Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Photograph of Joe V. Smith in a tea-length dress, heels, wig, and women's hat, posing under a stand umbrella. Related to "Mexico Yields Muir Clew: Man Detained Across Border Declares He Knows About Murder," Los Angeles Times, 04 Sep 1936: 1. Age in article differs from negative sleeve, article says Joseph V. Smith was 32. Related to "Man Given Term for Masquerading," Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep 1936: A16. Age in article differs from negative sleeve, article says Joe V. Smith was 32. Handwritten on negative sleeve: 6531. Kodak negs alleged to be Joe V. Smith. 22 y.o. mechanic got 90 days in city jail for "masquerading" 9/3/36
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14452 ark:/21198/zz002j81w7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Transvestites--California--Los Angeles Cross dressing--California--Los Angeles Smith, Joseph V
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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