- unitid
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{"value"=>"186327", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc Photo House/Ballroom Photograph Collection", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b23411560", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1990s", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1990/1999"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"House/Ballroom photographs"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box, 1 oversize folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.22 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The House/Ballroom photographs collection consists of eight photographs on paperboard that showcase the New York City house ballroom scene during the 1990s. Portraits of house members and contestants walking in ballroom categories taken by Gerard H. Gaskin, Chantal Regnault, and other unidentified photographers are present."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>House ballroom culture began in 1972, when Black trans drag queen Crystal LaBeija formed the House of LaBeija. Other Black and Latino queens were inspired to form their own houses and host their own events, evolving drag balls into house ballroom.</p> <p>Run by house mothers and fathers, ballroom houses serve both to prepare members for walking (competing) in balls, and as an adopted family structure for those who have been ostracized or shunned from conventional support. The members of a house walk in balls in a variety of categories, including vogue; runway; face; body; town and country; femme queen (FQ) realness; and butch queen (BQ) realness; for titles, trophies, and prizes.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The House/Ballroom photographs collection contains eight photographic prints on glossy paperboard, arranged by subject into Ballroom and Portraits. Seven of the prints are 18\" x 24\", and one is 24\" x 24\". Five of the prints depict contestants at balls, and the remaining three photographs are portraits of queens and other performers.</p> <p>The ballroom photographs show contestants preparing to walk or walking their categories. A photograph of Icon Baby Jourdan preparing to walk at the 1999 Garcon Runway ball and a photograph of an unidentified queen stepping onto a table at an unknown ball were taken by Gerard H. Gaskin. A photograph of unidentified house members posing with large fans was taken by Chantal Regnault. Of particular note is a photograph of Junior LaBeija emceeing a contestant's walk.</p> <p>Three of the photographs were enlarged for printing, and have noticeable compression artifacts. There are no notations on any of the items.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Materials acquired by Steven G. Fullwood, former Associate Curator of the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; and donated to the Schomburg Center in 2004.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Photographs transferred from the House/Ballroom files in Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Em Longan</span> in <span class=\"date\">2024</span>.</p>"}
- date_start
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1990
- keydate
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1990
- date_end
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1999
- date_inclusive_start
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1990
- date_inclusive_end
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1999
- extent_statement
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0.22 linear feet (1 box, 1 oversize folder)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"House/Ballroom photographs, Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library"}