Pictured: printed page with four black and white drawn portraits, depicting Boulton and Park in different attire: two portraits present them in dresses and hats and the other two in suits and ties. The top two portraits are labeled “Boulton” and the bottom are labeled “Park.” Above the portraits, the title reads: “Life and Examination of the Would-Be Ladies” and “Verbatim Edition.” Below the portraits: “Price twopence” and “London: A. Ritchie, 15, Wine Office-Court, Fleet-Street.” On either side, framing the page: “Authentic [illegible] traits in male and female att[illegible]” and “A second edition will be published after the trial.”

Clipping of “Life and Examination of the Would-Be Ladies,” a press account of the Boulton and Park trial (1870). Included are illustrated portraits of Fanny and Stella.
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our bio. Image courtesy of JD Doyle Archives
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Pictured: colored photo of Jose in yellow dress with polka dots on the skirt and blue lining. Jose stands with arms and mouth open, turned towards a watching crowd. The bar is decorated with photos of nude women on the walls and balloons tied to the ceiling.

Photo of activist José Sarria performing at a drag show at the Black Cat bar (ca. 1964).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our bio. Image courtesy of ONE Archives at USC Libraries.
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Pictured: colored photo of twelve people posed on a stage. Eleven people wear wigs and dresses, ranging from sleek evening wear with gloves to a pink feathered gown and headpiece. One person wears a striped suit jacket and bowtie. Half of the performers are standing, the other half sitting before them, and almost all smile towards the camera.

Group photo of performers at Finocchio’s in San Francisco, a nightclub renowned for its professional cast of female impersonators (c. 1960).
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Pictured: black and white close-up photo of Vaunessa, turned to the side and applying lipstick with her mouth opened. The article’s title, “Hanging with a queen,” is printed in white in the center of the page. “The Boston Phoenix - Section Two - December 1,1995” is printed above the image and “By Sarah Lewine” is printed below.

Cover photo for interview with drag queen Vaunessa Vale, discussing gender identity, beauty rituals, and the Boston drag scene (1995).
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Pictured: black and white photo of Lou Sullivan (right) hugging companion and holding a piece of paper. Lou wears a dark suit jacket, and the companion wears a plaid shirt and light-colored pants.

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility! Photo of Lou Sullivan hugging companion at a tribute luncheon hosted by Educational Transvestite Channel (1990).
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Pictured: colored photo of three people singing and dancing atop a parade float with “Miller Genuine Draft” branding on the side. The three each wear costumes with green bodices, gold skirts, teal blue tulle, and green boas. They stand behind three individual microphones with their mouths open, turned to the side with one arm raised behind them and one foot extended forward.

Photo of the “Fabulous Foxes,” members of Educational Transvestite Channel (ETVC), performing at San Francisco Gay Freedom Day (1992).
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Pictured: colored photo of two people sitting on an orange couch in front of a brick background. Susan wears a black shirt and white pants, turned towards Tamara with her face obstructed by her hair. Tamara wears a red shirt, black framed glasses, and a brown bandana around her neck. She is sitting with her torso turned towards Susan and her arm resting on the back of the couch.

Clip from Susan Stryker’s interview with Tamara Ching, a trans woman describing her experiences as a sex worker in the Tenderloin (2001).
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Pictured: black and white photo of Christine wearing a white dress with flowers and ribbons on the shoulder, white gloves, and a black coat hanging on her arm.She holds a satin purse and smiles.

Photo of Christine Jorgensen at an award ceremony for Woman of the Year, bestowed upon her by the Scandinavian Societies of Greater New York (1953).
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Pictured: colored photo of Felicia wearing a red sequined gown, red feather boa, white jewelry, and a blonde wig. She stands in a dark room with a black curtain, smiling with her mouth open.

Photo of Felicia Elizondo, Chicana trans woman and drag queen associated with San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood (1990).
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Pictured: colored photo of Denise standing near the San Francisco bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge pictured faintly in the background. She is wearing a red patterned cardigan over a floral shirt, holds a sign reading “DENISE D’ANNE FOR SUPERVISOR,” and smiles for the camera.

Photo of Denise D’Anne, candidate for the SF Board of Supervisors (2000). Denise was an activist, writer, civil servant, & trans woman.
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Pictured: black and white photo of Hotcha, posing in front of a dark background with a white column and plant. She wears a black and white fringe dress with a long skirt, which she grabs with one hand, a black feathered headpiece, and white gloves. Her other arm is stretched above her head, and she smiles for the camera.

