TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Vocal Minority Le Dessert performance [1] | Photograph of the Lesbian and Gay Chorus ensemble, Vocal Minority spoofing the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus concert, Le Desert with their own rendition named, "Le Dessert." |
1982-10 | |
Vocal Minority Le Dessert performance [2] | Photograph of the Lesbian and Gay Chorus ensemble, Vocal Minority spoofing the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus concert, Le Desert with their own rendition named, "Le Dessert." |
1982-10 | |
Vocal Minority at Valencia Rose | Photograph of the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of San Francisco ensemble, Vocal Minority performing at Valencia Rose. |
1984-04-08 | |
Sylvester performing with backup singers, circa 1970-1980 | 1970 to 1980 | ||
Sylvester holding Step II record, 1978 [2] | 1978 | ||
Sylvester performing [2] | 1978 to 1985 | ||
Sylvester with companion [3] | 1983 | ||
Sylvester performing [4] | 1975 to 1980 | ||
Sylvester photoshoot contact sheet | 1980 to 1985 | ||
Purple and black beaded cape and headpiece | A cape and headpiece worn by Sylvester while performing. This garment appears to be handmade. There is no designer label attached to this garment. This item is undated. |
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Black and white sequined Pat Campano Jacket | Black and white sequined jacket worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated. |
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White tulle mesh gown | |||
Framed collection of gloves | Sylvester's framed collection of gloves. This item is undated. |
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Sylvester and family, circa 1970 | 1970 | ||
Sylvester in zipper shirt, circa 1980 | 1980 | ||
Sylvester holding Step II record, 1978 [1] | 1978 | ||
Sylvester with unknown bride, circa 1965 | 1965 | ||
Sylvester signing records | Photograph of Sylvester signing records in the record store, 12" Dance Records.
Inscription on verso of photograph reads: "Sylvester, It was a pleasure to photograph you when you visited 12" Dance Records. Thank you for visiting us. Larry [Frazer?] the photographer. Dec. 1986." |
1986 | |
Sylvester wearing tiara | Inscription on verso reads: "NYC July 1979." |
1979-07 | |
Chorus members rehearsing on plane | Photograph of chorus members rehearsing on plane during their 1981 National Tour. This photograph comes from a photo album belonging to Bill Graham, an early member of the Chorus. |
1981-06 | |
Chorus members on plane [1] | Chorus members on plane during their 1981 National Tour. Pictured in this photograph: John Kanke, Don Leighton, Ron O'Conner, Dave Goldman (Back). |
1981-06 | |
Sylvester at Le Grand Hotel in Paris | 1979-07 | ||
Peach sequined tunic and skirt with crane motif | Peach sequined tunic and skirt with crane motif worn by Sylvester. This garment appears to be handmade and there is no designer label attached. This item is undated. |
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Sylvester smoking in white gown | 1970 to 1980 | ||
Sylvester in mesh blouse, circa 1970 | 1970 | ||
Sylvester performing [1] | 1975 to 1980 | ||
Sylvester with companion [2] | 1980 to 1987 | ||
Sylvester with companion [1] | 1980 to 1987 | ||
Blue sequin Pat Campano jacket | A jacket worn by Sylvester while performing. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated. |
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Pink sequin Pat Campano jacket and pants | |||
Sylvester receiving award | Photograph of Sylvester receiving an award. In this photo Sylvester is wearing one of his sequined jackets designed by Pat Campano. |
1979 | |
Chorus members on plane [2] | Chorus member on plane during their 1981 National Tour. Pictured in this photograph: John Riccardi. |
1981-06 | |
Chorus members on plane [3] | Chorus member on plane during their 1981 National Tour. |
1981-06 | |
Lovers Too Have A Song To Sing performance photograph | Photograph of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus during their concert, Lovers Too Have A Song To Sing. |
1979 | |
Dallas ticket - 1981 National Tour | 1981-06-07 | ||
Ginny Knuth awards (1) | An award given to Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1994 | |
Ginny Knuth awards (2) | Awards given to Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1985 to 1991 | |
Ginny Knuth awards (3) | Awards given to Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1988 to 1995 | |
Ginny Knuth awards (4) | 1988 to 1998 | ||
Ginny Knuth awards (5) | Awards given to Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1976 to 1990 | |
Coronation - Jose Sarria in sash | Jose Sarria as the Widow Norton seated wearing a white dress with a sash and pearls, a white wig, and a crown. |
1986 | |
Synagogo hat, bottom view | |||
Synagogo hat, top view | |||
Arcaids Theatre workshop flier | A flier for a performance workshop by Arcaids Theatre. |
1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre performance | A performance by Arcaids Theatre. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre company warming up | Arcaids Theatre company members warming up. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre flier | A draft flier advertising performances by Arcaids Theatre. |
1988 to 1989 | |
"Concentration camp uniform" jacket | |||
"Concentration camp uniform" hat | |||
"Betsy Ross" drag gown and hat | A drag ensemble created by the artist Gilbert Baker, drawing on the popular image of Betsy Ross. |
2012 | |
Gilbert Baker replica rainbow flag | A small modern replica of the original 1978 rainbow flag, created by Gilbert Baker. Scans show the stitching from front and back. |
