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Performer at the Jewel Box Lounge

Image

Unidentified white drag queen performing in front of a microphone at the Jewel Box Lounge in Kansas City; she's wearing a blue dress and facing the...

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

Pink dress and black gloves

Image

Unidentified white drag queen standing by the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a solid pink sleeveless dress with...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Pink dress with jacket

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a plain brown...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Pitty Pat

Image

Lee Lackey (Likely) dressed as a Japanese woman named "Pitty-Pat" in a grey patterned kimono, make up and wig while at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas...

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

Playboy bunny and friend

Image

Unidentified white drag king and queen posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; he is wearing black...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Posing at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing as if marching in front of the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's in black pants or hose...

Date Published
November-1968
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

Posing for a photo

Image

Two unidentified people posing for a photo at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; the unidentified white man is in a black suit with white shirt...

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

Posing for a photo at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens posing for a photo against a wall at the Forest Ballroom; both are wearing pink dresses; the taller of the two is...

Date Published
November-1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Posing for a photo outside the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in a short black dress and black wig posing for a photo in front a tiled wall in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City...

Date Published
November-1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Posing with a white stole

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo wearing a black dress, white stole and red high heel shoes; facing the left with head turned to look...

Date Published
1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Posing with G.G. Allen in drag

Image

G.G. Allen in drag wearing a pink outfit posing for a photo with three white men (two seated, one standing beside her) at an unidentified venue in...

Date Published
February-1963
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Posing with two drag queens

Image

Unidentified white man with a beard posing for a photo between two white drag queens in front of the tile wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City...

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

Pretty in pink

Image

Unidentified white drag queen by the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a sleeveless pink dress and holding white...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Red and white outside the Colony Club

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens by the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; the person on the right has on a white dress with...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Red dress and white gloves

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in a full length red dress with white shoes and white evening gloves dancing with an unidentified white man in tan pants...

Date Published
1965
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Relaxing at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Two unidentified white drag queens sitting at a table with their backs to the wall and having a beer and a smoke at the Forest Ballroom (likely) in...

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

Richard Reese in drag

Image

Richard Reese in a one piece, strapless, silver showgirl-like outfit with elaborate headdress as part of her wig; she's looking to the left with one...

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

Short red skirt

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a short red...

Date Published
November-1966
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Short skirt at the Colony Club

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in a black top with short black skirt, and black gloves posing for a photo outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in...

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

Showing off the LBD at the Forest Ballroom

Image

Unidentified white drag queen in a platinum blonde wig and wearing a classic example of the "little black dress" is holding a fur coat (possibly faux...

Date Published
November-1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Simple grey skirt

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a simple grey...

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

Singing at the Jewel Box

Image

Unidentified white drag queen singing with outspread arms in front of a microphone on stage at the Jewel Box in Kansas City; she's wearing a strapless...

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

Sitting on his knee

Image

Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo with an unidentified white man outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; he's wearing...

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

Skip Arnold and three others

Image

Drag queen Skip Arnold standing behind a line of three shorter white men with her hands on the shoulders of the center man, Claude Woods, in front of...

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

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Member of

  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (95)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (36)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (10)
  • GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection (4)

Types

  • photographs (145)

Genres

  • Color photographs (145)
  • Slides (131)
  • Group portraits (78)
  • Portrait photographs (67)
  • Snapshots (14)
  • Cityscape photographs (4)
  • Architectural photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (123)
  • 2001-2010 (9)
  • 1951-1960 (8)
  • 1991-2000 (5)

