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Caveman at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Unidentified white man in a caveman costume (long black wig, fake fangs, leopard skin outfit) menacing the camera with two hands in the air by his...

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

Couple in costumes at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white men, arm in arm, in costumes at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the man on the left is dressed as a mime; the man on the...

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

Couple in supposed Native American costumes at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white people at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City dressed in male and female supposed Native American costumes, the woman on the...

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

Crowd around a table

Image

Crowd of unidentified white men and women around a long table with white tablecloth at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; the woman on the far left...

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

In costume at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens in black costumes (one a cat woman with a cigarette in hand and the other wearing a dress, black cape and some sort...

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

Ironman Harris and friend

Image

Ironman Harris and an unidentified woman (white), both dressed in capes as vampires, on stage and drawing close to each other; part of a drum set and...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Ironman Harris and friend

Image

Ironman Harris and unidentified woman (white) in vampire costumes showing of their fangs to the camera; at a night club on Harbor Island, San Diego.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham in costume

Image

Jeannie Cheatham dressed as Michael Jackson and holding up a hand with the sequined glove standing next to an unidentified person wearing a bird mask...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham in costume with drink in hand

Image

Jeannie Cheatham wearing a Michael Jackson costume and holding a drink in one hand; smiling and looking slightly to the right; on Harbor Island, San...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano

Image

Jeannie Cheatham in a red Michael Jackson costume playing piano and looking over to the right; sitting beside her is an unidentified man in all black...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham welcomes all

Image

Jeannie Cheatham with drink in one hand and making a gesture of welcome with the other, dressed in a Michael Jackson costume; a man in a dark green...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

P. dressed for Halloween

Image

L. Perry Cookingham dressed in western wear with false glasses and nose stands in living room.

Date Published
October-31-1985
October-31-1990
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Piratical costumes

Image

Unidentified white man and woman posing together for a photo amid a crowd of patrons at an unidentified nightclub in Kansas City; they are both in red...

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

Witch in a black leather jacket

Image

David Schneider in drag dressed as a witch in a platinum blonde wig, black pointed witch's hat, black leather jacket and black clothes; she's standing...

Date Published
November-1965
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection
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  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (7)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (6)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (14)

Genres

  • Group portraits (11)
  • Slides (7)
  • Snapshots (6)
  • Portrait photographs (3)
  • (-) Color photographs (14)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (7)
  • 1981-1990 (7)

Subjects

  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (7)
  • Gay bars (7)
  • Gay men (7)
  • Men, White (7)
  • African American jazz musicians (6)
  • Women pianists (4)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (3)
  • Lesbians (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Women jazz musicians (3)
  • Drag queens (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Vampires (2)
  • Advertising (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • African American women musicians (1)
  • Black leather jackets (1)
  • Clowns (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Fangs (1)
  • Gloves (1)
  • Jumpsuits (1)
  • Masks (1)
  • Mimes (1)
  • Parties (1)
  • Pirates (1)
  • Prehistoric peoples (1)
  • Racism against indigenous peoples (1)
  • Racism in popular culture (1)
  • Tables (1)
  • Toy instruments (1)
  • Witches (1)
  • (-) Halloween costumes (14)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (7)
  • White gay men (7)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (7)
  • LGBTQ+ events (4)
  • White lesbians (2)
  • African American gay men (1)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (7)

Subjects, People

  • Cheatham, Jeannie (4)
  • Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009 (4)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (2)
  • Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (1)
  • Lombardo, Joe (1)
  • Martinez, Cassie (1)
  • Phalen, Gary (1)
  • Schneider, David (Drag queen) (1)

Events

  • Harbor Island Jam Session (2)

Date Published

  • 1981 (6)
  • 1990 (6)
  • 1964-11 (3)
  • 1967-10 (2)
  • 1965-11 (1)
  • 1968-11 (1)
  • 1985-10-31 (1)
  • 1990-10-31 (1)

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