Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Stone Cold Hats: Butch Photo, ca. 1910

Filed By Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | March 14, 2011 9:30 AM | comments

Filed in: Gay Icons and History, Living
Tags: 1910 transmen, butch history, lesbian history, LGBT history, queer history, vintage lesbiana

The suits on these ca. 1910 two are great, but it's the hats that really make the look. This fascinating photo leaves me wondering if they were a private lesbian couple who posed for a romantic portrait of themselves, or models posed by a naughty photographer. Context means everything, doesn't it?

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