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Drag Queen Ricca Paris celebrating her birthday at Stonewall Hotel, Oxford Street Darlinghurst, 1998

Description

Unique IDA-01164090SeriesSydney Star Observer stock photograph libraryDate24th April 1998Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionDrag Queen Ricca Paris celebrating her fortieth birthday at Stonewall Hotel, Oxford Street Darlinghurst. Ricca is holding a bunch of roses and is standing beside a wooden candelabra that has burning candles. She is wearing a short sleeve black dress. The birthday party also doubled as a fundraiser for ACON, previously known as AIDS Council of NSW. During the 1990s Ricca was the manager of Stonewall Hotel and was considered a trailblazer. In 2023 she was inducted into the Drag Hall of Fame at the DIVA Awards.

This image is part of the second release of photographs for the Sydney Star Observer collection.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: Mazz ImageDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Colour depthColourImage aspectPortrait

Address

Street number175Street nameOxfordStreet typeStreetSuburbDarlinghurstPostcode2010StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Building nameStonewall Hotel

Access

Subject tagsLGBTIQA+Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access noteThe photographer retains copyright in this work. Contact the City Archives to arrange permission for publishing or commercial use. Please acknowledge the photographer when using this image: Photographer: Mazz Image, courtesy City of Sydney Archives.

Identification

Alternative IDSSO-0867

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis series was acquired from SSO Media. Information was recorded on the back of the photograph and the folder the photograph was in. It has formed the basis of the descriptive information added by volunteers and City of Sydney staff.

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CollectionMazz Images - Sydney Star Observer (SSO) CollectionBoxCSA109526Related ItemsFolder - Paris, Ricca

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Drag Queen Ricca Paris celebrating her birthday at Stonewall Hotel, Oxford Street Darlinghurst, 1998

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