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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

Bad lighting and a short skirt

Image

Two unidentified African American drag queens posing in bad lighting at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; the one on the right is wearing a blonde...

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

Dancing at the Colony Club

Image

Two unidentified drag queens (one white, one African American) dancing near the tables at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; both are wearing...

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

Dancing to the Rythm Kings

Image

Unidentified white drag queen competing in a drag ball, with the white male emcee in front of microphone and the Kings of Rythm [sic] on the bandstand...

Date Published
1965
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Friends together

Image

Unidentified African-American drag queen posing for a photo with an unidentified white man at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; she is wearing...

Date Published
October-1967
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

In front of the stage at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Three unidentified white participants competing in a drag ball, with the emcee and the Kings of Rythm [sic] on the bandstand; the person in front of...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Jay McShann and his driver Ray Reed

Image

Jay McShann with his driver Ray Reed outside the Peachtree Restaurant (18th street) in Kansas City, Missouri; Reed is wearing a ball cap and dark...

Date Published
May-07-2005
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann standing on a sidewalk

Image

Jay McShann standing on a sidewalk wearing a hat and holding something in one hand; on the street are parked cars and a house is seen across the...

Date Published
October-1964
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Kansas City Film Ad Service staff

Image

The staff of Kansas City Film Ad Service standing outside a one story brick building, women on the left (all white) and men on the right (all white...

Date Published
February-1921
March-1921
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

On stage at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified female impersonator in a bright green dress and matching earrings on stage at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; she's in front of...

Date Published
October-1967
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

On the phone

Image

Two unidentified men, one an African American and the other white, at the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City; the white man on the left is...

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

Piratical costumes

Image

Unidentified white man and woman posing together for a photo amid a crowd of patrons at an unidentified nightclub in Kansas City; they are both in red...

Date Published
October-1967
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection
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  • African American men
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (8)
  • Jay McShann Collection (2)
  • Baron Missakian Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (12)

Genres

  • Color photographs (10)
  • Group portraits (10)
  • Slides (9)
  • Black & white photographs (2)
  • Gelatin silver prints (2)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)
  • Snapshots (1)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (10)
  • 1921-1930 (1)
  • 2001-2010 (1)

Subjects

  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (9)
  • Gay bars (9)
  • Gay men (9)
  • Men, White (8)
  • Drag queens (6)
  • Bands (Music) (3)
  • Drag shows (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • Automobiles (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Trees (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Advertising executives (1)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • African American musicians (1)
  • Baseball caps (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Chauffeurs (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Employees (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Halloween costumes (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Pin-back buttons (1)
  • Pirates (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Telephone (1)
  • Tile facades (1)
  • (-) African American men (12)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (9)
  • White gay men (7)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (7)
  • African American gay men (6)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (6)
  • LGBTQ+ events (4)
  • White lesbians (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)
  • (-) Kansas City Metropolitan Area (12)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (2)
  • Disney, Walt, 1901-1966 (1)
  • Iwerks, Ub, 1901-1971 (1)
  • Reed, Ray (1)

Date Published

  • 1968-11 (4)
  • 1967-10 (3)
  • 1921-02 (1)
  • 1921-03 (1)
  • 1964 (1)
  • 1964-10 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 2005-05-07 (1)

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