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Descriptive Summary
Title: Timothy Wong photographs
Dates: circa 1990-2010
Collection Number: 2021-24
Creator/Collector:
Wong, Timothy
Extent: 46.25 linear feet (37 cartons)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The photographs of Timothy Wong (known as Tim Wong) document the LGBTQ community in San Francisco, California, circa 1990-2010.
Wong was a gay Asian American man. He was a close friend of Marcus Hernandez (Mister Marcus) and he was involved in the leather
scene, including participating in various contests as tallymaster. His photographs appeared regularly in the Bay Area Reporter
(BAR) and other related publications. The photographs, including prints, negatives, and slides, document the South of Market
scene, leather contests, AIDS activism, Bare Chest contests, Pride, Folsom Street Fair, Castro Street Fair, gay rodeos, and
other LGBTQ events.
Language of Material: English
Access
Collection is open for research. The collection is unprocessed.
Publication Rights
Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission
to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Timothy Wong photographs . Collection Number: 2021-24. GLBT Historical Society
Acquisition Information
Gift of Thomas Wong, September 2021.
Scope and Content of Collection
The photographs of Timothy Wong (known as Tim Wong) document the LGBTQ community in San Francisco, California, circa 1990-2010.
Wong was a gay Asian American man. He was a close friend of Marcus Hernandez (Mister Marcus) and he was involved in the leather
scene, including participating in various contests as tallymaster. His photographs appeared regularly in the Bay Area Reporter
(BAR) and other related publications. The photographs, including prints, negatives, and slides, document the South of Market
scene, leather contests, AIDS activism, Bare Chest contests, Pride, Folsom Street Fair, Castro Street Fair, gay rodeos, and
other LGBTQ events.
Indexing Terms
Gay men
People of color
Asian Americans
Photography
Pride parades
Folsom Street (San Francisco, Calif.)
Kink
Leather