Drag contest hosted by Bill Hefflin at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Drag contest hosted by Bill Hefflin at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Photographer

Woods, Clyde, photographer

Date Created

[1940s?]

Date

1940/1949

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

Bill Hefflin was a promoter who would throw dances and other social events.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
The Club Alabam was located at 4015 S. Central Ave.
Drag ball hosted by Bill Hefflin at the Club Alabam, most likely on Halloween. The winner is in a grey striped two-piece suit, near the center of the lineup.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Club Alabam (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Hefflin, Bill

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.010371

Latitude

-118.256883

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Culture
Entertainment
Events
Lifestyle

Nightclubs--California--Los Angeles
Drag shows--California--Los Angeles