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Title |
Female impersonators dressing backstage at Duffy's Tavern, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1953 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0518-c001-0018 |
Description |
Four young female impersonators in a dressing room preparing for their performance. Seen are wigs, hats, and fishnet stockings. One has a tattoo that reads "True Love / Mother." From "Duffy's Bar Cited Again on 4 Charges," Indianapolis News, August 1, 1953, p. 11: "The night club at 2001 Shelby, which has featured a group of men impersonating women for entertainment the last several months, has been involved in many previous skirmishes with the ABC [Alcoholic Beveridge Commission]. . . . Duffy's entertainers include the Fabulous Miss Jackson and three or four other men who dress in silks and satins, wigs, apply makeup and go through a regular 'girlish' routine. They are at time introduced as 'exotic dancers.'" |
Provenance |
From a series of photographs by Norris J. Starkey depicting musicians, performers, and female impersonators in Duffy's Tavern, owned by Robert W. and Ruth A. (Banister) McDuff from about 1949 until 1953. Newspapers indicate that the bar closed in August 1953 for liquor law violations. |
Geographic Location |
2001 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Bars Nightclubs Cross dressing Female impersonators Entertainers Grooming Clothing & dress Near Southside Neighborhood (Indianapolis, Ind.) Indianapolis (Ind.) Marion County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1953 |
Year Range Begin |
1953 |
Year Range End |
1953 |
Creator (Photographer, Author, etc.) |
Starkey, Norris J., 1920-1999 |
Process |
Gelatin silver prints |
Type |
Still Image |
Collection Name |
Pam Mangan / Duffy's Tavern Photographs |
Search Terms |
Mangan, Pam / Duffy's Tavern Photographs |
Copyright |
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Rights |
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Catalog date |
2025-02-04 |