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The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971

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Contents of this tag:
1. Two cross-dressing women, undated
2. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
3. Two cross-dressing women, undated
4. Prop 8 What Should We Amend Next?, 2008
5. Having A Drink on Catalina Island, undated
6. 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.
7. Clark Library vestibule ceiling, 1925
8. March on Irvine for Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1990
9. Mr. Muscle Beach Contest, 1950
11. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
12. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
13. Men in drag, circa 1900s, image (front) and inscription (back)
14. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
15. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
16. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
17. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
18. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
19. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
20. Gay U.S.A. '76 broadside, 1976
21. Portrait of William Andrews Clark, Jr., 1925
22. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
23. Portrait of Harrison Post, 1920
Contents of this tag:
1. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
2. Oedipus Motorcycle Club members outside The Golden Bull Steakhouse in Santa Monica, 1991
3. Couple dancing at Studio One, undated
4. Gay Dating Service Head, 1982
5. The Golden Bull, 2023
6. LGBT Center sign - Sin comunidad, no hay liberación, undated
7. 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.
8. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
9. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
10. Membership card to the 1350 Club, 1981
11. Outcast, circa 1978
12. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
13. Poster for the Stud Bar, circa 1978
14. ShoreBar, formerly the S.S. Friendship, 2023
15. 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.
16. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
17. Highways Bar, 2023
18. The Beverly Cinema Club broadside, circa 1972
19. Matchbook from Details: a place to Dine and Dance, undated
20. Crystal Beach Bathhouse, 1943
21. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
22. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
23. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
24. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
25. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
26. The Center News, 1986
27. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
Contents of this tag:
1. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
2. Letter from Marie Corelli to unknown recipient, undated
3. Kenneth Anger, undated
4. Cover and Dedication from The Treasure of Heaven, 1906
5. The Soul of Lilith, 1892
6. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
7. Beth Chayim Chadashim at the Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade, 1979
8. Church leaders at the March on Washinton, 1987
9. I Lied, 2021 Artist: Alex Donis. I Lied is the culmination of an unfinished work that began in the mid-1990s after completing a single lithography poster of the same image. The edition depicts the Virgin Mary in her iconic contemplative stare and delicate hand gestures but with the words, I Lied subtly placed before the sacred heart. Through these simple words, the artist forces the viewer to see Mary beyond her divinity, but her humanness. A human with faults who perhaps may have lied to protect her loved ones, or to hide a secret or a painful truth. However, the criticism here heavily lies on the religious institutions who through the prevalent imagery, authority, and doctrine, have exploited and harmed many with minimal accountability. Part of the exhibit "At the Heart of It: LGBT Representation at Self Help Graphics", curated by Ruben Esparza.
10. Sister Karen Boccalero, circa 1990
11. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, circa 1954
12. Concern magazine, Vol. 1, Nr. 1, 1966
13. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
14. Every 10th Jesus is a Queer, circa 1990
15. Holy Homophobia!, 1990