[Series of photographs showing persons, possibly from a college sorority, in playful poses and posed as couples, with some of the individuals cross dressing] [graphic] / A.F. Mason, 412 So. 3d St.
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PicturePublication details: [Cedar Rapids, Ia.], [ca. 1910]; IA. Cedar Rapids. Description: 4 photographs : gelatin silver ; sheets 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Notes: Title supplied by cataloger; Date from active dates of photographer and attire of sitters;
Written in negatives in lower right: Mason;
Photographer's imprint stamped on versos;
Contain manuscript notes with identities of sitters on versos. Identifies of all the sitters are not always referenced.Linking Entry Note: Forms part of Photograph Collection of Gender Non-Conforming People.Imprint: IA. Cedar Rapids. 1910.Subject(s):
- Adams, Frances Ella McMoran, 1891- -- Portraits
- Box, Iva Mae Gibbs, 1889-1971 -- Portraits
- Bosley, Lillian M. Ringsmuth, 1894-1971 -- Portraits
- Bradley, Elsie Mable Miller, 1884-1968 -- Portraits
- Cargin, Hazel Belle Mentzer, 1888-1970 -- Portraits
- Currell, Edlee May Robertson, 1891-1967 -- Portraits
- Denny, Grace Margaret, 1888-1958 -- Portraits
- Eckert, Tressa Edna Miller, 1887-1988 -- Portraits
- Erickson, Bob -- Portraits
- Geiss, Helen Watters, 1889-1933 -- Portraits
- Miller, Nina B., 1894-1971 -- Portraits
- Rawson, Mabel Eleda, 1887-1966 -- Portraits
- Stolba, Olive Vene Brady, 1891-1969 -- Portraits
- Storkey, Margaret -- Portraits
- Trinka, Belva Patton, 1885-1943 -- Portraits
- Winslow, Ada Remington, 1888-1971 -- Portraits
- Accessories (Clothing & dress)
- Clothing & dress
- Cross dressing
- Interiors -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids
- Gender-nonconforming people
- Gender-nonconforming people -- Clothing & dress -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids
- Gender non-conforming people
- Transgender history
- Queer history
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Graphic Arts - Queer History Collection | Photograph Collection Gender Non-Conforming People [P.2023.30.19-22] | Available | 318063 |
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date from active dates of photographer and attire of sitters.
Written in negatives in lower right: Mason.
Photographer's imprint stamped on versos.
Contain manuscript notes with identities of sitters on versos. Identifies of all the sitters are not always referenced.
Series of four photographs possibly of persons in a college sorority, possibly at University of Iowa or Coe College," taken at Ivah Gibbs home, 3rd St. N.W. in Cedar Rapids, Ia. P.2023.30.19 depicts twelve people facing left and standing in a line. They have their hands on the shoulder of the person in front of them. Each wears a hat and trousers and all but one wears a suit jacket. P.2023.30.20 shows thirteen people with three people standing behind the rest of the group, with the one in the middle wearing a dress and two wearing hats, suit jackets, and trousers flanking them. The person on the left has a cigarette in their left hand. Ten people sit in coupled groups with one person wearing a dress sitting in front of or on the lap of a person wearing a hat, suit jacket, and trousers. Many of the people in dresses have ribbons in their hair. P.2023.30.21 shows ten people sitting and kneeling in coupled groups. One person attired in a dress sits on the knee of a person wearing a hat, trousers, and suit jacket. Three of the people in dresses have ribbons in their hair. One of the people in trousers does not wear a suit jacket. The couples are posed looking at each other’s faces. P.2023.30.22 shows nine people wearing a dress facing left and standing in a line. They have their hands on the shoulder of the person in front of them. Some have their hair down and some have their hair up and in ribbons. Some of the people look at the camera. Views also include framed pictures and a calendar hanging on the wall, a window with drapery, decorative rugs, and a piano. Photographer Mason, per the 1910 Census, worked at a "Photo Sorority Store."
Identified sitters include Ivah Gibbs (Box), Hazel Mentzer (Cargin), Mrs Byron Henecke, Helen Waters, Belva Patton (Trinka), Edlee Robertson (Curell), Ada Remington (Winslow), Olive Brady (Stolba), Frances McMoran (Adams), Lillian Ringsmuth (Bosley), Elsie Miller Bradley, Nina Miller, Tressa Miller (Eckert), Mabel Rawson, Grace Denny, and Margaret Storkey.
Forms part of Photograph Collection of Gender Non-Conforming People.