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...
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...
André Persiany seated in a recording studio with a cigarette in his mouth and facing the left.
Photo of Babs Gonzales taken from the cover art on his 1967 album "I paid my dues"; set a against a blue background he's resting his chin on a hand...
Babs Gonzales with a cigarette looking to the left of the photo.
Group of four white men seated at an unidentified venue in Kansas City; three are unidentified and the man on the far left is likely Harold Miller...
Blues vocalist Bobby Bland sits and holds a cigarette between the index finger and thumb of his right hand. The thick smoke rises up the left side of...
Bruce Ricker, Jay McShann, and unidentified bearded white man holding a cigarette posing together for a photo at an unidentified location with...
Buck Clayton laughing with Joe Turner seated at a table; Turner with a cigarette and drink in front of him; both facing the camera.
Buddy Tate with a cigarette in his mouth standing outside with Earle Warren.
Two unidentified white men posing against a wall at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; a man wearing a dark jack, white shirt and no tie with his arm...
Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo at the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City near a light fixture in the wall; she's facing the...
Claude Williams in a suit, leaning against a fence and holding a cigarette in his hand.
Head shot of Jay McShann smiling while smoking a cigarette; wearing a white shirt and his gold tooth crown is seen; looking to the left of the photo.
Count Basie seated with a cigarette in front a dressing room mirror in which Nancy Elliott can also be seen taking the photo.
Two unidentified white men seated together posing for a photo at a table with white tablecloth at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; there's a...
Dr. Charles E. Shopfner (left) speaking with WDAF journalist Al Liebert (right) on pediatric radiology. Leiber is turned to the side and holding notes...
"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...
Signed portrait of Eddie Greene in military uniform smoking a cigarette.
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...
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...
Unidentified group of people, all white, mostly men, with one or two drag queens, in a pink colored stairwell; one man is holding the black dress for...
Unidentified white man and drag queen sitting in the corner of the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City; the man is in a suit and the drag queen is...
Marianne McShann (Thelma Adams), Jay McShann, and an unidentified African American woman holding a plaque seated at round dining table during an...
Jay McShann taking a cigarette break with three unidentified musicians; all seated except the man standing next to McShann; the man 2nd from the left...
