Unidentified (?)woman in checked trousers, plaid jacket with oversize buttons, and high-crowned hat, holding long unidentified object, circa 1880
Scope and Content of Collection
Postcards, photographs, and other materials, the majority portraying cross-dressing in entertainment. The materials include a series of advertising cards, 1882-circa 1892, satirizing Oscar Wilde and "Aesthetics", a 1917 publicity still of Julian Eltinge in the film The Clever Mrs. Carfax, a 1919 program for his Vaudeville Review, a postcard autographed in 1919 by "Marina, transformiste", and an undated postcard of Émile Grandsart, "The French Fregoli" and "Original Transformist". The materials are arranged alphabetically by personal name, as given.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1880
Creator
- From the Collection: Schwartz, Andrew M. (Person)
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.2 Linear Feet (1 archive carton.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General Physical Description note
1 studio photograph ; 6.75 x 4.5 inches ; studio: M. Obler, 1262 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn.
Repository Details
Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository
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Los Angeles California 90007 United States
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