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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

Black and white

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Group of four white men seated at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; three are unidentified and the man on the far left is likely Harold Miller...

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

Bob ("Hole") Bobby Green, Horace Holmes and friend

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Seated at a table with white tablecloth at an unidentified venue in Kansas City are (from left) Bob "Hole", Bobby Green (likely), an unidentified...

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

Candid moment around the tables at the Forest Ballroom

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Group of at least six people, including four white drag queens, largely unidentified except for "Dr. Garcia" on the far left in a green checked jacket...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Casual wear at the Forest Ballroom

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Two unidentified white men posing against a wall at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; a man wearing a dark jack, white shirt and no tie with his arm...

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

Couple at a table at the Forest Ballroom

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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

Couple posing for a photo outside the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white man and white drag queen posing for a photo in front of a tiled wall in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the man is wearing...

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

Dr. Garcia and unidentified drag queen in front of the stage

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"Dr. Garcia", wearing a green check shirt and blue jeans with a cigarette in one hand standing arm in arm for a photo with an unidentified white drag...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Golden at the Colony Club

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

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

Golden at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white man and drag queen in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; he's behind her with a cigarette in his...

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

In a quiet corner

Image

Unidentified white man and drag queen sitting in the corner of the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City; the man is in a suit and the drag queen is...

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

Joe Lombardo and patron at the Forest Ballroom

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Joe Lombardo in white shirt, red tie, and apron standing with his arm around an unidentified white drag queen patron seated on a bar stool wearing a...

Date Published
October-1962
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

John Tuccillo with some of his performers from the Jewel Box Lounge

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Four unidentified white drag queens with "Sugar Daddy" (possibly John Tuccillo, owner of the Jewel Box Lounge) posing for a photo in front of the tile...

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

Looking fierce at the Colony Club

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Three unidentified white drag queens in a row posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; the first one is...

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

Navy colored dress at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified drag queen with a cigarette in her hand posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's...

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

Relaxing at the Forest Ballroom

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Two unidentified white drag queens sitting at a table with their backs to the wall and having a beer and a smoke at the Forest Ballroom (likely) in...

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

Seated around a table

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Four unidentified white people seated around a table at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; two drag queens on the right and two unidentified men, one...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Smoking at a table

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Three unidentified white drag queens seated at a table with a white tablecloth smoking and drinking at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; the first...

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

Terri Lynn at the Colony Club

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"Terri Lynne" (Gary Hardy) posing in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; from the right an unidentified white person...

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

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (20)

Types

  • photographs (20)

Genres

  • Color photographs (20)
  • Slides (20)
  • Group portraits (16)
  • Portrait photographs (4)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (20)

Subjects

  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (20)
  • Gay bars (20)
  • Gay men (20)
  • Drag queens (17)
  • Men, White (17)
  • Cigarettes (14)
  • Tile facades (8)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (6)
  • Gloves (3)
  • Handbags (3)
  • Ashtrays (2)
  • Beer (2)
  • Conversation (2)
  • Fur garments (2)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (2)
  • Tables (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • African American men (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Employees (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Drag kings (1)
  • Gays (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Tiaras (1)
  • (-) Smoking (20)

Subjects, Community

  • White gay men (19)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (19)
  • African American gay men (1)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White lesbians (1)
  • (-) LGBTQ+ people (20)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (20)

Subjects, People

  • Garcia, Dr. (2)
  • Carrol, Billy (1)
  • Frazier, Helen (1)
  • Green, Bobby (1)
  • Hardy, Gary (Drag queen) (1)
  • Holmes, Horace (Kansas City resident) (1)
  • Lee, Terry (Drag queen) (1)
  • Lombardo, Joe (1)
  • Tuccillo, John (Nightclub owner) (1)

Date Published

  • 1968-11 (9)
  • 1964 (4)
  • 1968-10 (2)
  • 1962-10 (1)
  • 1964-11 (1)
  • 1965-03 (1)
  • 1965-11 (1)
  • 1967-10 (1)

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