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Francis Hill photograph albums, 1940s-1980s

Overview of the Collection

Compiler
Hill, Francis E., 1927-2001
Title
Francis Hill photograph albums
Dates
1940s-1980s (inclusive)
1950s (bulk)
Quantity
2 albums containing 158 photographs (1 box, 1 folder) ; sizes vary
2 greeting cards
Collection Number
PH1028
Summary
Photographs of Seattle female impersonators in the 1960s and 1970s and of Frances (Francis) Hill who was a transvestite who was among the first to attend parties at the Double Header bar, the oldest gay bar in Seattle
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Francis E. Hill (1927-2001) was born in Spokane, Washington, where he worked making railroad tracks until his mid twenties, when he relocated to Seattle in the early 1950s. Hill became one of the first transvestites to attend parties at the Double Header in Pioneer Square, the oldest gay bar in Seattle.

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Content Description

Two albums of photographs of Seattle transvestite Francis Hill, showing Hill as a child and as a soldier, but largely in his later female persona, Francine. Many of the photographs depict Francine, other drag queens, and others at private parties. Some were taken at The Double Header in Pioneer Square, Seattle's oldest gay bar, and at the Casino Pool Room, nicknamed Madame Peabody's Dance Academy, in the basement of the Double Header. Also includes several photographs of other servicemen from Hill's time as a soldier.

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Other Descriptive Information

For this collection, when gender is unknown, it is determined by the clothes the individual is wearing. In reference to Francis Hill, the name Francine is used when Hill appears in drag. Francis Hill is used when he appears in men's clothing.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The photographs are arranged in folders by album, in page number order

Custodial History

Francis Hill gave Christine Suter the albums to make them available for researchers. Suter donated the albums to the Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives, which donated them to Special Collections because the subject was not within their collecting scope.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives, June 25, 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Claire Tally-Foos, 2014.

The photographs were removed from the albums for preservation purposes and placed in folders in album page order. Photocopies were made of the album pages to show the original arrangement of the photographs on each page.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Transvestites--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Hill, Francis E., 1927-2001--Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)


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