Promotional photo of Hotcha Hinton from her scrapbook (1968). Hotcha was a renowned burlesque performer, comedian, and trans woman.
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Pictured: black and white illustration of Joan Jett Blakk wearing a black hat, floral dress, beaded necklace, and hoop earrings. Her face is turned towards the left side of the page, and she stands with her hands on her hips. The title is printed above her head: “THING” in block letters and “She Knows Who She Is” in smaller font. On the left margin of the page: “ILLUSTRATION Bubblehead por-trit of Joan Jett Blakk by Lee Kay.”

Promotional graphic for Thing magazine with illustration of Joan Jett Blakk, drag queen activist & political candidate (early 1990s).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Louise Lawrence Trans Archive.
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Pictured: colored photo of Marsha sitting in a white chair and wearing a pink floral dress and floral, beaded headpiece. A person to her right, wearing a teal blue shirt and jeans, smiles and wraps his arms around her shoulders. The two sit in the corner of a room with white brick walls and a window with the shades drawn behind them. The date is tagged on the bottom right corner of the photo: “8 24 ’ 90.”

Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson at her birthday party, being embraced by a friend (1990).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of the LGBT Community Center in NYC.
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Pictured: colored Polaroid photo of Leigh Angelique wearing a curly updo hairstyle and gold and black floral dress. She stands with one arm resting up against a wall and looks back over her shoulder at the camera.

Photo of Leigh Angelique, a member of the house of Sweet Evening Breeze in Lexington, Kentucky (1971).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Faulker Morgan Archive.
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Pictured: black and white photograph of Stormé wearing a dark sweater, pants, and boots, sitting on a stool and leaning back onto a bar with head resting in hand. On the bottom left of the page, the photo is labeled “Copy 1,” “Stormé DeLarverié, – New York, NY.” On the bottom right, the photo is signed “Robert Giard,” “1999/2000.”

Photo of Stormé DeLarverié, drag king, activist, and Stonewall veteran, posing for Polaroid photo in New York (1999).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of NY Public Library.
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Pictured: black and white photograph of two people posed, mid-dance, in front of a white background. The person on the left wears a suit jacket, striped pants, and top hat, leaning back in a wide stance and glancing at their partner. The person on the right wears a long dress and feathered hat, looking down at their partner and fluttering a fan. On the top left corner is a French postal stamp. On the bottom of the photo is a label: “LE CAKE-WALK,” “Danse au Nouveau Cirque. LES NEGRES.”

Postcard of Jack Brown (right) and Charles Gregory (left), performers who danced the Cakewalk in “Les Joyeux Nègres” at the Nouveau Cirque in Paris (ca. 1902).
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Pictured: colored polaroid photo of Cocoa in short peach dress and pearl necklace, being held by one person in white overalls (left) and one person in a striped shirt and green pants (right). Her arms are wrapped around her companions’ shoulders, and they are standing in front of a storefront window.

Photo of Cocoa Rodriguez being lifted up by two friends, taken during NYC Pride (1995).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive.
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Pictured: cover of zine printed on green paper, with heading “Evil Taco: An Unauthorized Biography” on top and subtitle “(Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Vaginal Creme Davis but were too tired to ask…)” in the bottom left corner. In the middle of the page is a close-up image of Vaginal Davis wearing winged eyeliner. The price is printed in the bottom right corner: “Can. $14.95” and “U.S.A. $12.95.”

Evil Taco zine, featuring an interview with visual and performance artist Vaginal Creme Davis (ca. 1982-1992).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive.
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Pictured: black and white photograph of Sir Lady Java in a white dress, holding a picket sign reading “Java vs Right to Work” and smiling towards the camera. She stands with other protestors outside a nightclub, under a “Redd Foxx” building sign. The owner, Redd Foxx, stands next to her with his arms outreached, gesturing towards the protest.

Photo of Sir Lady Java and Redd Foxx protesting Rule No. 9 in Los Angeles, which prohibited trans people from working in entertainment venues (1967).
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Pictured: colored photograph of nine people sitting on couches in a living room. From left to right: person wearing a brown dress, person wearing a light blue dress, person wearing a black shirt, person wearing a white shirt and black skirt, person wearing a white dress, person wearing a white shirt and gray pants, person wearing a black shirt and red and black plaid skirt, person wearing a black shirt and black and white plaid skirt, person wearing a blue dress. On top of the photograph, “Playgirl Club,” “First House Party,” “11-12-61.” On the bottom of the photograph, “Felicity, Karen, Vicki, Pamela, Lee, Nick, Pat, Marie, Suzanna.”

