Description
Comprised of 119 photographs scanned from 35mm slides, this collection portrays many rare solo and group portraits of club-goers and drag queens in Kansas City from 1962-1968.
Member of
Michael Boles Collection
Displaying 1 - 15 of 119
Pearls and a red gown
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 blonde wig, a double string of pearls and a red evening gown; facing the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-062.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Pink dress with jacket
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 jacket over a bright pink dress and has on black gloves; body facing the left with her head turn to the front.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-063.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Playboy bunny and friend
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 pants, white loafers, and a plain white shirt and has his arm around the waist of the drag queen dressed as a Playboy Bunny in a black leotard, nylons, bunny ears and white cuffs and collar; he is looking up at her and she is facing the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Short red skirt
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 skirt, black stockings, and a lacey black top and holding a black purse; turned a little to the right and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Elegance in white
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 white dress with a white floral pattern on the skirt and white satin for the top, long evening gloves, and has a matching white stain wrap and is holding a gold colored clutch; facing the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-066.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Classic white shirt and tie
Unidentified white drag king posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City; he's wearing black pants and shoes with a white long sleeved shirt with turned up cuffs and a black tie; facing the front with both hands in his front pants pockets.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-067.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Straw hat and blue dress
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 blue dress with a white wrap and white shoes, and a straw hat with a matching blue ribbon around it; facing to the right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-068.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Gold skirt
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 pink sweater; turned to the right with one leg lifted in the air.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-069.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Straw hat and gold skirt together
Two unidentified white drag queens posing together for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; the one on the right is wearing a pink sweater and gold skirt and has one leg raised; the other is wearing a blue dress with white wrap and shoes with a straw hat with a matching blue ribbon around it; both are facing into each other and looking forward at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-070.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
White fur stole
Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's facing forward to the camera and wearing a black and white dress, long white evening gloves, white fur (or faux fur) stole and holding a silver clutch.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-071.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Friends together
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 a gold shirt and straw hat, smiling, and leaning back into the man wearing a blue shirt and a pin reading "I love everybody".
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-072.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Partying at the Colony Club
Two unidentified white men against a wall a drawing of a musical note and the bottom half of a dancing woman at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; they are standing one behind the other with the man in back in a yellow shirt with his arm around the man in front and raising his other arm in a toast with a can of Schlitz beer; the man in front is wearing a black turtleneck sweater and slightly smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-073.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Couple at the Colony Club
Unidentified white man posing with unidentified white drag queen in front of the tiled wall outside of the Colony Club in Kansas City; standing back to front with his arms around her waist; he's wearing a light brown jacket and black pants; she's wearing a black dress with black feather boa and matching hat; both are turned to the left with their heads turned to the front to face the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-074.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Black feather boa and hat
Unidentified white drag queen posing for a photo in front of the tiled wall outside the Colony Club in Kansas City; she's wearing a full length, sleeveless, black dress with black feather boa and matching hat; body to the left and head turned to look forward.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-075.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Caveman at the Forest Ballroom
Unidentified white man in a caveman costume (long black wig, fake fangs, leopard skin outfit) menacing the camera with two hands in the air by his head with one hand holding a drink in a paper cup; on his left is Gary Phalen in a green sweater and drink in a paper cup looking on and on his right is Joe Lombardo in glasses and a suit and tie smiling; likely at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-076.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209