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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

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

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 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

Image

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

Image

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

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

Image

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

Elegance at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in a black dress with white shawl, clutch purse and jewelry posing for a photo in front the tiled wall at the Colony...

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

Elegance in white

Image

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

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

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress, arms raised in...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress; she's shown...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress; she's shown...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress and pointing with...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress and with arms...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

Shot from the rear of "Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress; photo taken with...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress; crowd...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress; photo taken with...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) outside the Colony Club

Image

"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) standing by the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a black dress with matching wrap and...

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

Gold skirt

Image

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

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

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  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (38)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (20)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (9)

Types

  • photographs (67)

Genres

  • Color photographs (67)
  • Slides (58)
  • Snapshots (9)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (67)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (51)
  • 2001-2010 (9)
  • 1951-1960 (7)

Subjects

  • Gay men (66)
  • Men, White (64)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (57)
  • Gay bars (56)
  • Tile facades (30)
  • Drag shows (17)
  • Handbags (17)
  • Entertainers (13)
  • Gloves (12)
  • Awnings (9)
  • Banners (9)
  • Festivals (9)
  • Parking lots (9)
  • Audiences (8)
  • Cigarettes (7)
  • Fur garments (7)
  • Microphone (5)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (5)
  • Smoking (4)
  • African American men (3)
  • Cigarette smokers (3)
  • Lesbians (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Signs and signboards (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Advertising (2)
  • Beer signs (2)
  • Bikinis (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Jackets (2)
  • Tiaras (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Beer (1)
  • Beer cans (1)
  • Beer neon signs (1)
  • Black leather jackets (1)
  • Boots (1)
  • Brooches (1)
  • Calico (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Halloween costumes (1)
  • Kimonos (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Lingerie (1)
  • Paper bags (1)
  • Paper money (1)
  • Pearls (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Racism against Asians (1)
  • Racism in popular culture (1)
  • Restrooms (1)
  • Satin (1)
  • Shawls (1)
  • Shoes (1)
  • Showgirls (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Staircases (1)
  • Stairs (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Windows (1)
  • Witches (1)
  • (-) Drag queens (67)

Subjects, Community

  • White gay men (66)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (66)
  • LGBTQ+ people (51)
  • LGBTQ+ people (16)
  • LGBTQ+ events (11)
  • Gay liberation (9)
  • Gay pride (9)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (3)
  • African American gay men (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (58)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (9)
  • Westport (9)

Subjects, People

  • Flo (Drag queen) (9)
  • Arnold, Skip (2)
  • Pacino, Nick (2)
  • Battaglia, Tony (1)
  • Byrne, Patrick C. (1)
  • Green, Bobby (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.) (9)

Date Published

  • 1966-11 (12)
  • 1965-11 (11)
  • 2002 (9)
  • 1959-11 (7)
  • 1968-11 (7)
  • 1964-11 (6)
  • 1964 (4)
  • 1961-03 (3)
  • 1960-11 (2)
  • 1961-02 (2)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1965-03 (1)
  • 1967-10 (1)
  • 1968-10 (1)

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