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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

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

Couple at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white man posing with unidentified white drag queen in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; standing back...

Date Published
October-1967
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

Dressed to the nines

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Jamie Fouts and unidentified white drag queen posing outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; Jamie is wearing a dark suit and black...

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

Evening gloves at the Colony Club

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing for a photo against the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; both are wearing white or...

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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) and friend outside the Colony Club

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) standing with an unidentified white man in a mustard colored shirt in front of the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with a friend outside the Colony Club

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) posing for a photo with an unidentified white drag queen in front of the tile wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with friend

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) with hands in the air wearing a black dress, wrap, and holding a black purse while standing next to a nervous looking...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with gentleman friend

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) wearing a black dress, wrap, and holding a black purse posing for a photo with an unidentified man in a suit in front of...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman 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

High hair, boots, and roses at the Colony Club

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Unidentified white drag queen in high heeled boots, a brown jacket, and carrying a bouquet of red roses posing for a photo in front of the Colony Club...

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

John Tuccillo with some of his performers from the Jewel Box Lounge

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Four unidentified white drag queens with "Sugar Daddy" (possibly John Tuccillo, owner of the Jewel Box Lounge) posing for a photo in front of the tile...

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

Kiss at the Colony Club

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Unidentified white man kissing an unidentified white drag queen with a black feather boa blocking most of her face; she's wearing a full length gold...

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

Looking fabulous at the Colony Club

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing for a photo together by the tile wall out side the Colony Club in Kansas City; the one on the left is...

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

Looking fierce at the Colony Club

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Three unidentified white drag queens in a row posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; the first one is...

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

Outside the Colony Club

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing together for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; the one on the right...

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

Pair with roses

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the person on the right is...

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

Posing for a photo

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Unidentified African American man posing for a photo with his arm around the waist of an unidentified female impersonator at the Colony Club (likely)...

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

Red and white outside the Colony Club

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens by the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the person on the right has on a white dress with...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Sitting on his knee

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo with an unidentified white man outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; he's wearing...

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

Skip Arnold and three others

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Drag queen Skip Arnold standing behind a line of three shorter white men with her hands on the shoulders of the center man, Claude Woods, in front of...

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

Straw hat and gold skirt together

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing together for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; the one on the right...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Terri Lynn at the Colony Club

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"Terri Lynne" (Gary Hardy) posing in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; from the right an unidentified white person...

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

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Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (23)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (6)

Types

  • photographs (29)

Genres

  • Color photographs (29)
  • Slides (29)
  • (-) Group portraits (29)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (29)

Subjects

  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (29)
  • Gay bars (29)
  • Gay men (29)
  • Drag queens (28)
  • Men, White (28)
  • Handbags (10)
  • Cigarettes (5)
  • Smoking (5)
  • Gloves (4)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (3)
  • Boots (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Jackets (2)
  • Pearls (2)
  • Roses (2)
  • Sweaters (2)
  • Tiaras (2)
  • Aprons (1)
  • Beer (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Calico (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Costume jewelry (1)
  • Drag kings (1)
  • Earrings (1)
  • Fur garments (1)
  • Gay singers (1)
  • Kissing (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Tile facades (29)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (29)
  • White gay men (29)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (29)
  • African American gay men (1)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • Camp (Gay culture) (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (29)

Subjects, People

  • LeMay, Barbara (4)
  • Hardy, Gary (Drag queen) (2)
  • Arnold, Skip (1)
  • Carrol, Billy (1)
  • Fouts, Jamie (1)
  • Lee, Terry (Drag queen) (1)
  • Michelle (Drag queen) (1)
  • Miller, Josef (Singer) (1)
  • Tuccillo, John (Nightclub owner) (1)
  • Woods, Claude (1)

Date Published

  • 1968-11 (9)
  • 1965-11 (7)
  • 1966-11 (7)
  • 1964-11 (4)
  • 1967-10 (1)
  • 1968-10 (1)

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