Photo of Felicity Chandelle (far left) and members of the Playgirl Club, a social group of self-identified crossdressers who gathered in Poughkeepsie, NY (1961).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of LGBT Center NYC.
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Pictured: black and white photograph of two people standing in the street during a parade, with a crowd of people standing behind them. One person wears a long dress with black feathers and white dots, with a matching cape and large hood over her head. A small paper sign reading “GAY is BEAUTIFUL” is pinned to her dress. The other person wears jeans, a dark jacket, and white collar, and looks down at the sign.

Photograph of two participants at San Francisco Gay Day Parade, one with a sign reading “Gay is Beautiful” (1977).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @glbt_history.
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Collage of six black and white photographs, depicting groups of people smiling, hugging, and posing, superimposed into white polaroid frames over a grayish blue background. Looseleaf paper decals frame the top and bottom of the page, and "Happy 10 Years!" is written in blue front in the bottom left corner.

This week marks the official 10 year anniversary of the DTA’s launch! For more info about our project & the milestones reached over the past decade, head to our website to find the DTA Story.
Thank you again for all of your support! 🏳️‍⚧️🎉
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Pictured: colored photograph of a person with blonde hair, wearing a red dress with sheer puffy sleeves and a metallic bodice underneath. She is standing in front of a curtain and holds her right arm up, lifting a long cigarette holder and posing with her chin turned up towards her right.

Photo of Countess Estelle, a female impersonator working in the Seattle drag scene, posing and performing (c. 1970s).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of University of Washington library.
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Pictured: promotional flyer with colored photo of two people, one sitting and another standing behind. The person in the back wears a white curly wig, frilly undershirt, black vest, brooch with a yellow tassel, pearl necklaces, and a gold and black cape, holding a staff. The person in front wears a white wig with a blue feather plume, blue choker necklace, orange dress with a blue underskirt, pearl necklaces, and white gloves.

Flyer for Night of a Thousand Gowns, a charity ball hosted by the Imperial Court of New York (1992).
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Pictured: black and white author photograph of Red Jordan Arobateau, wearing a suit jacket and resting his chin on his hand with a pensive expression on his face, his eyes directed away from the camera.

The Red Jordan Arobateau Collection is now available on the DTA, courtesy of the Transgender Archives at UVic!
For further insight into this collection, check out Episode 2 of our podcast, Kindred Transmissions, where we explore Red’s life, art, & legacy.
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Pictured: magazine article with pencil-drawn illustration of a gray masculine figure encased within a blue, expressionless, feminine figure. Above the drawing reads “Female-to-male transexuals” in black font, with caption “Illustrations: Mark E. Van Epps” on the left border. Under the drawing, the title “The Man Inside” is printed in blue, with “By Canary Conn” in black underneath.

Article from Playgirl Advisor magazine (1977). Author Canary Conn, a transwoman, discusses the transition experiences of several transmen.
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of JD Doyle Archives.
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Pictured: album cover with orange background and writing in shades of blue, green, pink, and yellow. “Jackie Shane Live!” is written in bubble-like lettering, with a photo of Jackie performing in the S. On the bottom of the record sleeve, the song list: “Dual Trumpet Bounce,” “High Heel Sneakers,” “Knock on Wood,” “Money,” “Raindrops,” “You’re the One,” “Don’t Play That Song,” “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag,” “Any Other Way.”

Record sleeve for “Jackie Shane Live,” American R&B singer prominent in the Toronto soul music scene of the 1960s (1967).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of JD Doyle Archives.
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Pictured: postcard with black and white photograph of two people in a garden setting. One wears a long white dress, sitting on a bench, while the other wears a black suit jacket, standing behind the woman and looking down with a hand on her shoulder. In the top left is a red stamp from the French Republic with an image of a woman. On the bottom of the card, from left to right: “1007,” “Amourette Louis XV _ Marquis, vous n'êtes pas sage!,” “S.I.P.”

Postcard with photo narrative of 18th-cent. seduction scene, belonging to series of crossdressing postcards entitled Amourette Louis XV (c. 1900).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Rare Cornell.
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