TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Vanguard Street Sweep (1) | An image of the Vanguard Street Sweep protest, an action by the LGBTQ youth group Vanguard. The protest reclaimed the streets of the Tenderloin from police officers who would "sweep" for trans people, queer people, and sex workers. By physically sweeping the streets, Vanguard argued that Tenderloin residents should define what their community needed, and that what they needed was a clean and safe place to live, free of harassment. |
1966 | |
Crowd of people (1) | A crowd of people at an outdoor event, from the same roll of film as the Vanguard Street Sweep photographs. |
1966 | |
Crowd of people (2) | A crowd of people at an outdoor event, from the same roll of film as the Vanguard Street Sweep photographs. |
1966 | |
Overturned car (1) | An overturned car, from the same roll of film as the Vanguard Street Sweep photographs. |
1966 | |
Overturned car (2) | An overturned car, from the same roll of film as the Vanguard Street Sweep photographs. |
1966 | |
Three people with bench | Three people, possibly members of Vanguard, from the same roll of film as the 1966 Vanguard Street Sweep photographs. |
1966 | |
Vanguard 1966 Street Sweep Photographs 2021-21 | Photographs of Vanguard's 1966 Street Sweep demonstration in San Francisco. Vanguard was an organization of LGBTQ youth and others living on the streets of the Tenderloin district in San Francisco. The Street Sweep was organized to demonstrate their commitment to the neighborhood and to protest ongoing police harassment. This collection also contains photographs of another protest and a few unidentified subjects. |
1966 | |
Counterprotest against neo-Nazi group (1) | A counterprotest against a neo-Nazi group in San Francisco. |
1966 | |
Counterprotest against neo-Nazi group (1) | A counterprotest against a neo-Nazi group in San Francisco. |
1966 | |
Counterprotest against neo-Nazi group (3) | A counterprotest against a neo-Nazi group in San Francisco. |
1966 | |
Homophobic poster from Beardemphl collection | A mailer/poster exemplifying the opposition to Propositions A and B, which were local ballot measures in San Jose and Santa Clara County intended to outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ people. The poster is part of Bill Beardemphl's large collection of homophobic materials, which he collected as part of his research into his political opponents. |
1980 | |
SUB-EPH Folder Presidio Theater (Underground Cinema) 1966 | Presidio Theater film screening schedule March 5 through May 7, 1966. |
1966 | |
Sylvester in zipper shirt, circa 1980 | 1980 | ||
Cafe Denise menu | A menu from Cafe Denise with handwritten prices. This item is undated. |
1980 | |
Veronica Friedman papers (1994-01) | Veronica “Ronnie” Friedman (1945-1986) was a transgender woman who lived in San Francisco. The collection consists of Friedman’s detailed and emotional diary entries, as well as drafts of letters to her mother and children, personal notes, daily planner pages, timelines and autobiographical statements relating to transition, greeting cards, and other correspondence. |
1980 | |
Calendar and miscellaneous notes | Contents of the folder "Calendar and miscellaneous notes" in the Veronica Friedman papers. |
1980 | |
Diary entries (rewritten) | Contents of the folder "Diary entries (rewritten) in the Veronica Friedman papers. |
1980 | |
Gay Power, Gay Politics | 1980 | Scratch/glbths_video_001_am.avi | |
Gay Power, Gay Politics: Has the Truth Been Told? | A 1980 KPIX Eyewitness News Special Report on the CBS Reports documentary "Gay Power, Gay Politics." The episode features "Gay Power, Gay Politics" producers George Crile and Grace Diekhaus in conversation with Gwenn Craig, Vice President of the Milk Democratic Club; Wayne Friday, President of the Tavern Guild; David Scott, a candidate in the 1979 San Francisco mayoral race; Harry Britt, a San Francisco Supervisor; Armistead Maupin, a writer; and Cleve Jones, a gay rights activist. |
1980 | Scratch/glbths_video_002_am.avi |
Leap Day 1980 Party at 346 Castro Street | Home movie footage of a group of friends at a party, taken by Earl Galvin, a member of the Queer Blue Light Video collective. The title given on the tape's label is "World Series 1." According to John Carr, the host of the party, this likely reflects a previous use of the tape, which was recorded over at the event.
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 nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1980 | Media/glbths_1999-52_004_am.avi |