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ACT UP/KC volunteer at the GALA picnic

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Volunteer with ACT UP/KC at the GALA picnic standing beside at sign that reads "ACT UP KC! Fight Back Fight AIDS!"; he's wearing sunglasses and has a...

Date Published
1989
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt 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

All in black in front of the Colony Club

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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

Art Bratt choosing a wine to drink

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Art Bratt at a table with wine glasses and two jugs of wine at the GALA Button Night party; behind him is a large window, stained glass, pottery mugs...

Date Published
April-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Art Bratt pouring a glass of wine

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Art Bratt pouring himself a glass of wine at the GALA Button Night party; behind him is a large window, stained glass, pottery mugs and potted plants...

Date Published
April-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

At the Heartland Pride Conference

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Marc Hein seated with a pen and a flyer at the Heartland Pride Conference in Wichita, Kansas; he's wearing a black t-shirt with a rainbow-flag in the...

Date Published
March-09-1990
March-11-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

At the swim party

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Unidentified white man in a teal swim suit and glasses holding a blue drink can by the entrance to the pool area at the ACT UP/KC Swim Party.

Date Published
1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

At the table

Image

Unidentified white man in a red t-shirt laughing while seated at the table with a plate of food in front of him as part of the National Day of...

Date Published
June-30-1989
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt 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

Bill Todd at the GALA Workers' Celebration

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Bill Todd at the GALA Workers' Celebration smiling and wearing a sleeveless t-shirt with a logo with a rainbow theme advertising the June pride...

Date Published
1991
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Bill Todd in his uniform at home

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Bill Todd in his police uniform in his house before going on to the National Day of Mourning for the Right to Privacy; a shelf with a radio, books...

Date Published
June-30-1989
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Bill Todd in his uniform in the kitchen

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Bill Todd in his police uniform in his kitchen, by the counter in front of the stove, before going out for the National Day of Mourning for the Right...

Date Published
June-30-1989
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Bill Todd moving a barrel for the GALA picnic

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Bill Todd wearing a bandanna and a spaghetti strap tank top carrying a barrel either before or after the GALA picnic; Bill's back is to the camera.

Date Published
1989
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Bill Todd points something out

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Bill Todd wearing a bandanna and a spaghetti strap tank top smiling and looking at the camera and pointing to something to the right of the camera...

Date Published
1989
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt 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 polka dots and pink fishnets

Image

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

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

Blue floral dress in front of the Colony Club

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Unidentified white drag queen standing in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City wearing a white dress with a large, blue, floral pattern and holding...

Date Published
November-1960
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Blue sequins

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Unidentified white drag queen inside the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; she's wearing a tight, blue sequined dress and facing the camera.

Date Published
1965
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Building the LGCCKC float

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Bruce Hall in a parking lot building the LGCCKC float for the pride parade; a parking garage is seen behind him.

Date Published
1998
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Cardigan and a beer

Image

Unidentified white man in white pants, black shoes, a three colored cardigan, and white turtle neck shirt holding half full (or empty) beer bottle in...

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

Dancing at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen seen from behind while dancing at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; she is wearing a white blouse with black...

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

Drag queen in fur stole

Image

Drag queen Patrick C. Byrne at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City wearing a black dress with a white fur stole posing for a photo; facing the camera.

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Drag queen wearing a sequined blue dress

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Unidentified, tall white drag queen at an unknown venue (likely the Colony Club in Kansas City) wearing a blue sequined dress with white feather-boa...

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

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Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (38)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (20)
  • GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection (19)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (19)
  • LGCCKC OutSource Scrapbook (5)

Types

  • photographs (101)

Genres

  • Color photographs (99)
  • Slides (58)
  • Snapshots (43)
  • Film negatives (5)
  • Negatives (5)
  • Black & white photographs (2)
  • Gelatin silver prints (2)
  • Architectural photographs (1)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (101)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (51)
  • 1991-2000 (16)
  • 2001-2010 (15)
  • 1981-1990 (12)
  • 1951-1960 (7)

