Posing for a photo | Digital Collections

Description

Unidentified African American man posing for a photo with his arm around the waist of an unidentified female impersonator at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; he is wearing a tan cardigan with white turtleneck; she is wearing a black dress with large earrings made with pearls (or faux pearls); both facing the camera and smiling.

Contributors

Photographer: Ames, Jack

Date Created

1968-11

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)

Genre

Slides

Group portraits

Member of

Michael Boles Collection

Publisher

Jack Ames

Time Period

1961-1970

Subject (Name)

Colony Club (Nightclub)

Subject (Topical)

Drag queens

Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects

Subject (Geographic)

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Subjects (community)

African American gay men

White gay men

African American LGBTQ+ people

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