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Couple at a table at the Forest Ballroom

Image

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 at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white man posing with unidentified white drag queen in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; standing back...

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

Couple in costumes at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white men, arm in arm, in costumes at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the man on the left is dressed as a mime; the man on the...

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

Couple in supposed Native American costumes at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white people at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City dressed in male and female supposed Native American costumes, the woman on the...

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

Couple posing for a photo outside the Colony Club

Image

A couple, arm in arm, posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; the unidentified white man on the right is...

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

Couple with drinks posing for a photo

Image

Two unidentified white women arm in arm posing for a photo in front of the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the blond woman on the right is holding a...

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

Crowd around a table

Image

Crowd of unidentified white men and women around a long table with white tablecloth at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; the woman on the far left...

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

Crowd at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Unidentified white patrons of the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City standing about or dancing while the band "Kings of Rythm" [sic] play onstage...

Date Published
February-1963
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman 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 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

Dancing at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white man in slacks, white shirt, and tie with his back mostly to the camera dancing with an unidentified white drag queen in a short...

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

Dancing at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Three unidentified white couples slow dancing at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the couple on the right are two women, one a drag king dressed in...

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

Dancing couples

Image

Two unidentified drag queens dancing together along with a white lesbian couple and a white man with unseen partner dancing behind them at an...

Date Published
February-1963
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Dancing couples

Image

Unidentified white couples (male/male; male/female (or possible female impersonators) dancing at an unknown Kansas City venue.

Date Published
February-1961
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Dancing in a purple dress

Image

Unidentified white man in white pants dancing with an unidentified white drag queen in a short purple dress and white go-go boots; at the Colony Club...

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

Dancing in a yellow dress

Image

Unidentified white man dancing with a white drag queen at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; he's wearing black pants, jacket, and white turtleneck...

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

Dancing trio at the Colony Club

Image

Three undientified dancers (one man, one woman, one drag queen, all white) at the Colony Club in Kansas City; the drag queen has on a tiara, matching...

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

Dancing with a drag queen

Image

Unidentified white man in a red shirt with his face turned away dancing in the arms of an unidentified white drag queen in a pink (or lavender) dress...

Date Published
February-1963
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Dr. Garcia and friend

Image

"Dr. Garcia", wearing a green check shirt and blue jeans, standing with his arm around the waist of an unidentified white drag queen by the stage at...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

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

Image

"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

Drag King and Queen in front of the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag king in black pants, white shirt and holding a drink with his arm around an unidentified white drag queen in a silver dress...

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

Drag king at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag king standing by the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; he's wearing black pants and a white suit jacket...

Date Published
November-1965
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman 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

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Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (116)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (45)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (163)

