TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Castro #1 | Raw footage from the 1976 documentary short film The Castro: A Definitively Biased View. The tape depicts Castro neighborhood streetscapes and business interiors, including several antique stores, a spice shop, a clothing store, and a restaurant. It also includes an interview a gay activist,… Show more | 1976 | |
Castro #2 | Raw footage from the 1976 documentary short film The Castro: A Definitively Biased View. The tape depicts a ventriquist act and a drag performance utilizing yellowface at an unnamed performance venue. Yellowface refers to a tradition of theatrical and musical performance, originating in the mid-… Show more | 1976 | |
Castro #3 | Raw footage from the 1976 documentary short film The Castro: A Definitively Biased View. The tape includes an extended interview with Scott Smith inside Castro Camera and a tour of Lee Mentley's home art gallery, the Hulah Palace (sometimes spelled Hula Palace). | 1976 | |
The Castro: A Definitively Biased View | A documentary short film about life in the Castro. Depicted are neighborhood streetscapes and business interiors, including several antique stores, a spice shop, a clothing store, and a restaurant; an interview with Scott Smith inside Castro Camera; a conversation with performer Pristine Condition… Show more | 1976 | |
Gay Freedom Day Parade 1976 | Gay Freedom Day Parade 1976 in San Francisco, CA. Film by Rich Weiss from the Henri Leleu collection. Leleu (1907-1996) was a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 011 sc | 1976 | |
Mr. Club Baths Contest Chicago | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1976 | |
1976 Castro Street Fair Copy #1 | Footage of the 1976 Castro Street Fair, taken by Daniel Smith, a member of the Queer Blue Light Video collective. From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT Historical Society. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the… Show more | 1976 | |
Castro Street Fair 1976 Copy #3 | Footage of the 1976 Castro Street Fair, taken by Daniel Smith, a member of the Queer Blue Light Video collective. From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT Historical Society. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the… Show more | 1976 | |
1976 Castro Street Fair Original Tape 1 | Footage of the 1976 Castro Street Fair including an interview with Harvey Milk, taken by Daniel Smith, a member of the Queer Blue Light Video collective. From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT Historical Society. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society… Show more | 1976 | |
1976 Castro Street Fair Original Tape 2 | Footage of the 1976 Castro Street Fair, taken by Daniel Smith, a member of the Queer Blue Light Video collective. From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT Historical Society. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the… Show more | 1976 | |
Gay Health Board Elections Original | Footage of interviews with people in the Castro about the Gay Health Board Election and the Gay Health Project, made by Daniel Smith and the Queer Blue Light Video collective. Some of this clip is audio-only. From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT… Show more | 1976 | |
GLOE letter | Letter written to the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of San Francisco from Sheryl Goldberg on behalf of the women participants of the Gay and Lesbian Outreach to Elders (GLOE). This is a page from a scrapbook in this collection. | 1985-05-01 | |
Janet MacHarg marching in protest, circa 1950 | A series of photographs of Janet MacHarg in her youth performing with her guitar and marching in what is believed to be a protest against the United States government's support of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. | 1950 | |
Janet MacHarg with companion, circa 1950 | Photograph of Janet MacHarg playing guitar with a companion. The companion in this photograph is presumed to be MacHarg's lifelong partner Evie. | 1950 | |
Farewell to the Hypnodrome program | Program for the Thrillpeddlers show, Farewell to the Hypnodrome. Farewell to the Hypnodrome was the final Thrillpeddlers' production held at the Hypnodrome Theatre due to the sudden sale of the building. Ticket sales revenue for this show were used to help cover the cost of moving. | 2017-02-14 | |
Black Cat menu | A menu from the Black Cat. | 1950 | |
Black Cat menu, front | A menu from the Black Cat bar. | 1950 | |
Hobby Directory, March 1950 | The March 1950 issue of Hobby Directory. Hobby Directory (1946-circa 1952) was a small publication in which male hobbyists could publish personal ads and meet friends who shared their interests. The magazine quickly acquired a large gay male readership, and gay men used their ads to connect with… Show more | 1950 |