| TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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| Patrons at Compton's Cafeteria | Patron's at Compton's Cafeteria. |
1970 | |
| Black and white sequined Pat Campano Jacket (front) | Black and white sequined jacket worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated. |
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| Black and white sequined Pat Campano Jacket (side) | Black and white sequined jacket worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated. |
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| Black and white sequined Pat Campano Jacket (rear) | Black and white sequined jacket worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated. |
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| 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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| Peach sequined tunic and skirt with crane motif rear | 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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| Blue sequin Pat Campano jacket (front) | |||
| Blue sequin Pat Campano jacket (rear) | |||
| Pink sequin Pat Campano jacket and pants (front) | Pink sequined jacket and pants worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated. |
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| Pink sequin Pat Campano jacket and pants (rear) | Pink sequined jacket and pants worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated. |
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| White tulle mesh gown (front) | White gown with satin and tulle netting, wire understructure, and small mirrors. This garment does not have a label indicating the designer. This item is undated.
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| White tulle mesh gown (rear) | White gown with satin and tulle netting, wire understructure, and small mirrors. This garment does not have a label indicating the designer. This item is undated.
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| Eve Finocchio's mink stole (front) | Mink stole belonging to Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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| Eve Finocchio's mink stole (rear) | Mink stole owned by Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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| Finocchio's doorman hat [1] | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. |
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| Finocchio's doorman hat [2] | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. |
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| Green lace gown (rear) | Green lace gown worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's. This item is undated. |
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| Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer (rear) | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's (rear). This item is undated. |
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| Portrait of performer wearing yellow flower (front) | Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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| Portrait of performer wearing yellow flower (rear) | Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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| Red lace Pat Campano dress (front) | Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated. |
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| Red lace Pat Campano dress (rear) | Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated. |
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| Pink hat with feather [1] | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Pink hat with feather [2] | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Red folding fan [1] | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Red folding fan [2] | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Halloween drag group | A group of attendees at a Halloween drag event. |
1960 to 1970 | |
| Dewsnap James 1999-19 | The James Dewsnap collection contains two full-length nude portraits of Scott O'Hara by San Francisco artist David Ross; transcripts of 16 interviews from 1994 that Dewsnap conducted with Jackie Phillips, the lead "comedienne" at Finocchio's from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s; and an unpublished book-length typescript on Phillips’ life, called "Oh, what a drag! The life and career of Wacky Jackie Phllips, Finocchio's riotous redhead, as told to Jim Dewsnap." |
1994 | |
| Jackie Phillips oral history | An oral history of longtime Finocchio's comedy queen Jackie Phillips, taken by James Dewsnap and later incorporated into Phillips' autobiography ghostwritten by Dewsnap. |
1994 | |
| Jackie Phillips book | The autobiography of longtime Finocchio's comedy queen Jackie Phillips, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap. |
1994 | |
| Harvey Milk's Birthday - Man in Leather Vest on Motorcycle | A man posing on a motorcycle on the sidewalk outside of "Snow Peas" diner.
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1982 | |
| Castro Street-Torn denim shorts | Close up image of a man's torn denim shorts.
glbths_1993-11P-2B_11_001 |
1978 to 1979 | |
| Gay Freedom Day - Man in Drag with Blue Headdress | Drag queen in a light blue leotard and large feathered headpiece standing on the street. |
1978-06 | |
| Roz Joseph photograph 002 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
| Roz Joseph photograph 003 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
| Roz Joseph photograph 001 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
| Joseph (Roz) Photographs, 2010-08 | Roz Joseph (1926–2019) was a San Francisco-based photographer who in the mid-1970s photographed the pageantry and activism of the city’s diverse drag cultures at Gay Freedom Day parades, Halloween celebrations, Imperial Court coronations and drag and costume balls. The collection consists of matted color photographic prints, notebooks of slides, interviews and manuscript materials, and various ephemera. |
1975 to 1984 | |
| Roz Joseph photograph 006 "Ambi Sextrous" | "Ambi Sextrous." Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
| Roz Joseph photograph 005 "Ricky" | "Ricky". Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
| Roz Joseph photograph 004 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
| Roz Joseph photograph 007 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
| Carhaix (Jean-Baptiste) Papers, 2019-39 | Jean-Baptiste Carhaix (1946-2023) was a French photographer. The collection includes photographs of early members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and images of events, including AIDS fundraisers and marches. |
