Posed as girls

Photograph caption dated November 27, 1944 reads, "Nab 2 men dressed in women's clothes. James Barlow, left, and August Coy. Their feminine attire failed to fool the police." Officers found Barlow and Coy making love to two men in a parked car at 12th Street and Central Avenue. At the police station, Barlow identified himself as Jeri Ryan, 23, and Coy claimed his name was Irene Paston, 21.

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Identifier: 9k41zd63m
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Creator(s): Ballew, Howard
Publisher: Herald Examiner
Date Created: Nov. 7, 1944
Genre: Photographs
Subject(s): August Coy
Irene Paston
James Barlow
Jeri Ryan
Places: California > Los Angeles County > Los Angeles
Topic(s): Arrests
Crossdressers
Police stations
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: Black and White
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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Posed as girls

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