Cigarette and fur stole

Description
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 camera and wearing a full length black dress and fur (or faux fur) stole and holding a black clutch purse and a cigarette.
Contributors
Photographer: Ames, Jack
Date Created
1965-03
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Genre
Slides
Portrait photographs
Member of
Michael Boles Collection
Publisher
Jack Ames
Time Period
1961-1970
Subject (Name)
Forest Ballroom (Nightclub)
Subject (Topical)
Drag queens
Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects
Gay bars
Gay men
Men
White
Cigarettes
Smoking
Stoles (Clothing)
Fur garments
Handbags
Subject (Geographic)
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Subjects (community)
White gay men
White LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+ people
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0209
Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections
Related Finding Aid
Michael Boles Collection