1998 | |
"Lady Liberty" ensemble | A Statue of Liberty drag ensemble created by the artist Gilbert Baker. |
2010 to 2017 | |
"Lady Liberty" dress and accessories | |||
"Lady Liberty" headdress | |||
Gilbert Baker replica rainbow flag, front view | |||
Gilbert Baker replica rainbow flag, back view | |||
Gilbert Baker rainbow flag cutout art | Two pieces of paper cutout art created by Gilbert Baker and depicting rainbow flags. |
2010 to 2017 | |
Gilbert Baker with large parade flag | A snapshot of Gilbert Baker with a costumed companion and a very large rainbow flag, apparently one of the multi-block flags Baker created for Pride parades. |
2003 | |
Gilbert Baker with rainbow curtain | A snapshot portrait of Gilbert Baker in front of a row of rainbow-curtained windows. |
2003 | |
Gilbert Baker and companions on a boat | A snapshot of Gilbert Baker and companions on a sailboat which is flying a large rainbow flag. |
2010 | |
Gilbert Baker in uniform | A Polaroid snapshot of a young Gilbert Baker in Army uniform, possibly with his mother and sister. |
1970 | |
Gilbert Baker and partner (1) | Gilbert Baker and a partner in 1978. The image is unattributed, but in the style of Jean-Baptiste Carhaix, who knew Baker and photographed him many times. |
1978 | |
Gilbert Baker and partner (2) | Gilbert Baker and a partner posing together in white t-shirts. The photograph is unattributed, but in the style of Jean-Baptiste Carhaix, who knew and often photographed Baker. |
1978 | |
Gilbert Baker and group with 1978 rainbow flag | Gilbert Baker and companions holding a rainbow flag. The slide is dated July 1978, but appears to depict the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade, when the flag was first flown; it is likely that the slide was taken that day and developed later. |
1978 | |
Gilbert Baker in drag, Ferry Building | Gilbert Baker poses in drag in front of the San Francisco Ferry Building. Photograph by Jean-Baptiste Carhaix. |
1978 | |
Gilbert Baker and partner (3) | Gilbert Baker and a partner posing together in flowing garments. The photograph is unattributed, but in the style of Jean-Baptiste Carhaix, who knew and often photographed Baker. |
1978 | |
Gilbert Baker and group with anti-Briggs protest sign | Gilbert Baker and group, displaying a sign protesting the Briggs Initiative, which would have forbidden LGBTQ people from teaching in California public schools. The slide is dated July 1978, but appears to depict the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade, when the raimbow flag was first flown; it is likely that the slide was taken that day and developed later. |
1978 | |
Gilbert Baker applying makeup | Artist Gilbert Baker applying makeup, photograph by Jean-Baptiste Carhaix. |
1982 | |
Stud bar exterior | A scanned slide showing the exterior of the Stud. |
1970 | |
Demolition of Tool Box bar | Scanned negative showing the demolition of the Tool Box bar, which Henri Leleu co-owned. One of Chuck Arnett's murals is visible on the wall adjoining the neighboring building. |
1971 | |
Lou Sullivan in undershirt | A flash photo of Lou Sullivan in a white undershirt, sent to his correspondent, a trans man named David. |
1983 | |
Lou Sullivan in tuxedo | Lou Sullivan in his early twenties, dressed in a tuxedo for a Milwaukee drag ball. |
1973 | |
Missouri Mule bar exterior | A scanned slide showing the exterior of the Missouri Mule bar. |
1970 | |
Drag & Genderfuck Forum flier | A flier for a "Drag & Genderfuck Forum" held at UC Berkeley in the early 1970s. |
1970 to 1973 | |
"Be Whistle Wise" flyer | A Community United Against Violence flyer advising the community on the use of emergency whistles. |
1990 to 2000 | |
Harvey Milk at 1978 Gay Freedom Day parade | Harvey Milk celebrates at the 1978 Gay Freedom Day parade. |
1978 | |
Harvey Milk and anti-Briggs protestors | A group of anti-Briggs Initiative protestors, including Harvey Milk, in front of San Francisco City Hall. |
1978 | |
Tool Box mural recreation | A contemporary recreation (by the original artist) of one of Chuck Arnett's locally iconic Tool Box murals. This mural was originally painted on the window of the bar; when a patron broke the window, Arnett recreated it on particleboard, and it is now the only one of the murals that survives. |
1962 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [061] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [062] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [063] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [064] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [065] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [066] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [067] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [068] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [069] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [070] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [001] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [002] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [003] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [004] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [005] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [006] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [007] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [008] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [009] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [010] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [021] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 | |
1990 National Bisexual Conference [022] | Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission. |
1990 |