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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 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

Dr. Garcia and friend

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"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

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

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 stage at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified man with unidentified drag queen and musical band (African American musicians) behind them playing on stage at the Colony Club in Kansas...

Date Published
October-1967
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection
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  • Bands (Music)
  • Drag queens

Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (5)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (7)

Genres

  • Color photographs (7)
  • Group portraits (7)
  • Slides (7)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (7)

Subjects

  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (7)
  • Gay bars (7)
  • Gay men (7)
  • Men, White (6)
  • African American men (3)
  • Drag shows (3)
  • Signs and signboards (3)
  • African American musicians (2)
  • Dance (2)
  • Dancers (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Fur garments (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • (-) Bands (Music) (7)
  • (-) Drag queens (7)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (7)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (7)
  • White gay men (6)
  • LGBTQ+ events (3)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (7)

Subjects, People

  • Garcia, Dr. (2)

Date Published

  • 1964 (3)
  • 1967-10 (2)
  • 1963-02 (1)
  • 1965 (1)

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