P557 Denise Lisa Photograph Collection

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A black and white photograph of the lunch counter at Big Kitchen Café in the Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego. The photographer is standing at the right corner of the square-shaped lunch counter that attaches to a wall that has a doorway that allows staff to walk from the kitchen area to the service side of the counter. In the doorway stands Judy "The Beauty" Forman, the owner of the Café, who is a thin white woman with short, dark, curly hair and large, circular glasses. She is wearing a short-sleeve blouse which is tucked into a long, dark-colored skirt. The wall behind her is covered in knick-knacks on shelves, framed photographs, and two chalk boards (one on each side of the door). The left chalk board reads: "Special Reuben Samich [sic] $2.95." The right chalk board reads: "GOODIES: Peach cobbler, Blueberry cobbler, Cherry cobbler. Cheesecake [flavors]: amaretto, plain, orange blossom, chocolate chip." A mother and her child sit on the right side of the lunch counter; the mother is speaking to Judy. Behind them, two women (one with short hair and one with long, curly hair) sit in a booth. Most of the left side of the lunch counter is cut off by the camera angle, but visible is a person's arm holding an open newspaper with a stack of newspapers to their left, and a menu in front of them.

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A black and white photo of a group of six people sitting at a table in the outdoor seating area of Big Kitchen Café, eating and drinking. The customer sitting at the back right is kissing Big Kitchen's owner and waitress, Judy Forman, on the lips. Surrounding them are many outdoor plants, wooden fencing and overhead cover, and a mural on the back wall.

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A black and white photo of the outdoor entrance to Big Kitchen Café in the Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego.

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A black and white photo of the outdoor entrance to Big Kitchen Café in the Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego. Depicted are two storefronts, with Big Kitchen on the right and Big Closet on the left. The building is a light color and has stonework accents along the base of the wall under the window (horizontal) an along the right side next to the door (vertical). Above the window are two signs; the highest sign is a large, circular Coca-Cola sign with a white, rectangular sign that reads: "Big Kitchen" directly underneath. At the bottom left corner there is the back window of a Toyota Starlet.

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A black and white photo of the sidewalk outside of Big Kitchen Café (3003 Grape St., San Diego, CA ) showing two people walking away from the camera with their backs to the photographer. On the left side of the photo is the street with some parked cars.

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A black and white closeup photo of Judy "The Beauty" Forman, owner of Big Kitchen Café posing and smiling inside the café. She is leaning over a napkin dispenser, a sugar container, and a squeeze bottle to place a white, ceramic cup full of coffee and a spoon down on the counter. Judy is smiling at the camera. She has shoulder length, tightly-curled hair and is wearing big round glasses, a star necklace, a floral blouse, and an apron.

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A black and white photo of an outdoor seating area either at Wing Café. There's a table with chairs surrounded by plants, wood fencing, and a large sign that says "Wing Café."

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A black and white photo of an outdoor seating area at Big Kitchen Café. There is an empty table with chairs surrounded by plants, wood fencing, and a plant-themed wall mural. In the left side background is another table with people sitting at it.

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A black and white photo of a doorway in outdoor seating area at Big Kitchen Café. On the wall is a door and a mural that depicts a man and a woman standing in front of some trees and plants. Both people wear long-sleeved white blouses with collars; the man is wearing dark-colored pants and the woman is wearing a long, dark-colored skirt. Both are wearing belts.

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A black and white photo of a group of six people sitting at a table in the outdoor seating area of Big Kitchen Café eating and drinking. Surrounding them are many outdoor plants, wooden fencing and overhead cover, and a mural on the back wall.

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A black and white nighttime photograph of the front entrance of The Flame, a lesbian nightclub in San Diego. Two people who are blurred in the photo are walking down the sidewalk.

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A black and white photo of five white men standing together in a horizontal line in front of a massage table in a small room. They are looking at the camera either smiling or with a neutral face.

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A black and white photo of a white mustached man wearing a t-shirt and jeans is giving a back massage to a shirtless white man with a towel wrapped around his lower half on a massage table. They are in front of a fireplace and some plants in a small room.

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A black and white photo of five white men in a small room with a massage table. One of the men is demonstrating a massage technique (with the arms and shoulders) on the one man laying down on the massage table, while the other three stand around the table and watch.

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A black and white photo of five white men in a small room with a massage table. One of the men is demonstrating a massage technique (with the head and neck) on the one man laying down on the massage table, while the other three stand around the table and watch.

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A black and white photo of Ron Umba, a white mustached man sitting in a corner looking at the camera with a serious face. He is wearing jeans with holes, a wrist and an arm band, and a dark cowboy hat.

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A black and white photo of Ron Umba, a white mustached man standing at the entrance to a wooden barn or other structure smoking from a pipe. He's wearing a dark cowboy hat and a wrist and an arm band. His eyes are hidden by the angle of the hat.

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A black and white photo of Ron Umba, a white mustached man standing and posing against a metal pillar of a bridge looking off to the left side. He is wearing jeans, a wrist and an arm band, and a dark cowboy hat.

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A black and white photo of Ron Umba, a white mustached man sitting in an abandoned building smoking either a small cigar or a blunt and holding work gloves in his right hand and his left hand on his stomach. He is wearing jeans, an arm and a wrist band, and a dark cowboy hat. He is looking down towards his leg.

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A black and white photo of Ron Umba, a white mustached man sitting in an abandoned building smoking a small cigar and holding work gloves in his right hand and his left hand on his stomach. He is wearing jeans, an arm and a wrist band, and a dark cowboy hat. He is looking with a serious face at the camera.

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A black and white photo of an Elvis Presley impersonator speaking into a microphone on a wooden stage in front of a curtain at the Ms. Gay California pageant in 1981.

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A black and white photo of Nicole Murray-Ramirez in drag speaking into a microphone at a podium in front of a curtain for Ms. Gay California 1981.

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A black and white photo of two women at a podium in front of a curtain, one is speaking into a microphone and the other is holding the microphone for her. Behind them is Ruth Babb (the emcee impersonating Elvis Presley) who is moving to another part of the stage.

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A black and white photo of Evelyn Indovino, a woman with short hair posing on an elevated runway. She is wearing a strapless top, pants, and high heels. In the background are spectators either sitting or standing to watch the show.