TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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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 | |
Dallas letter | Letter written to the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in response to their show in Dallas, Texas as part of their 1981 National Tour. |
1981-06-08 | |
Tim Bach and Mike Perry letter | Letter written to the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus from Tim Bach and Mike Perry after their performance in Lincoln, Nebraska as part of their 1981 National Tour. |
1981-06-22 | |
Lincoln program - 1981 National Tour | 1981-06-05 | ||
1981 National Tour chorus memo, 01/19/1981 | 1981-01-19 | ||
Washington D.C. ticket - 1981 National Tour | 1981-06-18 | ||
Seattle ticket - 1981 National Tour | 1981-06-20 | ||
Fabulous Follies of 1981 flyer | Flyer for the benefit event, Fabulous Follies of 1981, which was organized in order to raise funds for the Chorus' 1981 National Tour. Performers included David Kelsey & the Pure Trash Band, Rosie Radiator & the Pushrods, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Men About Town, Kevin Ross, and Madame Aida Sotto-Voce. |
1981-03 | |
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 | |
1981 National Tour chorus memo, 02/02/1981 | 1981-02-02 | ||
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 | |
National Tour Sweepstakes ticket | Entry ticket for the National Tour Sweepstakes, which was a fundraiser organized by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to support their 1981 National Tour. |
1981 | |
Cum for the Chorus benefit flyer | Flyer for a benefit orgy in support of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus 1981 National Tour. |
1981-04-03 | |
B. Timothy Weston letter | Letter written to the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus from B. Timothy Weston after their performance in New York City as part of their 1981 National Tour. |
1981-06-18 | |
A Tupperware Affaire benefit flyer | Flyer for the benefit event, A Tupperware Affaire, which was organized in order to raise funds for the Chorus' 1981 National Tour. |
1981-03 | |
Belch 'N' Boogie flyer | Flyer for the benefit event, Belch 'N' Boogie, which took place at the I-Beam club and was organized in order to raise funds for the Chorus' 1981 National Tour. |
1980-11 | |
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 James memorial program | 1988-12-18 | ||
Sylvester smoking in white gown | 1970 to 1980 | ||
Sylvester in mesh blouse, circa 1970 | 1970 | ||
Harry Britt Letter to Sylvester, 1988 | A letter written by Board of Supervisors member, Harry Britt to Sylvester on October 2, 1988. |
1988-10-02 | |
Sylvester Gnus article, 1977 | 1977 | ||
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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Sylvester Christmas dance party postcard | Promotional postcard for a holiday dance event called, All I Need For Christmas, where Sylvester performed. This postcard was originally addressed to Steve Fabus, a San Francisco-based DJ who was active in the disco and underground music scene at the time. |
1982-12-18 | |
National Tour Sweepstakes memo | 1981 | ||
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 | |
Travel agency membership certificate | 1981-06 | ||
1982 retreat photograph | Photograph of Chorus members performing at their 1982 retreat. |
1982 | |
Performance photograph with Dick Kramer | Photograph of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus performing with conductor, Dick Kramer. |
1979 | |
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 | |
Eat Out for the Chorus! flyer | Flyer for an event benefiting the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus 1981 National Tour. |
1981-05-31 | |
1981 National Tour chorus memo, 05/18/1981 | 1981-05-18 | ||
1981 National Tour chorus memo, 05/25/81 | 1981-05-25 | ||
Dallas ticket - 1981 National Tour | 1981-06-07 | ||
Lincoln poster - 1981 National Tour | 1981-06-08 | ||
Come Out For The Chorus poster | 1981-06 | ||
1979 performance photograph | Photograph of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus performing in 1979. |
1979 | |
Scholl (Steve) Collection of San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps Materials, 2017-07 | This collection contains materials produced by the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps and collected by Steve Scholl. Materials include directories, band notes, programs, bylaws, flyers, posters, photographs, scrapbooks, and other ephemera. It also contains flyers and programs relating to local LGBTQ theater events. |
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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 | |
Costume Contest at the Ramrod and Sinderella Outtakes | Costume Contest at the Ramrod, a gay bar in San Francisco, CA, and Sinderella Outtakes, circa 1965-1970. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 003 sc |
1965 to 1970 | |
Digging Pool; Covered Wagon | Digging Pool; Covered Wagon, a gay bar in San Francisco, CA. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 006 sc |
