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Call Number	MCD-182
Title	Kings and Queens Social Club
Creator(s)	McCloud, Burnis, 1908-1990.
Summary	A group of African American (Black) men and women stand in a V-formation on the dance floor of a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The women wear identical strapless, light colored, full length gowns and stand on one side of the room. Them men wear tuxedos with tails and stand on the other side of the room. A backdrop of a castle embossed with words reading: "Kings" "Queens" and "Palace" is in the distance. A jazz band sits on the stage nearby.
Date	[between 1950 and 1960?]
Notes	Title handwritten on envelope.; R7005001823
Physical Description	1 negative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of	WH1128 Burnis McCloud photographs and papers.
Subject	Kings and Queens Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960. African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960. Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960. Ball gowns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960. Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960. People--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960. Tuxedoes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Group portraits.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00500182.TIF