Rachel Hope Cleves · @rachelcleves
4078 followers · 535 posts · Server historians.social
Great description of gay culture in Greenwich Village in the mid-1940s, from an oral history of the food writer Mimi Sheraton. Beautiful blonde young men putting on lipstick in the mirrors of their convertibles. People who were out were OUT. #LGBTQ #queerhistory #NYC #NYhistory
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Debby Applegate · @DebbyApplegate
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And here's the next time Frank Sinatra gave Polly Adler an autograph, as he was moving into his Chairman of the Board phase:
"Polly -- I adore you - Francis."
Naturally, she had it framed.
Image from the Polly Adler Collection courtesy of Eleanor Vera.
#jazzage #1930s #1940s @doubledaybooks #tinpanalley #jimmyvanheusen #nyhistory #youngsinatra #americansongbook
#jazzage #1930s #1940s #tinpanalley #jimmyvanheusen #nyhistory #youngsinatra #americansongbook
Debby Applegate · @DebbyApplegate
12 followers · 10 posts · Server historians.socialThis frosty January night by the fire seems like a good time to do a deeper dive on Ol' Blue Eyes.
Here's Frank @Sinatra's first entry in #Madam #PollyAdler's autograph book.
"“To Polly – a person I’ve heard of for some time -- and whom I’ve finally met – a very charming person – my pleasure. Sincerely Frank Sinatra”
Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions. @heritageauctions
#jazzage #1930s #1940s @doubledaybooks #tinpanalley #jimmyvanheusen #nyhistory #youngsinatra #americansongbook
#madam #pollyadler #jazzage #1930s #1940s #tinpanalley #jimmyvanheusen #nyhistory #youngsinatra #americansongbook
Debby Applegate · @DebbyApplegate
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#OTD in 1924 Kathryn Ray, the star showgirl from Earl Carroll's Vanities, on the cover of the National Police Gazette: "Look what she got for Christmas!"
Looking for unusual #christmasgifts this year? Try the racy new biography of #Madam #PollyAdler, a topsy-turvy, #truecrime. Now in paperback! For more info see www.debby_applegate.com
#madam #PollyAdler @doubledaybooks #womenshistory #newyorkhistory #newyorkcity #nyhistory #gangsters #roaring20s #1930s #jazzage #prohibition #Broadwayhistory
#otd #christmasgifts #madam #pollyadler #truecrime #womenshistory #newyorkhistory #newyorkcity #nyhistory #gangsters #roaring20s #1930s #jazzage #prohibition #broadwayhistory
Liz Covart, Ph.D. · @lizcovart
1765 followers · 320 posts · Server historians.social@DHamer @histodons #History #NewNetherland #NYHistory
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Liz Covart, Ph.D. · @lizcovart
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denvillekori · @denvillekori
16 followers · 19 posts · Server mindly.socialIt was a good day to dismantle a #brickwall. Finally matched a death certificate for my 4x great grandfather which listed his parent's names with a death notice in the newspaper that gave his daughter's name. Hallelujah! One more generation found. #geneadon #genealogy #NYhistory #familyhistory
#brickwall #geneadon #genealogy #nyhistory #familyhistory