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All in black in front of the Colony Club

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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

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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

In costume at the Forest Ballroom

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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

Promotional photo of Tex Chambers and his trained dogs

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Promotional photo Tex Chambers and his trained dogs. Chambers is standing behind a covered wagon. Zest is standing in the wagon. Spaghetti is pulling...

Date Published
September-18-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection
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  • 1961-1970

Member of

  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (2)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (4)

Genres

  • Color photographs (3)
  • Portrait photographs (3)
  • Slides (3)
  • Black & white photographs (1)
  • Gelatin silver prints (1)
  • Group portraits (1)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1961-1970 (4)

Subjects

  • Men, White (4)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (3)
  • Drag queens (3)
  • Gay bars (3)
  • Gay men (3)
  • Beer signs (2)
  • Signs and signboards (2)
  • Brooches (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Cowboys (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Dogs--Food (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Halloween costumes (1)
  • Handbags (1)
  • Jackets (1)
  • Wagons (1)
  • (-) Advertising (4)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (3)
  • White gay men (3)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (3)
  • LGBTQ+ events (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (3)

Subjects, People

  • Chambers, Tex (1)
  • Martinez, Cassie (1)

Date Published

  • 1960-11 (1)
  • 1961-02 (1)
  • 1964-11 (1)
  • 1967-09-18 (1)

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