3 20 123 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Larry Stratton Description An account of the resource Larry Stratton, 25, from East St. Louis. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4d45e764f6c5f315461e90a298f3966f.JPG 736b3df9ed70c2d64460400fd7d3d6ef Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Steven “Bud” Matyi Description An account of the resource George Steven “Bud” Matyi, 27, successful musician & MCC member; partner of Rod Wagener. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8521ff7579623286b933c58bcff236ef.JPG 241c052bd8c98535fb121740c2d1ef3b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leon Richard Maples Description An account of the resource Leon Richard Maples, 31, auto mechanic visiting New Orleans from Jacksonville, Florida. (picture taken afternoon of fire.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/88fb77b05bea2edfbb23bd71931a6ebf.JPG 1d34ac961a8b015a20dcb5c1cf6cb39f https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f64bdd647ea21ea193c6cdb0b57aab41.JPG d4b0fea7898ddb325621c8785c8e3925 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Duane George “Mitch” Mitchell Description An account of the resource Duane George “Mitch” Mitchell (pictured on left), 31, beauty supply salesman and MCC assistant pastor, died going back into fire to save his partner, Louis Horace Broussard (see above). Mitch & Horace had dropped off Mitch’s sons at a nearby movie theater while they went to the Upstairs. Mitch was known for his Queen Victoria impersonation. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/41e33a1d2167213badc874e46746023c.JPG c96f9064a049aace9ebd23195b0cec4a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert K. Lumpkin Description An account of the resource Robert K. Lumpkin, 29, from Mississippi. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ferris LeBlanc Description An account of the resource Ferris LeBlanc, buried in Potter’s Field as no one claimed his remains. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b371a4e32edf3d3cde715e155889314b.JPG ccb59b5c3f4f301a63de4da3374786b6 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/21316207f3c10b9b7bedd2abc2726c8b.jpg ae6f015114c590edb07212797539a63e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William R. Larson Description An account of the resource Deacon William R. Larson, 47, interim pastor of MCC New Orleans, formerly a Methodist lay minister. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection (picture) https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/946be3242142c96e446a0d69396ed0da.JPG 21dffdfb1787b253d58be288531cbbba https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/eb526b8642ecc88d442d38a988c8d583.jpg 8834d10c01c98ebdd235d31fd408156c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kenneth Paul Harrington Description An account of the resource Kenneth Paul Harrington, 48, federal government employee, pictured with his partner, Frank Landry, who died a few years before the fire. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <p>Johnny Townsend collection (picture)</p> <p><em>The Times-Picayune</em>, July 18, 1973  (obit thanks)</p> https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/53b5ccff05a5055510f753f8cf11cf73.jpg c60d6e8ccb479b3dad40652917d2c458 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Walls Hambrick Description An account of the resource James Walls Hambrick, 45, Navy veteran and successful businessman, died June 28, 1973, from burns sustained in the fire. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <em>The Times-Picayune</em>, June 29, 1973. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/de14c0719d7a3d51d9827bd4822bfa48.jpg faad0ef7799850730d48b827a40d0597 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Glenn Richard “Dick” Green Description An account of the resource Glenn Richard “Dick” Green, 32, Navy Veteran and MCC member. Partner of Michael Scarborough who survived the fire with serious injuries. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tom Osborne Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gerald Hoyt Gordon Description An account of the resource Gerald Hoyt Gordon, 37, from Cornersville, Tennessee, Air Force veteran and shipping clerk. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Thomas Golding Description An account of the resource John Thomas Golding, 49, member of MCC Board of Elders, married to Jane Golding. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/08df3dc8743fa37fcd750f44bec2bc5e.JPG 368df3130c756bcc12ba5b2cf92be1fa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Horace “Skip” Getchell Description An account of the resource Horace “Skip” Getchell, 35, MCC member and freight dispatcher, partner to Bill Farrell. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/adf77bcd283a5e124247ad637b080d66.jpg a0bb6035dab3bae7da1f33d6d081eca5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David Stuart Gary Description An account of the resource David Stuart Gary, 22, ragtime pianist who played at the Upstairs Lounge and the Marriott Hotel across the street, was friend of Bill Larson. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/0dcb2620b05116502e32925295ded397.JPG 298ccae6a35a5e406b757a2dfaa2625c https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/313e8742362dddc0fdc827e9a162f3ad.JPG b35fa461f1c703419f155b2e9762f005 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adam Roland Fontenot Description An account of the resource Adam Roland Fontenot, 32, linguist and partner of Douglas “Buddy" Rasmussen, Upstairs bartender who led several patrons to safety. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Donald Walter Dunbar Description An account of the resource Donald Walter Dunbar, 21, from Tampa, Florida. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Herbert Dean Cooley Description An account of the resource Herbert Dean Cooley, 32, Upstairs Lounge bartender and MCC member, one of the last victims to be identified. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/de9158832c7da2135255eee7a9f75520.JPG a608e01e8aa84f076c80ecac494e3bfd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Luther Boggs Description An account of the resource Luther Boggs, 47, computer programmer, died July 10, 1973, after treatment for third degree burns over 50% of his body. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived AP wirephoto https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/0e239cb9ab41acd6119b851f25febab3.JPG 607d5faa94b3638b753c31ea52e4d4c0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joe William “Bill” Bailey Description An account of the resource Joe William “Bill” Bailey, 29, waiter from Dadeville, Alabama and partner of Clarence Joseph McCloskey, Jr. (see below). Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Johnny Townsend collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Person An individual. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Guy Anderson Description An account of the resource Guy Anderson, friend of William Larson, visiting New Orleans from Illinois.