Skip to main content

UMKC University Libraries logoUMKC University LibrariesDigital Collections

UMKC University Libraries

UMKC University Libraries

  • Collections
  • About

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection
  3. Joe Lombardo and four drag queens

Joe Lombardo and four drag queens

Download Image
Details
Joe Lombardo in a tie and white apron around his waist standing to the far left of the photo and looking on at four unidentified white drag queens posed in a row for a photo in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City; behind them in the window a neon sign for Schlitz beer is hanging; the ladies are wearing dress of (r to l) teal, black, lavender, and black with a white jacket.
Date Published
1959-11
Publisher
Jack Ames
Subjects
Drag queens
Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects
Gay bars
Gay men
Men, White
Windows
Beer neon signs
Signs and signboards
Subjects, Community
White gay men
White LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+ people
Time Periods
1951-1960
Subjects, Geographic
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Notes

November 1959

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_glama_heishman_photo-003.tif
Genres
Slides
Color photographs
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

If you have more information about this item than what is given here, we want to know! Contact us.

Related Departments

Digital Projects

Digitized and described primary sources from UMKC Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives.

LaBudde Special Collections

Print archives and research center serving scholars and organizations from around the world.

Marr Sound Archives

Over 400,000 items with a focus on the American experience as reflected in recorded sound.

University Archives

Records, catalogs, and publications from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

  • Contact Us   |  Terms of Use   |  Acknowledgments   | UMKC Libraries   |  Hosted by University of Missouri Library Systems   |  Copyright ©2025