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Title: Collection of photograph albums
Dates: 1900-1940
Collection Number: 1991-17
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2 folders
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This artificial collection contains photo albums that document women and men in predominantly homosocial settings.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Collection of photograph albums. Collection Number: 1991-17. GLBT Historical Society
Scope and Content of Collection
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
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