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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

Club patrons

Image

Club patrons enjoying drinks at an unidentified venue including Tony Battaglia (far left, slightly out of frame) and others, including a man with a...

Date Published
March-1961
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman 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

Crowd at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Unidentified white patrons of the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City standing about or dancing while the band "Kings of Rythm" [sic] play onstage...

Date Published
February-1963
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Gloria McShann with Jay and Marianne McShann and unidentified man and woman

Image

Gloria McShann, Jay McShann, unidentified white man and white woman, and Marianne McShann (Thelma Adams) standing around a podium at an unknown event...

Date Published
November-09-1997
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Gloria McShann with unidentified man

Image

Gloria McShann posing for a photo with an unidentified man in a red turtleneck and tan coat and glasses; Gloria is wearing a red leather coat with...

Date Published
November-1997
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay and Marianne McShann with Gloria McShann

Image

Marianne McShann (Thelma Adams), Jay McShann, and Gloria McShann standing beside a painting of Jay McShann; Gloria is wearing a bright red coat with...

Date Published
November-09-1997
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Mrs. Polk giving a dog a treat

Image

Mrs. Polk [Agnes Messersmith Polk] feeding a solid black dog a treat as it stands on its hind legs. She is wearing a fur coat and standing beside a...

Date Published
January-01-1934
December-31-1934
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Posing for a photo at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing for a photo against a wall at the Forest Ballroom; both are wearing pink dresses; the taller of the two is...

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

Ted Malone gets a sombrero and a poncho

Image

Two unidentified white women decorate Ted Malone with a sombrero, a poncho, and a bouquet of flowers. He smiles as he wears an overcoat over his suit...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Ted Malone interviews Helen Dunbar

Image

Ted Malone, from his right side, holds Helen Dunbar's wrist as they stand among a crowd during a formal event. A microphone is on a pole behind Ted...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Viola Jeppson, Rex Cowan, and Billie Rockman

Image

Viola Jeppson in a fur coat, smiling, holding a bag in her right hand, standing next to Rex Cowan in a suit and tie. On the other side of Cowan is...

Date Published
December-1941
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Woman and Warren Durrett standing in front of a brick building

Image

Unidentified white woman in a hat and fur coat, smiling, standing next to Warren Durrett in a long coat with his hands in his coat pockets. They are...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Woman poking out her tongue as the two people beside her laugh

Image

Two unidentified African American women flanking Dowdal Davis outside on a concrete wall of a building's steps. The base of an ornate iron light post...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Woman standing on the sidewalk with Warren Durrett

Image

Unidentified white woman in a hat and a thick coat with a brooch, holding something in her arm, next to Warren Durrett in a thick coat and a tie, with...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Group portraits
  • Fur garments

Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (3)
  • Jay McShann Collection (3)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (3)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (2)
  • Ted Malone Collection (2)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (1)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (15)

Genres

  • Color photographs (8)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Black & white photographs (7)
  • Gelatin silver prints (7)
  • Slides (5)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)
  • (-) Group portraits (15)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (5)
  • 1941-1950 (4)
  • 1931-1940 (3)
  • 1991-2000 (3)

Subjects

  • Men, White (12)
  • Women, White (9)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (5)
  • Gay bars (5)
  • Gay men (5)
  • African American women (4)
  • Drag queens (4)
  • Jazz musicians (4)
  • African American men (3)
  • Hats (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (2)
  • Jazz musicians, White (2)
  • Microphone (2)
  • Musicians' spouses (2)
  • Radio personalities (2)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (2)
  • Women's clothing (2)
  • Actors (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Bouquets (1)
  • Calico (1)
  • Coats (1)
  • Costume jewelry (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Handbags (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Mariachi musicians (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Painting (1)
  • Ponchos (1)
  • Portrait painting, American (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Sweaters (1)
  • Tile facades (1)
  • Toasts (1)
  • (-) Fur garments (15)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (5)
  • White gay men (5)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (5)
  • White lesbians (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (5)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • San Francisco (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Blue, Gloria McShann, 1929-2011 (3)
  • Durrett, Warren (2)
  • Malone, Ted, 1908-1989 (2)
  • McShann, Jay (2)
  • McShann, Marianne (2)
  • Battaglia, Tony (1)
  • Cowan, Rex (1)
  • Davis, Dowdal H. (Dowdal Henry), 1913-1957 (1)
  • Dunbar, Helen, 1868-1933 (1)
  • Jeppson, Viola (1)
  • Messersmith, Agnes (1)
  • Rockman, Billie (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (3)
  • 1950 (3)
  • 1931 (2)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1997-11-09 (2)
  • 1934-01-01 (1)
  • 1934-12-31 (1)
  • 1941-12 (1)
  • 1961-03 (1)
  • 1963-02 (1)
  • 1964 (1)
  • 1964-11 (1)
  • 1965-11 (1)
  • 1997-11 (1)

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