Genres

  • Color photographs (162)
  • Slides (161)
  • Group portraits (101)
  • Portrait photographs (62)
  • Snapshots (2)
  • Black & white photographs (1)
  • Gelatin silver prints (1)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (154)
  • 1951-1960 (7)
  • 1981-1990 (1)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (159)
  • Gay men (154)
  • Men, White (149)
  • Drag queens (129)
  • Tile facades (62)
  • Handbags (31)
  • Lesbians (30)
  • Women, White (30)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (27)
  • Cigarettes (20)
  • Smoking (20)
  • Gloves (18)
  • Dancers (13)
  • Drag shows (11)
  • Fur garments (11)
  • Dance (10)
  • African American men (9)
  • Beer (9)
  • Signs and signboards (8)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (8)
  • Bands (Music) (7)
  • Drag kings (7)
  • Halloween costumes (7)
  • Audiences (6)
  • Beer bottles (6)
  • Conversation (6)
  • Hats (6)
  • Sweaters (6)
  • Cigarette smokers (5)
  • Tiaras (5)
  • Boots (4)
  • Jackets (4)
  • Microphone (4)
  • Pearls (4)
  • Advertising (3)
  • Entertainers (3)
  • Laughter (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Tables (3)
  • African American musicians (2)
  • Ashtrays (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Employees (2)
  • Beer cans (2)
  • Beer neon signs (2)
  • Beer signs (2)
  • Bikinis (2)
  • Calico (2)
  • Crowds (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Necklaces (2)
  • Racism in popular culture (2)
  • Roses (2)
  • Staircases (2)
  • Tattooing (2)
  • Toasts (2)
  • Vodka (2)
  • Windows (2)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Aprons (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (1)
  • Bartenders (1)
  • Bartending (1)
  • Black leather jackets (1)
  • Bow ties (1)
  • Brooches (1)
  • Buffets (Cooking) (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Candles (1)
  • Clowns (1)
  • Costume jewelry (1)
  • Earrings (1)
  • Folding chairs (1)
  • Food (1)
  • Gay couples (1)
  • Gays (1)
  • Gay singers (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Hugging (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Kimonos (1)
  • Kissing (1)
  • Lingerie (1)
  • Litter (Trash) (1)
  • Mimes (1)
  • Paper bags (1)
  • Paper money (1)
  • Parties (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Pin-back buttons (1)
  • Pirates (1)
  • Pointing (Gesture) (1)
  • Prehistoric peoples (1)
  • Racism against Asians (1)
  • Racism against indigenous peoples (1)
  • Restrooms (1)
  • Ribbons (1)
  • Running races (1)
  • Satin (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Scarves (1)
  • Shawls (1)
  • Shoes (1)
  • Showgirls (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Stairs (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • T-shirts (1)
  • Tattooed people (1)
  • Telephone (1)
  • Volunteers (1)
  • Whiskey (1)
  • Witches (1)
  • (-) Gay bars (163)

Subjects, Community

  • White LGBTQ+ people (160)
  • LGBTQ+ people (153)
  • White gay men (153)
  • White lesbians (27)
  • LGBTQ+ events (12)
  • LGBTQ+ people (9)
  • African American gay men (7)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (7)
  • Camp (Gay culture) (1)
  • Gay liberation (1)
  • Gay pride (1)
  • LGBTQ+ bars (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (161)
  • 31st Street,Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Garcia, Dr. (5)
  • LeMay, Barbara (5)
  • Arnold, Skip (4)
  • Lombardo, Joe (4)
  • Battaglia, Tony (2)
  • Green, Bobby (2)
  • Hardy, Gary (Drag queen) (2)
  • Lackey, Lee (2)
  • Michelle (Drag queen) (2)
  • Allen, G. G. (Drag queen) (1)
  • Beard, Beth Elaine (1)
  • Belesakos, Georgia (1)
  • Byrne, Patrick C. (1)
  • Carrol, Billy (1)
  • Fouts, Jamie (1)
  • Frazier, Helen (1)
  • Holmes, Horace (Kansas City resident) (1)
  • Lee, Terry (Drag queen) (1)
  • Martinez, Cassie (1)
  • Miller, Josef (Singer) (1)
  • Pacino, Nick (1)
  • Phalen, Gary (1)
  • Ray, Mickey (1)
  • Reese, Richard (Drag queen) (1)
  • Schneider, David (Drag queen) (1)
  • Shafer, Drew (1)
  • Tuccillo, John (Nightclub owner) (1)
  • Woods, Claude (1)

Events

  • Hospital Hill Run (1989 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1968-11 (32)
  • 1965-11 (23)
  • 1966-11 (21)
  • 1964-11 (18)
  • 1964 (14)
  • 1967-10 (10)
  • 1959-11 (7)
  • 1963-02 (6)
  • 1965 (6)
  • 1961-03 (5)
  • 1964-12 (5)
  • 1960-11 (3)
  • 1961-02 (3)
  • 1965-03 (2)
  • 1968-10 (2)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1962-10 (1)
  • 1964-01 (1)
  • 1965-02 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1989-05-01 (1)
  • 1989-05-31 (1)
  • 1999-06 (1)

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