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Ellen Eyre and Walt Whitman: The Blackmailer's Story, 1862, by Jonathan Ned Katz
Ellen Eyre's attempt to entice nineteenth-century writer Walt Whitman into a rendezvous in New York has received significant attention. Here is the fullest account yet of the extraordinary blackmailer, based on a careful survey of newspaper…
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Drag Kings in the Spotlight: Blackie Dennis and Friends, 1930s-1950s, by Lisa E. Davis
This exhibit follows the career of Blackie Dennis, a singer and MC of drag shows from the 1930s through the 1960s. Born Micholina Lombino, the daughter of Italian immigrants, she grew up in what some called Italian Harlem in uptown Manhattan (New…
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FastPACE! Prospectus, 1970, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 4, Folder 41, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
FastPACE! Prospectus, 1970, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 4, Folder 41, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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Donald Lee to Richard Schlegel, 3 Oct. 1970, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 4, Folder 45, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Donald Lee to Richard Schlegel, 3 Oct. 1970, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 4, Folder 45, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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Richard Schlegel, "Code of Behavior for Military Personnel," Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 3, Folder 1, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Richard Schlegel, "Code of Behavior for Military Personnel," Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 3, Folder 1, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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PACE! Magazine, 1970, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 3, Folder 38, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
PACE! Magazine, 1970, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 3, Folder 38, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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Richard Schlegel, Mattachine Society Convention Speech, San Francisco, Aug. 1962, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Richard Schlegel, Mattachine Society Convention Speech, San Francisco, Aug. 1962, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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Clark Polak to Richard Schlegel, 9 April 1961, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 3, Folder 15, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Clark Polak to Richard Schlegel, 9 April 1961, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 3, Folder 15, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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Blackie Dennis having a drink between shows, circa 1950. Courtesy of the Lombino family.
Blackie Dennis having a drink between shows, circa 1950. Courtesy of the Lombino family.
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The Moroccan Village nightclub, 23 West 8th Street, Greenwich Village, New York City. Lumitone Photoprint postcard. Courtesy of the Lombino family.
The Moroccan Village nightclub, 23 West 8th Street, Greenwich Village, New York City. Lumitone Photoprint postcard. Courtesy of the Lombino family.
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Nutrix Co. advertisement featuring Dorian Dennis and Tempest Storm, 1960s. Courtesy of Scott Ewalt.
Nutrix Co. advertisement featuring Dorian Dennis and Tempest Storm, 1960s. Courtesy of Scott Ewalt.
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Dorian Dennis (aka Rene Eisenstadt), “Queen of Burlesque,” 1950s. Courtesy of the Lombino family.
Dorian Dennis (aka Rene Eisenstadt), “Queen of Burlesque,” 1950s. Courtesy of the Lombino family.
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Advertisement for Blackie Dennis at the Howdy Club, Women’s Wear Daily, May 21, 1937. Courtesy of the Lombino family.
Advertisement for Blackie Dennis at the Howdy Club, Women’s Wear Daily, May 21, 1937. Courtesy of the Lombino family.
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Waitresses from Howdy’s, a New York City Bar, ca. 1940. Lesbian Herstory Archives/Bubbles Kent Collection.
Waitresses from Howdy’s, a New York City Bar, ca. 1940. Lesbian Herstory Archives/Bubbles Kent Collection.
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Blackie Dennis as “shoeshine boy,” auditioning for one of Sidney Kingsley’s Dead End Kids (Dead End, Belasco Theatre, 1935–37). Billy Rose Theatre Collection Photograph File, New York Public Library.
Blackie Dennis as “shoeshine boy,” auditioning for one of Sidney Kingsley’s Dead End Kids (Dead End, Belasco Theatre, 1935–37). Billy Rose Theatre Collection Photograph File, New York Public Library.
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Drag queens and kings in a grand finale at the Club 181, 181 Second Avenue, New York City, circa 1948. Courtesy of Gail Williams.
Drag queens and kings in a grand finale at the Club 181, 181 Second Avenue, New York City, circa 1948. Courtesy of Gail Williams.
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Buddy/Bubbles Kent, circa 1950. Courtesy of Buddy/Bubbles Kent.
Buddy/Bubbles Kent, circa 1950. Courtesy of Buddy/Bubbles Kent.
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Blackie Dennis, male impersonator, 1930s–1950s. Courtesy of Lesbian Herstory Archives/Bubbles Kent Collection.
Blackie Dennis, male impersonator, 1930s–1950s. Courtesy of Lesbian Herstory Archives/Bubbles Kent Collection.
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Ellen Eyre to Walt Whitman, March 25, 1862. Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection.
Ellen Eyre to Walt Whitman, March 25, 1862. Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection.
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Walt Whitman and Peter Doyle, Washington, D.C., 1865. Photograph by Moses P. Rice. Library of Congress.
Walt Whitman and Peter Doyle, Washington, D.C., 1865. Photograph by Moses P. Rice. Library of Congress.