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Dressed to the nines

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Jamie Fouts and unidentified white drag queen posing outside the tiled wall of the Colony Club in Kansas City; Jamie is wearing a dark suit and black...

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

Elegance at the Colony Club

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Unidentified white drag queen in a black dress with white shawl, clutch purse and jewelry posing for a photo in front the tiled wall at the Colony...

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

Elegance in white

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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 full length...

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

Emanuel Cleaver shaking hands on stage at the GALA '91 Picnic

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The day that Kansas City formally declared as Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day. Emanuel Cleaver on stage shaking hands with activist Linda May and with...

Date Published
June-1991
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Emanuel Cleaver speaking at the GALA '91 Picnic

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Emanuel Cleaver with a microphone and speaking on stage at the GALA '91 Picnic in Southmoreland Park; Keith Spare and another, unidentified, white man...

Date Published
June-1991
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Evening gloves at the Colony Club

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Two unidentified white drag queens posing for a photo against the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; both are wearing white or...

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

Fabulous Flirtations

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Publicity photograph of the Flirtations (left to right: Cliff Townsend, Jon Arterton, Jimmy Rutland, Michael Callen, Aurelio Font) hamming it up in...

Date Published
1989
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Flag carries in the pride parade

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Three unidentified white women holding large flags (one a rainbow flag and the other two unidentifiable) along Oak Street in the pride parade on the...

Date Published
June-1991
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Float from the MCCKC in the pride parade

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A group of people from the MCCKC (all white men and women), some in costumes, riding in a decorated flatbed trailer with balloons in the pride parade...

Date Published
June-1991
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Friends together

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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

GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

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GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

With 49 images scanned from 35mm slides, this collection features images of queer nightlife in Kansas City, from 1959-1967. Clubs featured include the...

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) and friend outside the Colony Club

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) standing with an unidentified white man in a mustard colored shirt in front of the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in...

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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) outside the Colony Club

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) standing by the tile wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a black dress with matching wrap and...

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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with a friend outside the Colony Club

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) posing for a photo with an unidentified white drag queen in front of the tile wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City...

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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with friend

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) with hands in the air wearing a black dress, wrap, and holding a black purse while standing next to a nervous looking...

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

Glamazon (Barbara LeMay) with gentleman friend

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"Glamazon" (Barbara LeMay) wearing a black dress, wrap, and holding a black purse posing for a photo with an unidentified man in a suit in front of...

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

Gold skirt

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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 gold skirt and...

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

Golden at the Colony Club

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

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

Golden at the Colony Club

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Unidentified white man and drag queen in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; he's behind her with a cigarette in his...

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

Good friends

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Mark Manning and an unidentified African American woman with their arms around each other and smiling for the cameras near a shelf of books at Phoenix...

Date Published
March-07-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Green dress and a Schlitz

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Unidentified white drag queen with a full length green evening dress she's holding up part of with one hand and holding a can of Schlitz beer in the...

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

Green dress at the Colony Club

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Unidentified white drag queen in a green dress and matching jacket with a grey fur (or faux fur) muff collar and black high heel shoes posing for a...

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

Group hug with Emanuel Cleaver

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Emanuel Cleaver on stage in a group hug with Linda May holding a microphone and Keith Spare (largely unseen) at the GALA '91 Picnic in Southmoreland...

Date Published
June-1991
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Heather Bishop bowing with guitar

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Publicity photo of Heather Bishop bowing while holding a guitar and smiling at the camera.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection

Helen in a black dress

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Cocktail waitress, Helen, in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's leaning against the wall on her right and facing...

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

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