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Title: Walter Hart scrapbook
Dates: circa 1930s-1978
Collection Number: 2023-39
Creator/Collector:
Hart, Walter
Extent: 2 linear feet (1 oversized box)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Scrapbook of Walter Hart, a prominent female impersonator who headlined at Finocchio’s in San Francisco for 17 years. Hart
was billed as the "male Sophie Tucker." Pages feature photographs of Hart throughout his career; head shots of other prominent
performers, autographed with notes to Hart; as well as newspaper clippings spanning Hart’s career at Finocchio’s.
Language of Material: English
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Copyright to material has not 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. Permission for reproductions
and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by
the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Walter Hart scrapbook. Collection Number: 2023-39. GLBT Historical Society
Donation anonymously mailed to GLBT Historical Society in 2021.
Scope and Content of Collection
Scrapbook of Walter Hart, a prominent female impersonator who headlined at Finocchio’s in San Francisco for 17 years. Hart
was billed as the "male Sophie Tucker." Pages feature photographs of Hart throughout his career; head shots of other prominent
performers, autographed with notes to Hart; as well as newspaper clippings spanning Hart’s career at Finocchio’s.
LGBTQ
Drag
Finocchio’s (Cabaret : San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Albums (Books)