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Blurry photo of an outdoor event

Image

Blurry photo of an outdoor event. Musicians are on the left (double bass is visible, along with what appears to be a trumpet), and a shirtless African...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Bon Voyage to Shanghai

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Gladys "Derb" Henderson and Buck Clayton surrounded by a group of people including Duke Ellington, in front of a ship in California.

Date Published
1934
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton's wedding

Image

Gladys "Derb" Henderson and Buck Clayton's being married at Paramount Studios; Hollywood, California; Surrounded by actors, musicians, and the Cotton...

Date Published
1934
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Flirtations at Phoenix Books

Image

The "Flirtations" posing for a photo with Anne Shelley and Cheryl Berge at Phoenix Books; Shelley is wearing a t-shirt with a pink triangle and the...

Date Published
May-02-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flirtations by the marquee

Image

Publicity photo of the Flirtations posing by a marquee announcing a performance (Cliff Townsend; Jon Arterton; Jimmy Rutland; Michael Callen; Aurelio...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection

Flirtations group photo

Image

Publicity photo of the Flirtations standing in a row and looking ahead at the camera (Jon Arterton; Cliff Townsend; Aurelio Font; Michael Callen...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson 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

Group picture with the Flirtations

Image

The "Flirtations" posing for a photo with Anne Shelley and Cheryl Berge at Phoenix Books; Shelley is wearing a t-shirt with a pink triangle and the...

Date Published
May-02-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Guitarist and bassist performing in Chicago

Image

An unidentified African American man holding a tenor guitar while wearing mix-matched clothing and a derby hat stands to the right and gives a...

Date Published
1958
1959
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Johnny Taylor and Eddie Anderson at the Apollo

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Johnny Taylor and Eddie Anderson (well known as Rochester with Jack Benny) performing on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Laughing out loud

Image

African American member of the Flirtations in a yellow shirt and ball cap throwing his head back and laughing in Phoenix Books; unidentified white...

Date Published
May-02-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Looking around Phoenix Books

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Three members of the Flirtations (two white men, one African American man) looking around Phoenix Books; one man holding an open book.

Date Published
May-02-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Looking over the Lesbian Fiction section

Image

African American member of the Flirtations in a yellow shirt and ball cap looking over the books in the Lesbian Fiction section of Phoenix Books.

Date Published
May-02-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Performer on stage during the march

Image

An African American man performing on stage during the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation; scaffolding and a...

Date Published
April-25-1993
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Photo album page of Buck and the band in China with a signed Duke Ellington portrait

Image

Buck Clayton standing in white suit with handwritten caption "Tropical"; signed "To Buck Clayton Best Wishes Duke Ellington" portrait of Duke...

Date Published
1934
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Photo album page of Buck Clayton and Derb in Hawaii

Image

Derb with Sonny Lewis titled "Sunshine Kids"; Derb with an unidentified person titled "Hotcha" & Derb; Derb in a grass skirt titled "The Hulu Gal"...

Date Published
1934
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Photo album page of Buck Clayton in Shanghai with friends

Image

Buck Clayton standing in white suit and skull cap; Joe McCutcheon and Baby Lewis with an unidentified Asian man, and Buck Clayton's head just out of...

Date Published
1934
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Photo album page of Derb and the band in Shanghai, China

Image

Caricature of Teddy Weatherford on newsprint signed by Eveleigh; Tamara Lewis with Caughey Roberts; Tamara Lewis with Sonny Lewis and a sister; The...

Date Published
1934
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Photo album page of Derb in Honolulu

Image

Derb in evening gown and smoking "Mrs. Clayton, Please"; Derb with an unidentified group of people beside a horse and carriage "At the Pier"; Derb in...

Date Published
1934
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Photo album page of Derb with friends in a desert location

Image

Derb with an unidentified group of people; Derb with an unidentified group of people; an unidentified woman with a dog; an unidentified man; Derb with...

Date Published
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Photo album page of the ship to Honolulu and a few tourist sites

Image

Two unidentified men "Savage Serenade"; two members of the band, possibly Teddy Buckner and Duke Upshaw, "Two Brass Masters"; "Derb in Honolulu"...