Subjects

  • Men, White (95)
  • Drag queens (66)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (57)
  • Gay bars (56)
  • Tile facades (30)
  • Drag shows (17)
  • Entertainers (17)
  • Handbags (16)
  • Gloves (12)
  • Festivals (11)
  • Banners (10)
  • Lesbians (10)
  • Parking lots (10)
  • Awnings (9)
  • Audiences (8)
  • Women, White (8)
  • Cigarettes (7)
  • Fur garments (7)
  • African American men (6)
  • Community centers (6)
  • Signs and signboards (6)
  • Bisexuals (5)
  • Celebrities (5)
  • Gay rights (5)
  • Independent bookstores (5)
  • Microphone (5)
  • Parks (5)
  • Parties (5)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (5)
  • T-shirts--Social aspects (5)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (4)
  • Picnics (4)
  • Smoking (4)
  • Books (3)
  • Cigarette smokers (3)
  • Crowds (3)
  • Ladders (3)
  • Laughter (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Sunglasses (3)
  • Walls (3)
  • Windows (3)
  • Advertising (2)
  • AIDS activists (2)
  • Bandannas (2)
  • Beer (2)
  • Beer signs (2)
  • Bikinis (2)
  • Flags--Political aspects (2)
  • Flags--U.S. states (2)
  • Fund raising (2)
  • Games (2)
  • Gay police officers (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • HIV/AIDS awareness (2)
  • Jackets (2)
  • Police (2)
  • Police--U.S. states--Uniforms (2)
  • Pottery (2)
  • Stained glass windows (2)
  • Streets (2)
  • Tiaras (2)
  • Volunteer workers in community development (2)
  • Wine (2)
  • Wine bottles (2)
  • Wine glasses (2)
  • Advertising fliers (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Atheists (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Barrels (1)
  • Bathing suits (1)
  • Bathrooms (1)
  • Bath towels (1)
  • Beards (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Beer cans (1)
  • Beer neon signs (1)
  • Black leather jackets (1)
  • Board games (1)
  • Boots (1)
  • Bread (1)
  • Brooches (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Carnival games (1)
  • Chairs (1)
  • Circular saws (1)
  • Coffee (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Eggs (1)
  • Eyeglasses (1)
  • Flags--Social aspects (1)
  • Food (1)
  • Fund raisers (Persons) (1)
  • Gay pride parades (1)
  • Halloween costumes (1)
  • Kimonos (1)
  • Kitchen appliances (1)
  • Kitchen cabinets (1)
  • Kitchens (1)
  • Lingerie (1)
  • Long hair (1)
  • Meetings (1)
  • Monuments (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Paintbrushes (1)
  • Paper bags (1)
  • Paper money (1)
  • Parade floats (1)
  • Parking garages (1)
  • Pearls (1)
  • Periodicals (1)
  • Photographers (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Picnic grounds (1)
  • Pink flamingos (Lawn ornaments) (1)
  • Plumbing fixtures (1)
  • Political slogans (1)
  • Post office buildings (1)
  • Power tools (1)
  • Racism against Asians (1)
  • Racism in popular culture (1)
  • Radio programs (1)
  • Restrooms (1)
  • Satin (1)
  • Shawls (1)
  • Shelving (Furniture) (1)
  • Shoes (1)
  • Showgirls (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Soft drink cans (1)
  • Staircases (1)
  • Stairs (1)
  • Street vendors (1)
  • Sweaters (1)
  • Television quiz shows (1)
  • Trees (1)
  • Vending stands (1)
  • Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.) (1)
  • Witches (1)
  • (-) Gay men (101)

Subjects, Community

  • White LGBTQ+ people (99)
  • White gay men (80)
  • LGBTQ+ people (54)
  • LGBTQ+ people (47)
  • LGBTQ+ events (36)
  • Gay liberation (35)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (32)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (25)
  • Gay pride (18)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (9)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (6)
  • LGBTQ+ community centres (5)
  • LGBTQ+ demonstrations (5)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (5)
  • Women's bookshops (5)
  • Pink triangles (4)
  • Rainbow flags (4)
  • AIDS awareness (3)
  • African American gay men (2)
  • Gay political activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ atheists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ radio (1)
  • White lesbians (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (59)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (35)
  • Westport (16)
  • Washington (D.C.) (5)
  • Wichita (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Flo (Drag queen) (9)
  • Todd, Bill (Gay rights activist) (5)
  • Arnold, Skip (2)
  • Bratt, Art (2)
  • Pacino, Nick (2)
  • Barnett, Jon D. (1)
  • Battaglia, Tony (1)
  • Byrne, Patrick C. (1)
  • Callen, Michael, 1955-1993 (1)
  • Green, Bobby (1)
  • Hall, Bruce (Activist) (1)
  • Hein, Marc, 1949-1993 (1)
  • Lackey, Lee (1)
  • LeMay, Barbara (1)
  • Michelle (Drag queen) (1)
  • Reese, Richard (Drag queen) (1)
  • Schneider, David (Drag queen) (1)

Events

  • Out in Westport (Event : Kansas City, Mo.) (11)
  • March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation (1993 : Washington, D.C.) (5)
  • Heartland Pride Conference (March 9-11, 1990 : Wichita, Kan.) (1)
  • Pride Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1965-11 (12)
  • 1966-11 (12)
  • 2002 (10)
  • 1959-11 (7)
  • 1964-11 (6)
  • 1968-11 (6)
  • 1992-05-02 (5)
  • 1993-04-25 (5)
  • 2003 (5)
  • 1964 (4)
  • 1989 (4)
  • 1961-03 (3)
  • 1989-06-30 (3)
  • 1960-11 (2)
  • 1961-02 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 1990-04 (2)
  • 1991 (2)
  • 1999 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1965-03 (1)
  • 1967-10 (1)
  • 1968-10 (1)
  • 1990-03-09 (1)
  • 1990-03-11 (1)
  • 1998 (1)

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