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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

Dressed to the nines

Image

Jamie Fouts and unidentified white drag queen posing outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; Jamie is wearing a dark suit and black...

Date Published
November-1965
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

Evening gloves at the Colony Club

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing for a photo against the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; both are wearing white or...

Date Published
November-1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles 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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) and friend outside the Colony Club

Image

"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) standing with an unidentified white man in a mustard colored shirt in front of the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman 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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with a friend outside the Colony Club

Image

"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) posing for a photo with an unidentified white drag queen in front of the tile wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City...

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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with friend

Image

"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) with hands in the air wearing a black dress, wrap, and holding a black purse while standing next to a nervous looking...

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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with gentleman friend

Image

"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) wearing a black dress, wrap, and holding a black purse posing for a photo with an unidentified man in a suit in front of...

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

Golden at the Colony Club

Image

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

Green dress and a Schlitz

Image

Unidentified white drag queen with a full length green evening dress she's holding up part of with one hand and holding a can of Schlitz beer in the...

Date Published
November-1965
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Green dress at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in a green dress and matching jacket with a grey fur (or faux fur) muff collar and black high heel shoes posing for a...

Date Published
November-1965
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Helen in a black dress

Image

Cocktail waitress, Helen, in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's leaning against the wall on her right and facing...

Date Published
November-1965
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Helping a lady down the stairs

Image

Unidentified group of people, all white, mostly men, with one or two drag queens, in a pink colored stairwell; one man is holding the black dress for...

Date Published
1965
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

High hair, boots, and roses at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in high heeled boots, a brown jacket, and carrying a bouquet of red roses posing for a photo in front of the Colony Club...

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

Holding her gloves

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in front of the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a pink sleeveless dress and holding a...

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

Hospital Hill Run volunteer

Image

Unidentified African American woman volunteer wearing a Run t-shirt, plastic lei, and hat with the logo "Master Circuit" on the front. Wearing...

Date Published
May-01-1989
May-31-1989
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital 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

In costume at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens in black costumes (one a cat woman with a cigarette in hand and the other wearing a dress, black cape and some sort...

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

In front of the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in a black skirt with black and white polka-dot blouse and light brown wig posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall...

Date Published
November-1964
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

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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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