This collection documents the Kings & Queen Bar in Woonsocket, R.I. as well as the LGBT community in Rhode Island from the 1970s-early 2000s. The bulk of the collection includes photographs and videos, but additional clippings, event calendars and ephemera are included. Materials represent the bar as a gay social space and include events such as holiday parties, drag shows and fundraisers as well as events for the LGBT community sponsored by the bar including bi-annual picnics, roller skating nights and leagues for softball, bowling, flag football and darts.
Photograph of people dancing in costume inside the Kings & Queens. There are three women dancing. Two are not in costume and one is dressed as a dairy cow. There are Halloween decorations, skeletons, and skulls attached to the walls and hanging from the ceiling. There are jack-o-lanterns on the tables in the foreground.
Photograph of people dancing during a New Years Eve party inside the Kings & Queens. This is a candid photograph where a blurred person is present in the foreground. In the background, people dancing are present. Behind the dancers, reflective red streamers decorate the wall.
Photograph of Paula (left) and Jean (right) wearing paper party hats inside the Kings & Queens. The two women are posing for the photo and have their arms around each other. They are seen from the shoulders up. This photo was taken during the 1983 New Years Eve party. There are silver and red balloons and streamers decorating the ceiling and walls of the party.
Photograph of three bar patrons inside the Kings & Queens including an unidentified woman (left), an unidentified man (center) and Paul Pelypec (right). The group is looking at the camera. The image is somewhat blurred. On the left side of the image, a woman in purple is present. On the right next to her, a man in a fedora is present in the middle of the group. The man in the fedora has his arm around the shoulders of the woman in purple. On the right side of the image, Paul Pelypec is wearing a white suit with a red bow tie is holding a drink and looking at the camera. Behind the group, decorations are present.
Photograph of Paul Leduc inside a roller rink standing next to the lockers in the roller rink. Behind him, a man on roller skates holding onto the lockers is present.
Photograph of Paul Leduc pinning a corsage on an unidentified woman inside the Kings & Queens with Ed Plante watching. This photo was taken during the 1983 New Years Eve Party. Leduc, wearing a white flower in his lapel, pins a pink corsage on a woman. Plante, wearing a red bow tie, looks on in the background. There are silver and red balloons and streamers decorating the ceiling and walls of the party.
Photograph of a group of four patrons seated at a table inside the Kings & Queens. The two women in the center have their arms around each other as the woman on the left side of the image whispers into the ear of the woman on the right. The two women on either side of them look on. On the table, cigarettes and drinks are present. Behind the group, other patrons are present as are red and silver reflective streamers decorating the ceiling.
Photograph of patrons applauding while seated at tables inside the Kings & Queens. Various groups of patrons are seated at different tables. On the left side of the image, a woman seated holding a microphone is present.
Candid photograph of patrons inside the Kings & Queens. In the center of the image, a man in a black leather vest is seen walking towards the camera. On the left side of the image, women in pantsuits are seen seated and standing next to the bar. Behind the man and women in the foreground, other patrons are seen seated at various tables in the background.
Photograph of two men talking inside the Kings & Queens. The man in the center of the image is in profile as he talks to the man on the right side of the image. the man on the right is also in profile, holding a beer. Behind them, a Stephanie Mills poster is present.
Photograph of a group of three patrons eating at table inside the Kings & Queens. There are drinks and plates of food on the table. Behind them, other patrons seated at tables are present. There are reflective silver and red streamers hanging from the ceiling in the background.
Photograph of patrons dancing inside the Kings & Queens. There are red and silver reflective streamers hanging from the ceiling. This is a candid photo with one patron looking towards the camera and the rest unaware. Some patrons in the background are wearing comical hats.
Photograph of patrons seated at the bar at the Kings & Queens. The photograph is taken from behind the bar. There are various drink mixers present on the counter.
Photograph of a group of three patrons seated at the bar inside the Kings & Queens. The photograph is taken from behind the bar. On the left side of the photograph, a man seated at the bar is looking at the camera with his hand raised. To the right of him, two women are at the bar. One woman is seated while the other stands next to her, looking around her towards the camera.
Photograph of Kings & Queens patron, Pat Jacobs, wearing a poodle skirt and standing behind the bar during "50's Night." She is looking at the camera and holding her skirt. Behind her, an unidentified person's back is present.
Photograph of Pat Jacob and David Collins in conversation in Cathedral Square during the 1987 Pride Parade in downtown Providence, R.I. They are both in pink shirts and pink balloons can be seen in the foreground on the right corner.
Photograph of New Years Eve decorations and a buffet table inside the Kings & Queens. These decorations are for the 1997 New Years Eve party. The decorations above the buffet table read "Party time 1997" with top hats and stars hanging on the wall. There is also silver tinsel garland present.
Photograph of the 1987 Gay Pride Parade entering Empire Street from Cathedral Square. In purple balloons, pink triangles, and a sign that reads "We're Here" can be seen in the crowd. On the right side of the image in the foreground, a person with flowers is seen. In the background of the image on the right, a man in a yellow shirt is seen directing parade traffic into the street.
Photograph of a woman named Pam standing on a rocky shore in front of the ocean. She is oriented facing the left side of the image with her hand on her hip turned towards the camera. She is smiling and holding a baseball hat.
Photograph of a woman named Pam in a red scarf seated in front of a seasonal background posing for the camera. The background is a cartoon snowy landscape with pine and birch trees.
Photograph of a woman named Pam wearing a scarf and a sweater standing in front of a wall. The wall is decorated like a wrapped Christmas Gift. Pam is turned towards the camera smiling for the photo.
Photograph of a woman named Pam posing in a doorway. She is wearing a light green bikini bathing suit. She has both hands on either side of the doorway as she smiles towards the camera. Behind her, the door is open and a parking lot is seen.
Photograph of Royal Court softball team member performing the Macarena at the 1996 Lip Sync Softball Fundraiser at the Kings & Queens. She is joined by Red Headed Steve (right). She is wearing a big hat. The photo is taken from behind the audience.
Photograph of Royal Court softball team member performing the Macarena at the 1996 Lip Sync Softball Fundraiser at the Kings & Queens. She is joined by Red Headed Steve (right). She is wearing a big hat. The photo is taken from behind the audience.
Photograph of Royal Court softball team member performing the Macarena at the 1996 Lip Sync Softball Fundraiser at the Kings & Queens. She is wearing a big hat. The photo is taken from behind the audience.
Photograph of Royal Court softball team member performing the Macarena at the 1996 Lip Sync Softball Fundraiser at the Kings & Queens. She is wearing a big hat. The photo is taken from behind the audience.
Photograph of Royal Court softball team member performing the Macarena at the 1996 Lip Sync Softball Fundraiser at the Kings & Queens. She is wearing a big hat. The photo is taken from behind the audience.
Photograph of Pam DiSalvo posed for the camera inside the Kings & Queens during the 1997 New Years' Eve Party. She is seated against a table and has her hands folded together while looking at the camera. Behind her, decorations on the wall read "Party Time 1997."
Photograph of Pam DiSalva in a Santa hat laying on the floor with one hand propping up her head as she poses and smiles towards the camera. Next to her, a glass of wine is present. Behind her, christmas presents are seen.
Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons, Pam Desalvo and Kathy, at a New Year's Eve party. The two are wearing formal wear. A glass of wine is seen on the bottom right corner of the image.