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Finocchio's drag club memorabilia

Collection — manuscript box: 86 - Folder 1

Identifier: 7927

Content Description

Collection includes a mailing souvenir, small pink flyer, small black and white 1963 drink menu, four photo postcards, and one flattened red matchbox cover.

Dates

Undated

Biographical / Historical

Founded in 1936 in San Francisco, CA, as a gay speakeasy, Finocchio’s flourished into a cultural hotspot and tourist destination once the Prohibition was lifted. Regular performers included LGBTQ icons such as Walter Hart, Aleshia Brevard, and Lucian Phelps. “The most interesting women are not women at all,” was the club’s slogan.