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Motorcycle Runs: Koalas 1968, BC 1969, Constantines 1969 | Motorcycle Runs: Koalas 1968, BC 1969, Constantines 1969. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 009 sc |
1968 to 1969 | |
Motorcycle Run Outtakes and Beginning Pool Excavation | Motorcycle Run Outtakes and Beginning Pool Excavation, circa 1969. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 005 sc |
1969 | |
Folsom Street Parade | "Folsom Street Parade," 1970, in San Francisco, CA. This event may also have been called the Age of Aquarius parade. Floats featuring Black Sabbath, Warner Brothers, drag queens, and others. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 010 sc |
1970 | |
Halloween at the Ramrod 1968 | Halloween at the Ramrod, a gay bar in San Francisco, CA, 1968. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 007 sc |
1968 | |
Halloween at the Ramrod 1969 | Halloween at the Ramrod, a gay bar in San Francisco, CA, 1969. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 008 sc |
1969 | |
Tricycle Race in front of The Mint | Tricycle Race in front of The Mint, 1972. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 001 sc. |
1972 | |
Halloween Costume Ball at the Hayloft | Halloween Costume Ball at the Hayloft, a gay bar in Los Angeles, CA, 1965. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 002 sc. |
1965 | |
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 | |
Gay Freedom Day Parade 1977 | Gay Freedom Day Parade 1977 in San Francisco, CA. Film by Rich Weiss in 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 7 012 sc |
1977 | |
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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1946 to 1952 | |
"Concentration camp uniform" protest ensemble | An ensemble consisting of a replica concentration camp uniform with Pride details, created by artist Gilbert Baker to protest the election of Donald Trump. |
2017 | |
"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 | |
Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady essay | A biographical essay about Gilbert Block (Sister Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady), written by Gilbert Baker after his friend's death. |
2010-07-11 | |
Betsy Ross essay | An essay about the life and popular image of Betsy Ross, written by Gilbert Baker. |
2000 | |
30th anniversary rainbow flag speech | A speech delivered by Gilbert Baker in honor of the 30th anniversary of the rainbow flag. |
2008 | |
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 | |
Autobiographical speech | An autobiographical speech delivered by Gilbert Baker in 2011. |
2011-06-16 | |
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 | |
Gilbert Baker in Betsy Ross gown | The artist Gilbert Baker on Fire Island, in an American flag gown based on the popular image of Betsy Ross. |
2012 | |
Gilbert Baker on statue | The artist Gilbert Baker, photographed in drag atop a lion statue by Jean-Baptiste Carhaix. |
1983 | |
Gilbert Baker Sister Chanel 2001 greeting card | The artist Gilbert Baker, depicted on a greeting card in his drag persona, Sister Chanel 2001. |
1987 | |
Baker (Gilbert) Collection, 2017-18 | Gilbert Baker was an artist, drag queen, and Sister of Perpetual Indulgence who played the central role in the 1978 creation of the rainbow LGBTQ pride flag. Baker’s collection consists largely of textiles, sewing supplies, art, and audiovisual materials, along with a small number of documents. |
1950 to 2017 | |
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 | |
Harvey Milk at 1978 Gay Freedom Day parade | Harvey Milk celebrates at the 1978 Gay Freedom Day parade. |
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 | |
Gay Father juin 1983-J-B-CARHAIX | Gay Fathers. Photographs from the 1983 International Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parade (Pride Parade) in San Francisco, California. Photograph by Jean-Baptiste Carhaix (1946-2023), a French photographer. The image title is derived from Carhaix's original file title. |
1983 | |
Hobby Directory instructions | Instructions on placing a personal ad in the magazine 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1946 to 1952 | |
Hobby Directory, December 1946 | 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1946 | |
Hobby Directory, December 1947 | The December 1947 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1947 | |
Hobby Directory, December 1951 | The December 1951 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1951 | |
Hobby Directory, July 1946 | The July 1946 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1946 | |
Hobby Directory, June 1947 | The June 1947 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1947 | |
Hobby Directory, June 1951 | The June 1951 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1951 | |
Hobby Directory, March 1947 | The March 1947 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1947 | |
Hobby Directory, March 1948 | The March 1948 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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1948 | |
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 one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1950 |