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Brown puffy vest.
Back: large patch with beads, a cowboy hat, an image of Minnesota, and a pink triangle. "NSGRA." Patches made by Bob Jansen for the founding members: Jim Chalgren. Don Olson. Frank Bohlander. John Ritter. (And himself.)
North Star Gay Rodeo Association
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Black shirt.
Image of a woman with San Francisco teetering on top of her feathered hat. "Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon. Club Fugazi, San Francisco."

America's longest-running musical revue. The show began its run in 1974, at Club Savoy Tivoli and has since moved to the larger Club Fugazi in the North Beach district of San Francisco.
The show was created by Steve Silver (1944-1995). performers wear disproportionately large hats/wigs and gaudy costumes while performing satirical renditions of popular songs.
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White shirt.
Ironed on map. "4th Annual Party - August 2004. John & Dale's. I was there and all I'll admit to getting was this lousy t-shirt."
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Red shirt.
Man in officer's cap with eagle. "S.F. Eagle. 16th (or perhaps 'IGTH')"
398 12th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Grey shirt.
Saloon door with text, "The Y'all Come Back Salon. 830 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota."
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Black shirt.
Star with "Lone Star Saloon."
Back: "Close the fuck'n door. Lone Star Saloon, San Francisco."
1354 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Grey shirt.
"First Annual Minnesota Leather Encounter '89"
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Black shirt.
Rendition of a stained glass window with text, "Stanford Inn. 1886 Bed & Breakfast in historical Duluth." Owned by Kevin Fairbanks.
The Stanford Inn was Minnesota's first gay-owned bed & breakfast.
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Black shirt.
Chain surrounding an arm with a chain around the wrist and the text, "The Gauntlet II, Los Angeles."
Now "LA Eagle"
4219 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029
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Off-white shirt.
Man in an officer's cap and combat boots, with text "Boots."
Origin Unknown. Please contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding this shirt.
Possible affiliation with Frankfurt.
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White shirt.
Yellow saxophone and white keyboard against a purple background. Text: "Bev's Jook Joint." Bev's was a lesbian bar in Superior, WI.
820 Tower Ave, Superior, WI 54880
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Grey-blue shirt.
"Bear U" with a bear holding the "U."
Back: "Bear back" (not photographed)
Bear was designed by Frisch, who lived in Minneapolis in the 1980's.
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Off-white shirt.
From the 1990 Gay Games. "Personne ne sait que je suis gay. Vancouver 1990." (French: Nobody know I'm gay)
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White shirt.
"This Way Out" with pink triangle and arrows. KUMD 103.3 fm (smaller text)
Duluth, MN- LGBT radio
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Blue (turquoise) shirt.
Pink triangle with "The Main Club, Superior WI. 7th Anniversary."
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Grey-blue shirt.
Back: iron-on text and image. Stick figure with a barbecue and rainbow. Text: "Bar-B-Queer, July 23rd, 2005, 7:30-10:30 pm. Hosted at the home of Harvey Plasch. Vodka Bar - Beer - Wine - Food. Entertainment. $20 donation."
Charity function.
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White Shirt. Circle logo with rainbow and triangles (Purple, pink, and blue oval with a rainbow.). Duluth Superior Pride. 1999 "Building Bridges" Duplicate copy found in Tretter Collection
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White shirt.
"ID Lubricants" in blue, with "Got lube?" on the back.
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Purple shirt.
Two hands holding sparkles. "Women Unite, Take Back the Night, Saint Paul, Minneapolis, 1983"
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White shirt. Blue United States with orange banner below. Text, "NGTF, the Second Decade" Duplicate copy found in Tretter Collection
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White shirt.
"here!" with exclamation point in red circle

Here TV is an American premium television network targeting LGBT audiences.
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White shirt with light blue collar.
Dancing rainbow figures with text, "Live Love Be, Albuquerque Pride, 32nd Anniversary, 2008."
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Light blue shirt.
Gateway Arch over pink triangle with lambda. "St., Louis Celebration of Lesbian & Gay Pride. Celebration 81, June 19-28"
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Yellow shirt. "Staff, New York City Pride '09. The March. lesbian gay bisexual + transgender pride. Heritage of pride, inc. www.nycpride.org."
Sponsors on back including Skyy Infusions, Bud Light, Pulse, Delta, Next Magazien, New York Blade, Hudston River Park, Iceland Spring, Gay City, Fuze, Showtime, Edge, Go Magazine, Trojan, Tylenol Pm, Fame, Nigel Beauty etc. .
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Yellow shirt.
"Vancouver Pride Society & Vancity present Pride in the city. Vancouver BC '07. vancouverpride.ca."

Back: "Volunteers, Sponsored By Extra West, Vancity, Cathay Pacific, Molson, Parasuco, Pepsi, Quattro, CTV, Shaw, etc."
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White shirt. Rainbow stripe with "OUTday" over it, "Phoenix Pride" above it, and "PHX, A Celebration of National Coming Out Day, October 11, 2009" below it.

Back: Multicolored hand and text, "2010 Census: Come OUT, Get Counted! Community Partners: 1n10, Arizona Pride Guide, Cash Inn Country, Census 2010, Charlie's, Cultural Sponge, Echo Magazine, EmboridMe, Equality Arizona, GLSEN, Heatstroke, Heidi's Events and Catering, The Hilton Garden Inn, HR, 'N Touch Magazine, One Community, PFLAG, ProEm, SWAY Events and Voices in the Desert"
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White tank top.
Rainbow stripe with "Athens Pride 2009" over it, a small parthanon below it, "100% IΣOTHA"
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Purple shirt. "Crew, New York Pride 09. Pride Fest, lesbian gay bisexual + transgender pride. Heritage of pride, inc. www.nycpride.org."
Sponsors on back including Skyy Infusions, Bud Light, Pulse, Delta, Next Magazien, New York Blade, Hudston River Park, Iceland Spring, Gay City, Fuze, Showtime, Edge, Go Magazine, Trojan, Tylenol Pm, Fame, Nigel Beauty etc. .
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Purple shirt.
Pink Statue of Liberty. Green, pink, and white text, "30 Liberate, St. Louis Pride Fest 2009." Image of Gateway Arch
"Volunteer" on back.
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White shirit. "Day of silence. Actions speak louder than words."
Back: "What are YOU going to do to end the silence? Gay Alliance, GLSEN."
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White shirt.
Pink circle, "Safe sex is fun. No-AIDS Taskforce."
2601 Tulane Ave Suite 500, New Orleans, LA 70119
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Red shirt. "Group Marshall, New York Pride 09. The March, lesbian gay bisexual + transgender pride. Heritage of pride, inc. www.nycpride.org"
Sponsors on back including Skyy Infusions, Bud Light, Pulse, Delta, Next Magazien, New York Blade, Hudston River Park, Iceland Spring, Gay City, Fuze, Showtime, Edge, Go Magazine, Trojan, Tylenol Pm, Fame, Nigel Beauty etc. .
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