Drag King and Queen in front of the Colony Club

Description

Unidentified white drag king in black pants, white shirt and holding a drink with his arm around an unidentified white drag queen in a silver dress, black sweater, with red shoes, clutch, and flower corsage; both posed in front of the Colony Club in Kansas City.

Contributors

Photographer: Ames, Jack

Date Created

1960-11

Type

Image

Extent

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

Genre

Slides

Group portraits

Member of

Robert Heishman Collection

Publisher

Jack Ames

Time Period

1961-1970

Subject (Name)

Colony Club (Nightclub)

Subject (Topical)

Drag queens

Drag kings

Gay bars

Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects

Gay men

Lesbians

Handbags

Drinking of alcoholic beverages

Men

White

Women

Subject (Geographic)

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Subjects (community)

Rights

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