Date Published
1934
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Program from the Canidrome Ballroom - Derby Clayton

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Entertainment program and menu from the Canidrome Ballroom in Shanghai, China. Program performer information: Mistress of Ceremonies, Ursula Preston...

Date Published
July-08-1934
Member of
Two programs from the Canidrome Ballroom

Stella and Papo

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Signed portrait of Stella and Papo with two other group members dressed in Brazilian costumes with drum and bongos.

Date Published
April-20-1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Tap dancer and magician "Mo-La"

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Posed photo of tap dancer and magician "Mo-La" (Alonzo F. Jordan).

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

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Member of

  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (13)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (7)
  • GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection (2)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection (1)
  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (1)
  • Two programs from the Canidrome Ballroom (1)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (25)

Genres

  • Group portraits (20)
  • Black & white photographs (18)
  • Gelatin silver prints (18)
  • Snapshots (10)
  • Color photographs (8)
  • Portrait photographs (6)
  • Publicity photographs (5)
  • Caricatures (1)
  • Clippings (1)
  • Film negatives (1)
  • Menus (1)
  • Negatives (1)
  • Pamphlets (1)
  • Theater programs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (6)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 1981-1990 (2)
  • 2001-2010 (2)
  • 1931-1940 (1)
  • 1941-1950 (1)

Subjects

  • African American women (15)
  • African American jazz musicians (11)
  • Jazz musicians (11)
  • Gay men (10)
  • Men, White (9)
  • Women, White (7)
  • Lesbians (6)
  • AIDS activists (5)
  • Celebrities (5)
  • Independent bookstores (5)
  • Bridegrooms (3)
  • Brides (3)
  • Musicians (3)
  • Weddings (3)
  • Atheists (2)
  • Awnings (2)
  • Banners (2)
  • Books (2)
  • Dancers (2)
  • Drag queens (2)
  • Drag shows (2)
  • Festivals (2)
  • Male musicians (2)
  • Male singers (2)
  • Ocean travel (2)
  • Parking lots (2)
  • Rickshaws (2)
  • T-shirts--Social aspects (2)
  • Travelers (2)
  • Ballrooms (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Bisexuals (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Comedians (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Magicians (1)
  • Marquees (1)
  • Menus (1)
  • Scaffolding (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Special events (1)
  • Tap dancers (1)
  • (-) African American men (27)
  • (-) Entertainers (27)

Subjects, Community

  • African American LGBTQ+ people (8)
  • Gay liberation (8)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (8)
  • LGBTQ+ events (8)
  • LGBTQ+ people (8)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (8)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (7)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (6)
  • Women's bookshops (5)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (4)
  • White gay men (4)
  • Pink triangles (3)
  • African American gay men (2)
  • AIDS awareness (2)
  • Gay political activists (2)
  • Gay pride (2)
  • LGBTQ+ atheists (2)
  • LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • LGBTQ+ demonstrations (1)
  • Rainbow flags (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (7)
  • Shanghai (China) (5)
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (3)
  • Honolulu (Hawaii) (3)
  • Westport (2)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (1)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (1)
  • Washington (D.C.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Derb (12)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (11)
  • Callen, Michael, 1955-1993 (4)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (3)
  • Arterton, Jon (2)
  • Berge, Cheryl (2)
  • Flo (Drag queen) (2)
  • Font, Aurelio (2)
  • Rutland, Jimmy (2)
  • Shelley, Anne (2)
  • Townsend, Cliff (2)
  • Weatherford, Teddy, 1903-1945 (2)
  • Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977 (1)
  • Brisson, Carl, 1893-1958 (1)
  • Buckner, Teddy, 1909-1994 (1)
  • Greggs, Napoleon P. (1)
  • Jordan, Alonzo F. (1)
  • Lewis, Happy (1)
  • Lewis, Tamara (Entertainer) (1)
  • Myers, Bumps, 1912-1968 (1)
  • Roberts, Caughey (1)
  • Taylor, Johnny (Musician) (1)

Events

  • Out in Westport (Event : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation (1993 : Washington, D.C.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1934 (8)
  • 1937 (7)
  • 1992-05-02 (5)
  • 1934-03-05 (2)
  • 1981 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 2002 (2)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1934-07-08 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1940-04-20 (1)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1958 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1993-04-25 (1)

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