A souvenir folder from the infamous Club 82 the 1950s underground drag and cabaret club in the East Village, NYC. The folder includes a drag cast photograph with a unique original photograph of two male customers, presumably gay and drinking, an act that often provoked vice raids pre-Stonewall. 11 x 9 1/2".

Many well-known celebrities (straight and gay) frequented Club 82, and it was known for its wild parties. "Liberace, Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Tennessee Williams, and other celebrities behaved badly. It was the type of place where a drunken Errol Flynn might play the piano with his male members onstage at two o'clock in the morning. " Takach, Michail; Daniels, B.J. 2022. Seven Generations of Glamour. History Press. pp. 67-68.

Throughout its history Club 82 featured both male and female impersonators and repeatedly lost its liquor license for serving liquor to gay patrons.

Provenance: property of a private New Hampshire collection.

Nothing adverse to note.

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