Performer at the Jewel Box Lounge

Description
Unidentified white drag queen with outstretched arms in front of a microphone on stage at the Jewel Box Lounge in Kansas City; she's wearing a black, strapless, one piece outfit; various members of the audience are seen in front including one gentleman laughing.
Contributors
Photographer: Ames, Jack
Date Created
1959-11
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Genre
Slides
Portrait photographs
Member of
Robert Heishman Collection
Publisher
Jack Ames
Time Period
1951-1960
Subject (Name)
Jewel Box Lounge
Subject (Topical)
Drag queens
Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects
Gay bars
Gay men
Drag shows
Microphone
Entertainers
Audiences
Laughter
Men
White
Subject (Geographic)
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Subjects (community)
White gay men
White LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+ people
Rights
In Copyright
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-0411
Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections
Related Finding Aid
Robert Heishman Collection