"Bill's Gay Nineties" cafe, New York City; including various scenes. Colour process print, 195-.

New York (216 W. 18th Street) : Harry H. Baumann, [between 1950 and 1959?]

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 8.9 x 13.9 cm

Bill's Gay 90s. 57 East 54th street. N.Y. You will enjoy Bill's Gay Nineties ...

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: As the word 'gay' in a homosexual context became more widely used in the second half of the twentieth century, it began by degrees to lose it's original meaning of happy or joyful; by the beginning of the twenty-first century it was never colloquially used in that context.

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Wellcome Collection 2058923i