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| Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence softball benefit program | Program for Crusade, a softball benefit for the 1982 Gay Olympics, presented by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. |
1982 | |
| Finocchio's Collection, 1999-79 | This collection contains materials relating to Finocchio’s, one of the oldest and best-known female impersonation clubs in the world. The term, "female impersonators" is a historic term that comes from a straight-coded Victorian theatrical form and continued until the mid-20th century before merging into what we now call drag. Finocchio's performers included what we now know as drag queens, trans people, and cis men in drag. |
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| Finocchio's flyer | 1999-02 | ||
| Finocchio's emcee lines [1] | A list of jokes performed by Finocchio's emcees during shows. This item is undated. |
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| Finocchio's emcee lines [2] | A list of jokes performed by Finocchio's emcees during shows. This item is undated. |
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| Finocchio's performer [1] | 1985 to 1999 | ||
| Young's Wigs business card | Business card for Young's Wigs, located in Oakland, California. This item is undated. |
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| Finocchio's performer [2] | 1985 to 1999 | ||
| Finocchio's hours of operation sign | Sign with hours of operation of Finocchio's. This item is undated. |
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| Red lace Pat Campano dress | Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated. |
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| Green dirndl dress | Green dirndl dress worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Finocchio's doorman hat | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. |
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| Group photograph of Finocchio's performers | 1980 to 1990 | ||
| Finocchio's performer with patrons [1] | 1995 | ||
| Finocchio's performer with patrons [2] | 1995 | ||
| Eve Finocchio's mink stole | Mink stole owned by Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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| Finocchio's decorative textile | Decorative textile from Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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| Multicolor top and skirt | Multicolor top and skirt worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Run of show [1] | A run of show listing the schedule of performers and their acts at Finocchio's nightclub. |
1990 to 1999 | |
| Run of show [2] | A run of show listing the schedule of performers and their acts at Finocchio's nightclub. |
1990 to 1999 | |
| Finocchio's promotional postcard | Promotional postcard advertising Finocchio's nightclub. This postcard uses the term "female impersonators" to describe performers, which is a historic term that comes from a straight-coded Victorian theatrical form and continued until the mid-20th century before merging into what we now call drag. |
1990 to 1999 | |
| Finocchio's coupon | 1990 to 1999 | ||
| Red folding fan | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Enrico's Menu | Illustrated menu for the restaurant, Enrico's, which was directly below Finocchio's. The illustration depicts the facade of both Enrico's and Finocchio's and was created by Wendy Wheeler. |
1968 | |
| Portrait of performer wearing yellow flower | Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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| Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's. This item is undated. |
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| Silver necklace | Silver necklace worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Pearl necklace | Pearl necklace worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Pink hat with feather | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| Finocchio's performer [3] | 1985 to 1999 | ||
| Finocchio's performer [4] | 1985 to 1999 | ||
| Black velvet dress | Black velvet dress worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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| New York or Bust postcard | Promotional postcard for a Kinsey Sicks show, New York or Bust, containing material from their off-broadway production. |
1997-07 | |
| Homecoming Queens postcard | Promotional postcard for the Kinsey Sicks show, Homecoming Queens. |
1998 | |
| Kinsey Sicks promotional postcard | Promotional postcard for the Kinsey Sicks. Members pictured include: Ben Schatz (Rachel), Irwin Keller (Winnie), and Jeff Manabat (Trixie). |
2005 | |
| Balled Sopranos flyer | Flyer for the Kinsey Sicks production, Balled Sopranos. |
1998 | |
| Kinsey Sicks photograph [1] | Photograph of Kinsey Sicks posing before or after a show. Members pictured include: Kevin Kirkwood (Trixie), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Irwin Keller (Winnie). |
2001 | |
| Kinsey Sicks photograph [5] | Photograph of the Kinsey Sicks posing in front of a skyscraper in San Francisco, CA. Members pictured include: Jerry Friedman (Vaselina), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Irwin Keller (Winnie), and Maurice Kelly (Trixie). |
1997 | |
| Kinsey Sicks Motel Sicks poster | 1999 | ||
| Boyz 2 Girlz postcard | 2000 | ||
| The Kinsey Sicks at Herbst Theatre poster | Poster for a Kinsey Sicks show at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Members pictured include: Ben Schatz (Rachel), Kevin Kirkwood (Trixie), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Irwin Keller (Winnie). |
2002 | |
| Sylvester Collection, 2018-05 | Sylvester (born Sylvester James Jr.) was a disco-soul singer-songwriter known for his androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and the moniker the “Queen of Disco.” |
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| Sylvester performing with backup singers, circa 1970-1980 | 1970 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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| 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 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 | ||
| Blue sequin Pat Campano jacket | A jacket worn by Sylvester while performing. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated. |
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| 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 |