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"The Scout" statue in Penn Valley Park

Image

Scout Statue in Penn Valley Park. The statue depicts a Sioux scout sitting on a horse on top of a pedestal made of stones. The scout is holding one...

Date Published
April-1970
Member of
Robert F. Barrett Collection

Aerial view of crowd on Vine Street at Flora Avenue and Paseo Boulevard

Image

Close-up aerial view of crowd marching down the center of Vine Street at Flora Avenue and Paseo Boulevard. A few individuals are looking up at the...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Aerial view of crowd on Vine Street at Flora Avenue and Paseo Boulevard

Image

Aerial view of crowd marching down the center of Vine Street at Flora Avenue and Paseo Boulevard. Behind the crowd are several cars.

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

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

African American man detained by a white policemen

Image

Detained African American man with two white male police officers. The civilian's left hand is in the custody of the first police officer, while his...

Date Published
April-10-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American man holding a sign on Grand Boulevard

Image

An African American man standing on the sidewalk with a sign that reads "KPRS Employees Protest [???] Low Wages" on Grand Boulevard; light photo.

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American man speaking into microphone at Grand Boulevard

Image

An African American man is standing in the center of the photo wearing a brown suit and speaking into a microphone on Grand Boulevard; partially...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American man speaking into microphone on Grand Boulevard

Image

An African American man wearing a white polo shirt is speaking into a microphone on Grand Boulevard in the center of the photo; light photo.

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

All in black in front of the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen enjoying a cigarette in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a mid-length black dress with brooch and...

Date Published
February-1961
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

At a Christmas buffet

Image

Three unidentified white men, two with plates, at a Christmas buffet table looking over the food; other people are seen standing and seated behind...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Back of crowd at Parade Park

Image

Back of crowd at Parade Park, with a group of three policemen watching from distance, standing next to their motorcycles.

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Bad lighting and a short skirt

Image

Two unidentified African American drag queens posing in bad lighting at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; the one on the right is wearing a blonde...

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

Big night out at the Colony Club

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing side by side for a photo against the tile wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; the one on the right...

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

Bikini in November

Image

A white drag queen, possibly Bobby Green, posing in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a leopard print...

Date Published
November-1965
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles 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

Black and white

Image

Unidentified pair of white drag queens standing together for a photo outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the woman on the left...

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

Black and white again

Image

Unidentified pair of white drag queens standing together for a photo outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the woman on the right...

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

Black dress and white gloves

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she has a blonde wig, full...

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

Black feather boa and hat

Image

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

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

Black Panther members and others with crowd in front of the Jackson County Courthouse

Image

Black Panther members are joined by a large group of white men and women lined up behind them on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. Four...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Black Panther members on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse

Image

Black Panther members standing with the crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. Two men to the left of the photo are raising their fists...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Black Panther members on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse

Image

Black Panther memebers with crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse; a man in the center of the photo has his hand raised to his face.

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Black Panther members on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse

Image

Black Panther members standing with the crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse.

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Black Panther members with crowd in front of the Jackson County Courthouse

Image

Black Panther members with crowd standing on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. One man is holding a white flag that reads "Free Huey"...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Black Panther members with crowd in front of the Jackson County Courthouse

Image

Black Panther members with crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse; dark photo.

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

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Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (119)
  • 1968 Riot Collection (88)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (41)
  • Robert F. Barrett Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (249)

Genres

  • Color photographs (249)
  • Group portraits (103)
  • Snapshots (88)
  • Transparencies (88)
  • Portrait photographs (57)
  • Aerial views (1)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)
  • (-) Slides (249)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1961-1970 (249)

