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Art Bratt choosing a wine to drink

Image

Art Bratt at a table with wine glasses and two jugs of wine at the GALA Button Night party; behind him is a large window, stained glass, pottery mugs...

Date Published
April-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Art Bratt pouring a glass of wine

Image

Art Bratt pouring himself a glass of wine at the GALA Button Night party; behind him is a large window, stained glass, pottery mugs and potted plants...

Date Published
April-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

At the GALA Button Night party

Image

An unidentified elderly white woman seated on a couch with an unidentified white man looking up at the camera at the GALA Button Night party; the man...

Date Published
April-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

At the GALA Button Night party

Image

Marc Hein in a black t-shirt with a rainbow flag held by people in a car with a pink triangle on the front bumper and the slogan "Kansas City Lesbian...

Date Published
April-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

At the GALA Button Night party

Image

Carl Hippensteel (right) with another unidentified white man at the GALA Button Night Party; both wearing glasses and the man closest to the camera...

Date Published
April-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Bill Todd with two friends

Image

Bill Todd (left) posing for a photo with Marc Hein (right) and an unidentified white man at the Heartland Pride Conference in Wichita, Kansas; Hein...

Date Published
March-09-1990
March-11-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Black and white

Image

Unidentified pair of white drag queens standing together for a photo outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the woman on the left...

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

Black and white again

Image

Unidentified pair of white drag queens standing together for a photo outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the woman on the right...

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

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

Image

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

Bob, Leata, and LaRue go for a stroll

Image

Bob, Leata and LaRue walking arm-in-arm along an outdoor wooded trail. Bob is taking a drink. All three have hats with wide brims.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Buck Clayton and a plate of sandwiches

Image

Buck Clayton stirring a drink and standing next to a plate of sandwiches and several barrel kegs.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with Roy Eldridge at a bar

Image

Buck Clayton, drink in hand, speaking with Roy Eldridge at a bar; Eddie Locke and another man seen behind them.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, and Earle Warren having a drink

Image

Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, and Earle Warren, all wearing hats, seated at a bar's outdoor table having drinks.

Date Published
1983
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Max Jones, and possibly Betty Jones

Image

Buck Clayton seated in a dressing room with Max Jones and a woman, likely Betty Jones; both Jones and the woman have glasses of wine in hand.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buddy Tate and bag

Image

Buddy Tate in a plaid jacket at an outdoor restaurant's counter with his bag between straw dispensers; unidentified white man in a tank-top with a...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Candid moment around the tables at the Forest Ballroom

Image

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

Cardigan and a beer

Image

Unidentified white man in white pants, black shoes, a three colored cardigan, and white turtle neck shirt holding half full (or empty) beer bottle in...

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

Caveman at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Unidentified white man in a caveman costume (long black wig, fake fangs, leopard skin outfit) menacing the camera with two hands in the air by his...

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

Celebratory cocktail table

Image

Cocktail table set up with punch and champagne bottles, large vase of flowers and letters spelling out the names Debbie and Benn[ie].

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Cheathams, Dinky Morris, and others

Image

Jeannie Cheatham seated in a yellow chair with Jimmy Cheatham standing behind her; Dinky Morris is seated on the right and three unidentified white...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheathams, Dinky Morris, and others

Image

Jeannie Cheatham, seated in a yellow chair, with Jimmy Cheatham standing beside her and Dinky Morris and another unidentified man seated beside her...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheers

Image

Buck Clayton drinking with two unidentified white men in Paris, France.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Club patrons

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Club patrons enjoying drinks at an unidentified venue including Tony Battaglia (far left, slightly out of frame) and others, including a man with a...

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

Comfortable seats at the GALA Button Night party

Image

Unidentified white man and woman talking together while seated in armchairs with matching ottoman between them at the GALA Button Night Party; the man...

Date Published
April-1990
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Conversation at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens holding Styrofoam cups and talking at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the person on the right is seated and...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

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  • Jay McShann Collection (28)
  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (23)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (17)
  • GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection (11)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (9)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (5)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (3)
  • Ed Dix Collection (3)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (2)
  • Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection (1)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (1)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (1)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (1)

Types

  • (-) photographs (105)

Genres

  • Group portraits (81)
  • Color photographs (77)
  • Snapshots (69)
  • Black & white photographs (28)
  • Slides (28)
  • Gelatin silver prints (27)
  • Portrait photographs (23)
  • Caricatures (1)
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Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (35)
  • 1961-1970 (31)
  • 1971-1980 (13)
  • 1991-2000 (7)
  • 1951-1960 (5)
  • 1931-1940 (2)
  • 1941-1950 (2)
  • 2001-2010 (2)
  • 1911-1920 (1)
  • 1921-1930 (1)

