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 16 - 30 of 119
Drag queen wearing a sequined blue dress
Unidentified, tall white drag queen at an unknown venue (likely the Colony Club in Kansas City) wearing a blue sequined dress with white feather-boa trim and long white opera gloves; facing the camera; other patrons are seen behind her.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-010.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
High hair, boots, and roses at the Colony Club
Unidentified white drag queen in high heeled boots, a brown jacket, and carrying a bouquet of red roses posing for a photo in front of the Colony Club's tiled wall in Kansas City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-016.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Dancing at the Colony Club
Unidentified white man in slacks, white shirt, and tie with his back mostly to the camera dancing with an unidentified white drag queen in a short black dress and blouse (facing the camera); likely at the Colony Club in Kansas City; other patrons can be seen around them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-011.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Elegance at the Colony Club
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 Club in Kansas City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-012.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Drag queen in fur stole
Drag queen Patrick C. Byrne at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City wearing a black dress with a white fur stole posing for a photo; facing the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-028.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Couple at a table at the Forest Ballroom
Unidentified couple (a white man and drag queen) seated at a table at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the man on the right in an orange sweater has his arm around the waist of the drag queen who is wearing a black dress, white fur (or faux fur) stole; bottles of alcohol, an ashtray, and a pair of evening gloves are on the table in front of them; both are looking directly at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-029.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Toasting the camera
Two unidentified white women seated next to each other at the bar at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City making a toast to the camera person with drinks in paper cups; a can of Budweiser and a crumpled pack of cigarettes are on the bar in front of them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-024.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Posing with a white stole
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 at the camera; at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-025.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Three drag queens at the Forest Ballroom
Three unidentified white drag queens standing side by side posing for a photo at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the person on the right is wearing a short black lace skirt or shorts and bright red blouse and jacket with matching hair bow; the middle person is dressed in a simple black dress, chain belt, and nylons; the person on the left has on a light pink skirt, blue high heels and a grey and black striped wrap around her shoulders and is carrying a black purse.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-021.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Talking and laughing at the Forest Ballroom
Unidentified white people sitting around a table at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; one person has their back to the camera and is wearing white pants and talking with a woman (or drag queen) who is looking at the camera and laughing; another person can be seen seated beyond them and there are beer bottles and cans on the table; standing behind them are an unidentified drag queen in a pink dress and an unidentified man with his back to the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-023.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Dancing at the Forest Ballroom
Three unidentified white couples slow dancing at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the couple on the right are two women, one a drag king dressed in a red long sleeved shirt with slicked back blond hair; the middle couple are two men, one being "Dr. Garcia" and the other an unidentified drag queen in a sleeveless black dress; the couple on the left are two women (or possible a woman and a drag queen); a fourth couple, largely unseen, can be made out on the far right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-022.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Couple in costumes at the Forest Ballroom
Two unidentified white men, arm in arm, in costumes at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the man on the left is dressed as a mime; the man on the left has on a red sweater and clown face make-up; other patrons not in costume are seen sitting nearby.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-020.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Seated around a table
Four unidentified white people seated around a table at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; two drag queens on the right and two unidentified men, one in a suit the other dressed casually, are on the left; two of them are seen smoking and there are cups and alcohol bottles on the table.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-027.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Lady in red
Unidentified white drag queen at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City wearing a red robe or housecoat over black lace shorts; she is lifting the coat in one hand and has one leg stepping forward to show off her leg; matching bow in her hair.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-026.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Conversation at the Forest Ballroom
Two unidentified white drag queens holding Styrofoam cups and talking at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the person on the right is seated and wearing a gold dress with black trim with matching high heel shoes and the other is standing in front of her wearing a black dress with her left hand lightly touching the seated person's leg; she also has a tattoo on her forearm.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_glama_boles_photo-036.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0209