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Thirteen Women, 1932

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Contents of this tag:
1. Rock Hudson
2. Rope, 1947-1948
3. 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.
4. Gay Men's Chorus 25th Anniversary concert poster, 2004
5. The Children's Hour, 1961 Photograph of Shirley MacLaine, left, and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from The Children's Hour, and a letter from Arthur B. Krim to Eric Johnston regarding three films with homosexuality as a subject, including The Children's Hour, and requesting that the Code be amended. Photograph: Core Collection. Production files. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
6. Ann Margaret and Charles Pierce at Studio One, circa 1977
7. Poster and Call sheet for Making Love, 1981-1982
8. My Beautiful Laundrette, circa 1985
9. The Killing of Sister George
10. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
11. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
12. Gregg Araki
13. Thirteen Women, 1932
14. Salome, 1922
15. Turnabout Theater souvenir program, circa 1950
16. Outfest 07 Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 12-23 Film Guide, 2007
17. Pandora's Box, 1929
18. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, circa 1954
19. Adrian Thompson, undated
20. Tea and Sympathy, 1953-1956
21. Book Cover: Ballet by Cecil Beaton, 1951
Contents of this tag:
1. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 1, February 1989
2. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
3. The Killing of Sister George
4. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
5. Lesbian Visibility Week poster, 1990
6. Lesbian Wedding, 1987
7. Lesbian parents and their children at the March on Washington, 1993
8. 3a Marcha Lésbica, 2006
9. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
10. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
12. Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
13. Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyer, 1921
14. 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.
15. Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent, Vol. 3, no. 1, February/March 1991
16. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
17. The Children's Hour, 1961 Photograph of Shirley MacLaine, left, and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from The Children's Hour, and a letter from Arthur B. Krim to Eric Johnston regarding three films with homosexuality as a subject, including The Children's Hour, and requesting that the Code be amended. Photograph: Core Collection. Production files. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
18. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
19. Lesbian Libertys, 2009
21. Laura Aguilar, #20, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
22. Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
23. The Word is Out, 1977
24. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
25. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
27. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
28. Lesbian Dyke March poster, 1996
29. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
30. Photograph of Florence Yoch and her partner Lucile Council, circa 1940
31. Cover of manual for "Civil Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: A Reference Manual for City and County Officials", 1990
32. Thirteen Women, 1932
33. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 1990
35. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
36. 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.
37. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
38. Black Lesbian Newsletter, December 1982
39. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1989
40. Profile of Ellen Ward, 2023
41. Connie Samaras, #11 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
42. Pandora's Box, 1929
43. Home, circa 1982
44. Profile of Vanessa Romain, 2023
45. Connie Samaras, #16 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
46. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
47. Tribal Connexions: A Celebration of 2 Years of Aché, 1991
48. Laura Aguilar, #19, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
49. Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
Contents of this tag:
1. Rock Hudson
2. Rope, 1947-1948
3. No on 6! Save our children from Hatred, Mistrust, & Bigotry!, 1978
4. HIV Discrimination sign, undated
5. The Children's Hour, 1961 Photograph of Shirley MacLaine, left, and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from The Children's Hour, and a letter from Arthur B. Krim to Eric Johnston regarding three films with homosexuality as a subject, including The Children's Hour, and requesting that the Code be amended. Photograph: Core Collection. Production files. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
6. Prop 8 What Should We Amend Next?, 2008
7. Campaign for Military Service poster, circa 1992
8. Gay Marriage Case in Court, 1979 Rob Brown, Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph caption reads, "From left, attorney David M. Brown, plaintiffs, Anthony Corbett Sullivan, Richard Frank Adams. Sullivan and Adams are married, Adams a US citizen and Sullivan an Australian citizen. Both were issued a marriage license in Bolder [sic] Colorado and were married in Bolder [sic]. When Sullivan reapplied in Los Angeles in November 1975, the District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service an immigrant visa. 'You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots', Dist Director."
9. With a Little Makeup, A Straight White Man Can Play Anything!! circa 1990s
10. AIDSPHOBIA : Protect Yourself from Hollywood, 1991
11. Holy Homophobia!, 1990
12. Tea and Sympathy, 1953-1956
13. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
14. It's Cake, for God's Sake, 2017
15. Thirteen Women, 1932
16. They Lie We Die, circa 1991
17. Homophobia, 1993