Subjects

  • Men, White (168)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (155)
  • Gay bars (154)
  • Gay men (150)
  • Drag queens (123)
  • Civil rights movements (88)
  • Demonstrations (67)
  • Tile facades (62)
  • Crowds (56)
  • African American men (36)
  • Women, White (32)
  • Handbags (31)
  • Lesbians (31)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (28)
  • Police (24)
  • Cigarettes (20)
  • Smoking (20)
  • Gloves (17)
  • Dancers (13)
  • Fur garments (12)
  • African American women (10)
  • Dance (10)
  • Signs and signboards (9)
  • Beer (8)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (8)
  • Bands (Music) (7)
  • Drag kings (7)
  • Halloween costumes (7)
  • Beer bottles (6)
  • Conversation (6)
  • Drag shows (6)
  • Sweaters (6)
  • Cigarette smokers (5)
  • Hats (5)
  • Boots (4)
  • Jackets (4)
  • Pearls (4)
  • Police brutality (4)
  • Tear gas (4)
  • Tiaras (4)
  • Advertising (3)
  • Aprons (3)
  • Bartenders (3)
  • Buffets (Cooking) (3)
  • Parties (3)
  • Students (3)
  • Tables (3)
  • African American children (2)
  • African American musicians (2)
  • Ashtrays (2)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Employees (2)
  • Beer cans (2)
  • Beer signs (2)
  • Bikinis (2)
  • Boys (2)
  • Calico (2)
  • Food (2)
  • Laughter (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Necklaces (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Racism in popular culture (2)
  • Roses (2)
  • Staircases (2)
  • Toasts (2)
  • Vodka (2)
  • Waiters (2)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • Alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Bartending (1)
  • Black leather jackets (1)
  • Bow ties (1)
  • Brooches (1)
  • Candles (1)
  • Cash registers (1)
  • Children (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Christmas decorations (1)
  • City halls (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Clowns (1)
  • Costume jewelry (1)
  • Dakota Indians in art (1)
  • Earrings (1)
  • Folding chairs (1)
  • Gay couples (1)
  • Gays (1)
  • Gay singers (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • High school buildings (1)
  • Hugging (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Kimonos (1)
  • Kissing (1)
  • Lingerie (1)
  • Litter (Trash) (1)
  • Mimes (1)
  • Motorcycle police (1)
  • Native American men (1)
  • Paper bags (1)
  • Paper money (1)
  • Parks (1)
  • Pin-back buttons (1)
  • Pirates (1)
  • Pointing (Gesture) (1)
  • Prehistoric peoples (1)
  • Racism against Asians (1)
  • Racism against indigenous peoples (1)
  • Restrooms (1)
  • Ribbons (1)
  • Satin (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Scarves (1)
  • Scouts (Reconnaissance) (1)
  • Shawls (1)
  • Shoes (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
  • Stairs (1)
  • Statues (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Tattooed people (1)
  • Tattooing (1)
  • Telephone (1)
  • Whiskey (1)
  • Witches (1)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (157)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (156)
  • White gay men (149)
  • White lesbians (28)
  • LGBTQ+ events (13)
  • African American gay men (7)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (7)
  • Camp (Gay culture) (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (160)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (89)
  • Grand Boulevard (20)
  • Parade Park (8)
  • 17th Terrace (6)
  • Paseo Boulevard (4)
  • Flora Avenue (2)
  • Truman Road (2)
  • 12th Street (1)
  • Penn Valley Park (1)
  • Vine Street (1)

Subjects, People

  • Garcia, Dr. (5)
  • LeMay, Barbara (5)
  • Lombardo, Joe (4)
  • Arnold, Skip (2)
  • Green, Bobby (2)
  • Hardy, Gary (Drag queen) (2)
  • Lackey, Lee (2)
  • Michelle (Drag queen) (2)
  • Pacino, Nick (2)
  • Allen, G. G. (Drag queen) (1)
  • Battaglia, Tony (1)
  • Beard, Beth Elaine (1)
  • Belesakos, Georgia (1)
  • Byrne, Patrick C. (1)
  • Carrol, Billy (1)
  • Fouts, Jamie (1)
  • Frazier, Helen (1)
  • Holmes, Horace (Kansas City resident) (1)
  • Lee, Terry (Drag queen) (1)
  • Martinez, Cassie (1)
  • Miller, Josef (Singer) (1)
  • Phalen, Gary (1)
  • Ray, Mickey (1)
  • Schneider, David (Drag queen) (1)
  • Shafer, Drew (1)
  • Tuccillo, John (Nightclub owner) (1)
  • Woods, Claude (1)

Date Published

  • 1969-05-01 (44)
  • 1968-11 (32)
  • 1968-04-09 (31)
  • 1965-11 (23)
  • 1966-11 (21)
  • 1964-11 (19)
  • 1964 (14)
  • 1968-04-10 (13)
  • 1967-10 (10)
  • 1961-03 (8)
  • 1963-02 (6)
  • 1965 (6)
  • 1964-12 (5)
  • 1960-11 (3)
  • 1961 (3)
  • 1961-02 (3)
  • 1970 (3)
  • 1965-03 (2)
  • 1968-10 (2)
  • 1962-10 (1)
  • 1964-01 (1)
  • 1965-02 (1)
  • 1970-04 (1)

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