Sister Kate, 1933 (1/3)

“Sister Kate Dancing in Two Piece in San Quentin Prison. Shows Sister Kate dressed in a ruffled two-piece outfit and hat. Stamped on verso: "20th Annual Olympic Club Track & Field Meet at San Quentin prison, c. 1920." Annual event sponsored by the Olympic Club of San Francisco. Prison inmates held a field and track day. 1933 was 20th and consisted of some 29 athletic events, stunts, chorus girls and vaudeville acts performed by prisoners. Was sponsored by Frank G. O'Kane of the Olympic Club. Some 5000 inmates attended” - Digital Transgender Archive.

"Sister Kate Dancing in Two Piece in San Quentin Prison." Photograph. 1933 via Digital Transgender Archive.