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Mother Vol. 1, no. 1, June 1971

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LGBTQ+ Life in California Beth McDonald
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1. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
2. Two cross-dressing women, undated
3. Two cross-dressing women, undated
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. March on Irvine for Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1990
8. Mr. Muscle Beach Contest, 1950
9. Mother Vol. 1, no. 1, June 1971
10. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
11. Men in drag, circa 1900s, image (front) and inscription (back)
12. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
13. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
14. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
15. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
16. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
17. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
18. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
19. Gay U.S.A. '76 broadside, 1976
20. Portrait of William Andrews Clark, Jr., 1925
21. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
22. Portrait of Harrison Post, 1920
23. Clark Library vestibule ceiling, 1925