Subjects

  • Men, White (58)
  • African American jazz musicians (44)
  • Jazz musicians (38)
  • Gay men (37)
  • African American men (36)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (28)
  • Women, White (28)
  • Gay bars (27)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (16)
  • Drag queens (16)
  • Lesbians (14)
  • Pianists (14)
  • Tables (13)
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  • Parties (11)
  • Piano (11)
  • African American women (10)
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  • Alcoholic beverages (9)
  • Beer bottles (9)
  • Trombonists (9)
  • Wine glasses (9)
  • Women pianists (9)
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  • Cigarettes (7)
  • Women jazz musicians (7)
  • Microphone (6)
  • Beer cans (5)
  • Handbags (5)
  • Restaurants (5)
  • Saxophonists (5)
  • Wine (5)
  • African American women jazz singers (4)
  • Banners (4)
  • Beverages (4)
  • Cigarette smokers (4)
  • Hats (4)
  • Jazz musicians, White (4)
  • Laughter (4)
  • Stained glass windows (4)
  • T-shirts--Social aspects (4)
  • Tile facades (4)
  • Audiences (3)
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  • Eyeglasses (3)
  • Halloween costumes (3)
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  • Sofas (3)
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  • Toasts (3)
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  • African American couples (2)
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  • Alcoholic drinks (2)
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  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Entertaining (2)
  • Flags--Social aspects (2)
  • Flowers (2)
  • Fur garments (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Pottery (2)
  • Radio stations--Employees (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • Vodka (2)
  • Windows (2)
  • Advertising executives (1)
  • Appointment books (1)
  • Aprons (1)
  • Armchairs (1)
  • Art (1)
  • Award presentations (1)
  • Barrels (1)
  • Bartenders (1)
  • Bartending (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Businesswomen (1)
  • Candles (1)
  • Caricatures and cartoons (1)
  • Champagne (Wine) (1)
  • Checks (1)
  • Chief executive officers (1)
  • Coffee tables (1)
  • Compact discs (1)
  • Countertops (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Crutches (1)
  • Discussion (1)
  • Dollar, American (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Drag kings (1)
  • Dresses (1)
  • Dressing rooms (Performing arts) (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Fences (1)
  • Flags (1)
  • Furniture (1)
  • Gay rights (1)
  • Gays (1)
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  • Golfers (1)
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  • Hospital administrators (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Humor (1)
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  • Living rooms (1)
  • Meetings (1)
  • Men's clothing (1)
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  • Sandwiches (1)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
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  • Soft drinks (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
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  • Streets (1)
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  • Television weathercasters (1)
  • Tote bags (1)
  • Trails (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
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  • (-) Drinking of alcoholic beverages (105)

Subjects, Community

  • White LGBTQ+ people (39)
  • LGBTQ+ people (28)
  • White gay men (28)
  • White lesbians (12)
  • Gay liberation (11)
  • LGBTQ+ events (11)
  • LGBTQ+ people (11)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (10)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (9)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (6)
  • Pink triangles (6)
  • Rainbow flags (2)
  • Gay pride (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (28)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (10)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (1)
  • Wichita (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (21)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (13)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (9)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (6)
  • Morris, Dinky (4)
  • Garcia, Dr. (3)
  • Mullins, Reverdy, 1921-2007 (3)
  • Tate, Buddy (3)
  • Bratt, Art (2)
  • Dix, Mary (2)
  • Hein, Marc, 1949-1993 (2)
  • Hull, Jim (2)
  • Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009 (2)
  • Ramey, Gene (2)
  • Williams, Jackie, 1933- (2)
  • Alexander, Monty (1)
  • Allen, G. G. (Drag queen) (1)
  • Arnold, Skip (1)
  • Battaglia, Tony (1)
  • Belesakos, Georgia (1)
  • Blue, Gloria McShann, 1929-2011 (1)
  • Broski, Fred (1)
  • Buret, Peggy (1)
  • Coleman, Ginny (1)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (1)
  • Dreher, Richard (Doctor) (1)
  • Durrett, Warren (1)
  • Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989 (1)
  • Frazier, Helen (1)
  • Fulson, Lowell (1)
  • Green, Bobby (1)
  • Haring, Keith (1)
  • Harris, D. J. (1)
  • Harris, Gene, 1933-2000 (1)
  • Hippensteel, Carl (1)
  • Holmes, Horace (Kansas City resident) (1)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (1)
  • Jones, Betty (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000 (1)
  • Jones, Max, 1917-1993 (1)
  • Kellaway, Roger (1)
  • Läuchli, Martin (1)
  • Lawther, Rene (1)
  • Locke, Eddie (1)
  • Lombardo, Joe (1)
  • Lucas, Clyde (1)
  • McAndrews, Lawrence (1)
  • Newman, Joe (1)
  • Phalen, Gary (1)
  • Price, Mike (Musician) (1)
  • Rustin, Alice Betty (1)
  • Singer, Jack (1)
  • Singer, Sylvia (1)
  • Smith, Bill (Photographic subject) (1)
  • Tally, Jo Ann (1)
  • Todd, Bill (Gay rights activist) (1)
  • Traill, Sinclair (1)
  • Tumino, John B., 1911-2001 (1)
  • Warren, Earle (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)
  • Williams, Honey Boy (1)
  • Woods, Claude (1)

Events

  • Harbor Island Jam Session (3)
  • Budweiser Newport Jazz Festival (1989 : Madarao, Japan) (1)
  • Cheatham Jam Session (1)
  • Heartland Pride Conference (March 9-11, 1990 : Wichita, Kan.) (1)
  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (1)

Date Published

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  • 1981 (10)
  • 1990-04 (9)
  • 1990 (8)
  • 1968-11 (7)
  • 1951 (6)
  • 1960 (5)
  • 1964 (5)
  • 1989-06 (5)
  • 1961 (4)
  • 1965-11 (4)
  • 1970 (4)
  • 1990-02 (3)
  • 1964-11 (2)
  • 1964-12 (2)
  • 1965 (2)
  • 1967-10 (2)
  • 1982-09 (2)
  • 1983 (2)
  • 1983-03-17 (2)
  • 1984 (2)
  • 1993-03 (2)
  • 1918 (1)
  • 1929 (1)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1938 (1)
  • 1949-05 (1)
  • 1950-12 (1)
  • 1960-11 (1)
  • 1961-03 (1)
  • 1961-11 (1)
  • 1963-02 (1)
  • 1973-09 (1)
  • 1975-01-01 (1)
  • 1975-12-31 (1)
  • 1977 (1)
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  • 1982-06 (1)
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  • 1989-08-06 (1)
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  • 1995-07-05 (1)
  • 1999-02-13 (1)
  • 1999-06 (1)
  • 2000 (1)
  • 2002-01-09 (1)
  • 2009-09-26 (1)

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