Float Decorating in Cathedral Square

Photograph people decorating the first Pride Parade float from the Kings & Queens in Cathedral Square before the 1987 Pride Parade. This candid photo shows various group members attaching balloons, streamers, and a sign to a car. The decorations being attached are pink and purple. On the right side of the image, one of the decorators looks at the camera.

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Original record: Float Decorating in Cathedral Square
Collection: Kim Deacon Collection
Date(s): 06-01-1987
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Subject(s): Bars (Drinking establishments)
Communities (LGBTQ)
Drag
Drag bars
Drag community
Gay bars
Gay community
Gay pride celebrations
Gay pride parades
Gays
Kings & Queens
LGBTQ meeting places
LGBTQ night life
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ+ bars
LGBTQ+ chosen families
Lesbian culture
Lesbians
Parades
Pink Triangles
Pride Parade
Providence (R.I.)
Sexual minorities
Sexual minority community
Sexual minority culture
Type: Still Image

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