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Two women stand on the sidewalk on graduation day

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Two unidentified African American women stand on the sidewalk outside the steps into the building on graduation day, probably at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri...

Date Published
1941
1950

Two women standing outside wearing wide-brimmed hats

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Two unidentified African American women wear wide-brimmed hats and belted dresses as they smile and pose outdoors. The woman on the left wears gloves with pleated cuffs and holds a book in her left...

Date Published
1921
1930

Two women wearing coats and hats while standing outside

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Two unidentified African American women stand on a sidewalk outside of a Tudor-style brick home. The one on the left wears a beret and the one on the right, possibly Dowdal Davis' mother, wears a bell...

Date Published
1921
1930

Two women wearing uniforms by the steps

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Two unidentified African American women stand one in front of the other at stone steps wearing uniforms. A cityscape is behind them.

Date Published
1921
1930

Unidentified singer

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An unidentified African American female singer looking toward her right shoulder as she lifts her right hand and sings into a microphone. She wears dangle earrings, a scoop neckline, sleeveless...

Date Published
1958
1962

Velma smiles at the photographer

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A studio portrait of a smiling Velma as she looks directly at the photographer wearing a fur collar over a square neckline lace bodice . She has on a necklace that possibly is a pocket style watch.

Date Published
1911
1920

Western Seminary Chorus

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Group photograph of an African American co-ed chorus under the direction of Mrs. D.A. Holmes standing in rows on the steps if the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri...

Date Published
1939
1941

Western Seminary typing class

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An African American female instructor with thirteen African American female students sitting at desks with typewriters and stationery at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City...

Date Published
1941
1950

Woman and man relaxing in the yard

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An unidentified African American woman wearing a tied capelet over a light-colored dress stands behind an unidentified African American man sitting on the grass in the yard of a house. The house has...

Date Published
1921
1930

Woman bundled up in the snow

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An unidentified African American woman in hat, fur coat, full-length dress, and a fur muff stands in the snowy yard outside a house.

Date Published
1911
1920

Woman holding a floral shawl around her shoulders

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A portrait of a laughing unidentified African American woman with her long hair worn down as she holds a floral shawl around her shoulders with her left in the center of her chest.

Date Published
1941
1960

Woman holding the driver's hand

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An unidentified African American woman leans her left side on the driver's car door and holds the hand of the driver. The words "Nature Boy" are on the door below her elbow. At the hood ornament of...

Date Published
1931
1940

Woman in a rocking chair on a porch

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A portrait of an unidentified African American woman in a wood-carved rocking chair on a porch. She wears a short jacket with puffed long-sleeves over a lace blouse, a white belt, and a skirt with an...

Date Published
1891
1900

Woman in a wide-brimmed hat

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A studio portrait of Laura Scott or Cara N. Smith wearing a wide-brimmed hat with the brim turned up and a blouse with a high collar. Embossed on the lower right-hand corner, "Art Parlors, B/O Tex, Av...

Date Published
1911
1920

Woman leaning on a parked car

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An unidentified African American woman leans against the rear driver's side of likely a 1950 Ford four-door sedan that is parked under trees. The license plate is from Indiana.

Date Published
1949
1951

Woman petting a dog

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An unidentified African American woman smiles down at the dog in her lap she is petting as she is sitting outdoors in a wicker chair. There is a tall wall behind her with a bush in front of it.

Date Published
1931
1940

Woman pulling a wheelbarrow

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An unidentified African American woman pulling a wheelbarrow behind her by standing between the handles, one in each hand. A car is parked in the background.

Date Published
1957-01

Woman reading the Kansas City Star

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A portrait of an unidentified African American woman sitting on a porch in a bentwood chair holding a Kansas City Star newspaper. She wears a full-length velvet dress with a lace jabot, and a plaid...

Date Published
1904
1918

Woman ready to dive

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An unidentified African American woman wearing a bathing suit and a swim cap stands barefoot on large rocks at the shore of a body of water with her hands above her head as if she's prepared to dive...

Date Published
1921
1930

Woman sitting and reading a letter

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A studio portrait of unidentified African American woman with her left side to the photographer staring out over an piece of paper in her hands as she sits in a ornate wicker chair. She wears a dark...

Date Published
1891
1900

Woman sitting on a wooden structure at the beach

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An unidentified African American woman wearing a v-neck dress sitting on a wooden structure above a body of water. There are ropes on poles out in the water indicating a certain area. Two women walk...

Date Published
1931
1940