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All in black in front of the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen enjoying a cigarette in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a mid-length black dress with brooch and...

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

Blue floral dress in front of the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen standing in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City wearing a white dress with a large, blue, floral pattern and holding...

Date Published
November-1960
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

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

In red at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in red with black lace shorts being embraced from behind by an unidentified white man in a red pullover sweater at the...

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

Joe Lombardo and four drag queens

Image

Joe Lombardo in a tie and white apron around his waist standing to the far left of the photo and looking on at four unidentified white drag queens...

Date Published
November-1959
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Tony Battaglia in pink at the Colony Club

Image

Drag queen Tony Battaglia standing outside the windows of the Colony Club in Kansas City wearing a full length pink dress, long pink evening gloves...

Date Published
November-1959
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection
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  • Signs and signboards
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Member of

  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (6)
  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (8)

Genres

  • Color photographs (8)
  • Slides (8)
  • Group portraits (5)
  • Portrait photographs (3)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (6)
  • 1951-1960 (2)

Subjects

  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (8)
  • Drag queens (8)
  • Gay bars (8)
  • Gay men (8)
  • Men, White (8)
  • Bands (Music) (3)
  • Advertising (2)
  • Beer neon signs (2)
  • Beer signs (2)
  • Cigarettes (2)
  • Drag shows (2)
  • Windows (2)
  • African American men (1)
  • Brooches (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Gloves (1)
  • Handbags (1)
  • Hugging (1)
  • Jackets (1)
  • Masters of ceremonies (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Tiaras (1)
  • (-) Signs and signboards (8)

Subjects, Community

  • White gay men (8)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (8)
  • LGBTQ+ people (6)
  • LGBTQ+ events (2)
  • LGBTQ+ people (2)

Subjects, Geographic

  • (-) Kansas City Metropolitan Area (8)

Subjects, People

  • Garcia, Dr. (2)
  • Battaglia, Tony (1)

Date Published

  • 1959-11 (2)
  • 1964 (2)
  • 1960-11 (1)
  • 1961-02 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1965-02 (1)

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