Gay bars--Washington (D.C.)
Gay clubs--Washington (D.C.)
African American gays--Social life and customs--20th century
Exterior view of The Clubhouse, 1296 Upshur St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Clubhouse Enterprises
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Swinton, Charles
ClubHouse Enterprises (Washington, D.C.)
1975
© Charles Swinton
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Poem about the ClubHouse by Ernestine, 1978.
Ernestine
1978
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African American dancers--Washington (D.C.)
Gay and lesbian dance parties--Washington (D.C.)
African American gays--Social life and customs--20th Century
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circa 1985
© ClubHouse Enterprises.
Playlist created by Tyrone "Tito" Robinson
Robinson, Tyrone
Clubhouse Enterprises (Washington, D.C.)
circa 1980
© Clubhouse Enterprises.
DC Democratic Party Carter-Mondale cocktail party
Democratic Party (District of Columbia)
Photograph of attendees at the DC Democratic Party Carter-Mondale cocktail party held at the ClubHouse, circa 1980.
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1979
Flyer advertising special events to be held at The ClubHouse in conjunction with the October 14, 1980 March on Washington.
1979
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March on Washington advertisement of prices
Advertisement of special prices for the evening of Saturday, October 13, 1979 in celebration of the March on Washington's Third World Conference on Lesbians and Gays.
AIDS Forum for Black and Third World Gays
AIDS (Disease)--Washington (D.C.)--1980-1990
HIV--Washington (D.C.)
Flyer announcing forum organized by the Whitman-Walker Clinic and the D.C. Coalition of Black Gays on AIDS and its impact on the African American gay community.
Whitman-Walker Clinic
D.C. Coalition for Black Gays
1983
© Whitman-Walker Clinic
Out Magazine
© Out Magazine
List of events happening in July 1981 at the ClubHouse on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
1981
Membership cards--Washington (D.C.)
Membership card to the ClubHouse dance club.
Gay clubs--Washington (D.C.)--1970-1980
Schedule of events from March 17 - June 6, 1979
Epicurean Brothers
ClubHouse 4th annual Halloween costume party flyer
Halloween--Washington (D.C.)--1970-1980
circa 1979
circa 1975
Flyer for the annual Children's Hour costume party at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1978.
©ClubHouse Enterprises (Washington, D.C.)
Invitation for the annual Children's Hour party at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1982
1982
© ClubHouse Enterprises (Washington, D.C.)
The Black Hole at the End of the Universe Party flyer
Flyer for the annual Children's Hour party at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1983.
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The Black Hole at the End of the Universe party ticket
Ticket to the annual Children's Hour party at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1983.
Outer covers of the invitation to the annual Children's Hour party at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1988.
1988
Inner leaf of invitation to the annual Children's Hour party invitation held at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1988. The invitation memorialized those who had passed away.
A Safari through hottest Africa : an invitation to the annual Children's Hour party
A Safari through hottest Africa : an invitation to the annual Children's Hour party held at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1988. Note the request for appropriate costumes and the warning that once the doors close a 4:30 am no one will be admitted.
Ninth annual Mother's Day celebration and buffet dinner invitation
Mother’s Day--Washington (D.C.)
Invitation to the ninth annual Mother's Day celebration and buffet dinner held at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1984.
1984
Womack, H. Lynn, 1923-1985
Photographer: J. Wayne Higgs
H. Lynn Womack Papers, 1945-1994, Collection number 7441, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
circa 1970
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