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African American drag queen

Image

Unidentified African American drag queen standing in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a light blue...

Date Published
November-1968
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Bad lighting and a short skirt

Image

Two unidentified African American drag queens posing in bad lighting at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; the one on the right is wearing a blonde...

Date Published
November-1968
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

Shot from the rear of "Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

Image

"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress; photo taken with...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) 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

Posing for a photo

Image

Unidentified African American man posing for a photo with his arm around the waist of an unidentified female impersonator at the Colony Club (likely)...

Date Published
November-1968
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection
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  • Drag queens
  • African American LGBTQ+ people

Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (4)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (6)

Genres

  • Color photographs (6)
  • Slides (4)
  • Group portraits (3)
  • Portrait photographs (3)
  • Snapshots (2)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (4)
  • 2001-2010 (2)

Subjects

  • Gay men (6)
  • African American men (5)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (4)
  • Gay bars (4)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Awnings (2)
  • Banners (2)
  • Drag shows (2)
  • Entertainers (2)
  • Festivals (2)
  • Lesbians (2)
  • Parking lots (2)
  • Tile facades (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Earrings (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Pearls (1)
  • Pin-back buttons (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Sweaters (1)
  • (-) Drag queens (6)

Subjects, Community

  • African American gay men (4)
  • LGBTQ+ people (4)
  • White gay men (4)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (4)
  • Gay liberation (2)
  • Gay pride (2)
  • LGBTQ+ events (2)
  • LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • (-) African American LGBTQ+ people (6)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (4)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)
  • Westport (2)

Subjects, People

  • Flo (Drag queen) (2)

Events

  • Out in Westport (Event : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)

Date Published

  • 1968-11 (3)
  • 2002 (2)
  • 1967-10 (1)

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