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GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

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With 49 images scanned from 35mm slides, this collection features images of queer nightlife in Kansas City, from 1959-1967. Clubs featured include the Colony Club, the Forest Ballroom, Arabian Nights, and the Jewel Box.

Items in Collection: 49

Topics

Kansas City History

LGBTQIA & GLAMA History & Representation

Women’s History & Representation

1 - 1 of 1 items

Tony Battaglia in pink at the Colony Club

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Drag queen Tony Battaglia standing outside the windows of the Colony Club in Kansas City wearing a full length pink dress, long pink evening gloves, and a tiara; facing the camera and smiling; behind...

Date Published

1959-11

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Men, White
Tiaras

Types (Collection)

photographs (1)

Genres (Collection)

Color photographs (1)
Portrait photographs (1)
Slides (1)

Time Periods (Collection)

1951-1960 (1)

Subjects (Collection)

Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (1)
Beer neon signs (1)
Drag queens (1)
Gay bars (1)
Gay men (1)
Gloves (1)
Signs and signboards (1)
Windows (1)
(-) Men, White (1)
(-) Tiaras (1)

Subjects, Community (Collection)

LGBTQ+ people (1)
White gay men (1)
White LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Battaglia, Tony (1)

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