Collection of Photograph Albums, 1900-1940

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Title:: Collection of photograph albums
Dates:: 1900-1940
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Extent:: 2 folders
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Preferred citation:: Collection of photograph albums. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and content:: This artificial collection contains photo albums that document women and men in predominantly homosocial settings. One album portrays one portion (circa 1900-1920) of the life of an unknown woman and her friends. Numerous photos of women in men's clothing, generally in a humorous vein. Nothing suggests these people were homosexual but it does document casual same-sex intimacy and cross-dressing common to this period. The other album contains photos from the San Francisco Bay Area and the California coast, circa 1940s. There are snapshots of homes, families and male friends hanging out together. These also document same-sex intimacy. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1900-1940
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Preferred citation:: Collection of photograph albums. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US