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African American drag queen

Image

Unidentified African American drag queen standing in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a light blue...

Date Published
November-1968
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Babs Gonzales

Image

Photo of Babs Gonzales taken from the cover art on his 1967 album "I paid my dues"; set a against a blue background he's resting his chin on a hand...

Date Published
1967
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Black and white

Image

Group of four white men seated at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; three are unidentified and the man on the far left is likely Harold Miller...

Date Published
November-1968
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Bob ("Hole") Bobby Green, Horace Holmes and friend

Image

Seated at a table with white tablecloth at an unidentified venue in Kansas City are (from left) Bob "Hole", Bobby Green (likely), an unidentified...

Date Published
November-1968
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Bobby Bell and other players visiting the hospital

Image

Children's Mercy Hospital Alumni Football Players, including Bobby Bell, visiting Children's Mercy Hospital. An unidentified white man is next to Bell...

Date Published
August-25-1993
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Bruce Ricker, Jay McShann and an unidentified bearded man posing for a photo

Image

Bruce Ricker, Jay McShann, and unidentified bearded white man holding a cigarette posing together for a photo at an unidentified location with...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Candid moment around the tables at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Group of at least six people, including four white drag queens, largely unidentified except for "Dr. Garcia" on the far left in a green checked jacket...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Casual wear at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white men posing against a wall at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; a man wearing a dark jack, white shirt and no tie with his arm...

Date Published
November-1965
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Cigarette and fur stole

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo at the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City near a light fixture in the wall; she's facing the...

Date Published
March-1965
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Couple at a table at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Unidentified couple (a white man and drag queen) seated at a table at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the man on the right in an orange sweater...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Couple posing for a photo outside the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white man and white drag queen posing for a photo in front of a tiled wall in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the man is wearing...

Date Published
November-1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Dr. Garcia and unidentified drag queen in front of the stage

Image

"Dr. Garcia", wearing a green check shirt and blue jeans with a cigarette in one hand standing arm in arm for a photo with an unidentified white drag...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Golden at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen flamboyantly posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a gold...

Date Published
October-1968
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Golden at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white man and drag queen in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; he's behind her with a cigarette in his...

Date Published
October-1968
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

In a quiet corner

Image

Unidentified white man and drag queen sitting in the corner of the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City; the man is in a suit and the drag queen is...

Date Published
October-1967
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Jay and Marianne McShann seated at a table during an event

Image

Marianne McShann (Thelma Adams), Jay McShann, and an unidentified African American woman holding a plaque seated at round dining table during an...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and three others taking a cigarette break

Image

Jay McShann taking a cigarette break with three unidentified musicians; all seated except the man standing next to McShann; the man 2nd from the left...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and unidentified man smoking

Image

Jay McShann and an unidentified African American man seated side by side on a couch smoking; the man is holding a pack of Marlboros in one hand...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann having a cigarette

Image

Jay McShann seated on a backless deep red cushioned bench having a cigarette; dining tables are behind him; looking at the camera; unknown event.

Date Published
September-1987
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann laughing with two unidentified people

Image

Jay McShann holding a cigarette and laughing together with two unidentified people (a white woman (left) and a bearded white man (center)).

Date Published
September-1983
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann on stage with Jimmy Cheatham and unidentified bassist

Image

Jay McShann playing piano on stage with a cigarette in his mouth; Jimmy Cheathm in white has his back to the camera and an unidentified African...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann posing for a photo with unidentified man

Image

Jay McShann posing for a photo with an unidentified white male fan at an unknown event; McShann has a cigarette hanging out of his mouth; the man is...

Date Published
September-1987
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann smoking seated at a dining table

Image

Jay McShann smoking while seated at a round dining table in an unidentified restaurant with red carpeting; Jay is pulled out a bit from the table and...

Date Published
June-1982
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann smoking while playing piano

Image

Jay McShann playing piano with a cigarette in his mouth; microphones are around him and behind him is a bookshelf, sound recording equipment, and a...

Date Published
February-1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann speaking with an audience member while smoking a cigarette

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Jay McShann turned away from his piano and smoking a cigarette while speaking with an unidentified white woman from the audience; unknown bar.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

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Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (20)
  • Jay McShann Collection (19)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (2)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (2)
  • GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection (1)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (45)

Genres

  • Group portraits (32)
  • Snapshots (21)
  • Slides (20)
  • Portrait photographs (13)
  • Film transparencies (2)
  • Publicity photographs (2)
  • Stereographs (2)
  • (-) Color photographs (45)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (23)
  • 1981-1990 (12)
  • 1971-1980 (6)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 1991-2000 (2)

Subjects

  • Cigarettes (36)
  • Men, White (25)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (20)
  • Gay bars (20)
  • Gay men (20)
  • African American men (18)
  • Drag queens (17)
  • African American jazz musicians (16)
  • Jazz musicians (16)
  • Women, White (10)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (8)
  • Tile facades (8)
  • Conversation (5)
  • Tables (5)
  • Handbags (4)
  • Piano (4)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (3)
  • Gloves (3)
  • Pianists (3)
  • African American women (2)
  • Ashtrays (2)
  • Beards (2)
  • Beer (2)
  • Fur garments (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Lesbians (2)
  • Men's clothing (2)
  • Sofas (2)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (2)
  • Wine glasses (2)
  • Alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Awards (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Employees (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Children--Hospital care (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Drag kings (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Families (1)
  • Fans (Persons) (1)
  • Football players (1)
  • Gays (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Headphones (1)
  • Hospital patients (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Leather jackets (1)
  • Living rooms (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian (1)
  • Musicians' spouses (1)
  • Older women (1)
  • Parties (1)
  • Restaurants (1)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Shelving for books (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Sound engineers (1)
  • Sound recordings--Album covers (1)
  • T-shirts (1)
  • Tiaras (1)
  • Vests (1)
  • Volunteer workers in hospitals (1)
  • Women musicians (1)
  • Women singers (1)
  • (-) Smoking (45)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (20)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (20)
  • White gay men (19)
  • White lesbians (2)
  • African American gay men (1)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (20)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (16)
  • Garcia, Dr. (2)
  • Bell, Bobby Lee, 1940- (1)
  • Carr, Reda (1)
  • Carrol, Billy (1)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (1)
  • Frazier, Helen (1)
  • Gonzales, Babs (1)
  • Green, Bobby (1)
  • Hardy, Gary (Drag queen) (1)
  • Holmes, Horace (Kansas City resident) (1)
  • Lee, Terry (Drag queen) (1)
  • Lombardo, Joe (1)
  • McShann, Marianne (1)
  • Ricker, Bruce, 1942-2011 (1)
  • Tuccillo, John (Nightclub owner) (1)

Date Published

  • 1968-11 (9)
  • 1971 (6)
  • 1980 (6)
  • 1964 (4)
  • 1981 (4)
  • 1990 (4)
  • 1968-10 (2)
  • 1982-09 (2)
  • 1987-09 (2)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1953-05-19 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1962-10 (1)
  • 1964-11 (1)
  • 1965-03 (1)
  • 1965-11 (1)
  • 1966-01-01 (1)
  • 1966-12-31 (1)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1967-10 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1982-06 (1)
  • 1983-01 (1)
  • 1983-09 (1)
  • 1990-02 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 1993-08-25 (1)
  • 2000 (1)

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