay liberación, undated
10. Marie Cartier graduation celebration, 2010 Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010. Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010.
11. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
12. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
13. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
14. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
15. The Center News, 1986
16. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
17. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
18. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
19. Outcast, circa 1978
20. ShoreBar, formerly the S.S. Friendship, 2023
21. Poster for the Stud Bar, circa 1978
22. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
23. Highways Bar, 2023
24. Hey Young Lesbians, undated All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
25. Matchbook from Details: a place to Dine and Dance, undated
26. Crystal Beach Bathhouse, 1943
27. The Beverly Cinema Club broadside, circa 1972