Subjects

  • Gay men (144)
  • Men, White (139)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (129)
  • Gay bars (129)
  • Tile facades (58)
  • Handbags (30)
  • Drag shows (22)
  • Cigarettes (18)
  • Gloves (18)
  • Lesbians (17)
  • Smoking (17)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (16)
  • Women, White (16)
  • Entertainers (14)
  • Dancers (11)
  • Fur garments (11)
  • Banners (10)
  • Festivals (10)
  • Parking lots (10)
  • Awnings (9)
  • Dance (9)
  • African American men (8)
  • Audiences (8)
  • Signs and signboards (8)
  • Stoles (Clothing) (8)
  • Bands (Music) (7)
  • Microphone (6)
  • Cigarette smokers (5)
  • Drag kings (5)
  • Hats (5)
  • Tiaras (5)
  • Beer (4)
  • Boots (4)
  • Conversation (4)
  • Crowds (4)
  • Jackets (4)
  • Advertising (3)
  • Laughter (3)
  • Pearls (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Sweaters (3)
  • African American musicians (2)
  • Automobiles (2)
  • Beer neon signs (2)
  • Beer signs (2)
  • Bikinis (2)
  • Bisexuals (2)
  • Calico (2)
  • Halloween costumes (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Roses (2)
  • Staircases (2)
  • Stairs (2)
  • Streets (2)
  • Windows (2)
  • African American girls (1)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Aprons (1)
  • Ashtrays (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Employees (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Beer cans (1)
  • Black leather jackets (1)
  • Brooches (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Costume jewelry (1)
  • Earrings (1)
  • Fences (1)
  • Folding chairs (1)
  • Gay couples (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Hugging (1)
  • Interpreters for the deaf (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Kimonos (1)
  • Kissing (1)
  • Lingerie (1)
  • Litter (Trash) (1)
  • Necklaces (1)
  • Paper bags (1)
  • Paper money (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Pin-back buttons (1)
  • Racism against Asians (1)
  • Racism in popular culture (1)
  • Restrooms (1)
  • Ribbons (1)
  • Satin (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Scarves (1)
  • Shawls (1)
  • Shoes (1)
  • Showgirls (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Tables (1)
  • Tattooed people (1)
  • Tattooing (1)
  • Vans (1)
  • Vodka (1)
  • Whiskey (1)
  • Witches (1)
  • Women singers (1)
  • Yawning (1)
  • (-) Drag queens (146)

Subjects, Community

  • White LGBTQ+ people (142)
  • White gay men (140)
  • LGBTQ+ people (125)
  • LGBTQ+ people (21)
  • LGBTQ+ events (20)
  • Gay liberation (14)
  • Gay pride (14)
  • White lesbians (10)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (6)
  • African American gay men (4)
  • Camp (Gay culture) (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (1)
  • Rainbow flags (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (131)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (15)
  • Westport (10)

Subjects, People

  • Flo (Drag queen) (10)
  • Garcia, Dr. (5)
  • LeMay, Barbara (5)
  • Arnold, Skip (4)
  • Hardy, Gary (Drag queen) (2)
  • Lackey, Lee (2)
  • Lombardo, Joe (2)
  • Michelle (Drag queen) (2)
  • Pacino, Nick (2)
  • Allen, G. G. (Drag queen) (1)
  • Battaglia, Tony (1)
  • Beard, Beth Elaine (1)
  • Byrne, Patrick C. (1)
  • Carrol, Billy (1)
  • Fouts, Jamie (1)
  • Frazier, Helen (1)
  • Green, Bobby (1)
  • Lee, Terry (Drag queen) (1)
  • Martinez, Cassie (1)
  • Ray, Mickey (1)
  • Reese, Richard (Drag queen) (1)
  • Schneider, David (Drag queen) (1)
  • Shafer, Drew (1)
  • Tuccillo, John (Nightclub owner) (1)
  • Woods, Claude (1)

Events

  • Out in Westport (Event : Kansas City, Mo.) (10)

Date Published

  • 1968-11 (25)
  • 1965-11 (19)
  • 1966-11 (19)
  • 1964-11 (15)
  • 1964 (13)
  • 2002 (9)
  • 1959-11 (8)
  • 1967-10 (6)
  • 1963-02 (4)
  • 1964-12 (4)
  • 1965 (4)
  • 1999-06 (4)
  • 1960-11 (3)
  • 1961-03 (3)
  • 1961-02 (2)
  • 1965-03 (2)
  • 1968-10 (2)
  • 1962-10 (1)
  • 1965-02 (1)
  • 1999 (1)

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