Joanna Cummings, Dollie and Beatrice
Photo of an African American woman standing, one sitting, and a white baby in a walker outside by a clothesline. Below the photograph written in white ink: Joanna Cummings, Dollie & Beatrice." A house...
John and Josephine Wright by a table full of china and silver
John and Josephine Wright, holding a sign that says "September 1900 - 1950" over a table full of china, crystal, silver, and a clock. Likely their 50th wedding anniversary.
Juanita Lockett enjoys a day of fishing
Juanita Lockett smiles as she is holding a fishing pole with both hands as she stands on rocks by a body of water. She is facing the photographer with her side to the water. She wears a lace skirt and...
Juanita Lockett standing on the porch
Juanita Lockett stands on a porch at the top of the stairs up to a house. She wears a wide-brimmed hat, a mid-length light-colored coat with a dark collar. There is a gathered striped awning above her...
Julia Warren
A studio portrait of Julia Warren standing before a backdrop of a outdoor scene. She wears a dark cap that is in the style of a Dutch women's hat of the time. She wears a light colored blouse with a...
Keenheel
An African American soldier kneels on one knee in front of a building, possibly the barracks, posing for a photo. Handwritten on the front, "To a Buddy -- Keenheel--".
Ladies dressed up at the Marland Estate
From left to right, four African American women, Ethel, Etta, Cornelia, and Lizzie, stand wearing nice clothes on the steps outside of the Marland Estate in Ponca City, Oklahoma. A dog stands in front...
Laren Henderson as a baby
A studio portrait of a toddler named Laren Henderson as he sits on a bench wearing a button-down, short-sleeved shirt and shorts.
Large group gathered in a room with a piano
A large group of various unidentified African American people dressed in suits and dresses seated and standing in a room. The front few rows are seated and the back row standing. There is a piano in...
Laughing child
An unidentified African American baby looking to his left and laughing.
Laura Hutchinson
A studio portrait of Laura Hutchinson, of St. Louis, Missouri, sitting on a bench in front of a window with the blinds closed. She wears a dark suit with a scarf tied like a necktie. She holds a...
Learning to walk
An unidentified African American toddler, wearing a hat and coat, sits in a walker on a sidewalk near a street. A fire hydrant is behind her. A car is parked across the street in front of several two...
Lecture Hour students
Group photograph of the African American female Lecture Hour students under the direction of Rosa B. Johnson standing in rows on the steps of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas...
Lee Bohanon
An African American man, possibly Lee Bohanon, in sunglasses and a traditional African shirt, leans on the leg that has his foot propped up on a small stone wall.
Lest you forget
A smiling African American woman sitting on a couch with lace antimacassars in a white dress, a corsage, and flowers in her hair.
Lillie and Mary
Lillie and Mary stand outdoors next to a wooden clapboard structure. Both wear lace-up boots and hats. Lillie holds an closed umbrella tip side down, as a cane, in her right hand.
Lincoln High School band and rifle drill team
Group photograph of the Lincoln High School Band and rifle drill team standing and seated on the steps in front of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri. The first three seated rows are the...
Lincoln High School students
A group photograph of unidentified African American students and teacher standing in rows on the steps of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Two of the boys wear uniforms. One boy wears a...
Literary Society of Western Seminary
A group photograph of the African American co-ed Literary Society standing in rows on the steps at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The African American instructor...
Literary Society of Western Seminary
A co-ed African American group of the Literary Society of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The front row sits in chairs. The back three rows stand on the steps...
Lizzie and a friend share a bench
An unidentified African American woman and Lizzie, petting a dog, are seated on a wooden slat bench in an outdoor garden or courtyard.
Lizzie and Cornelia check out the pampas grass
Lizzie and Neal [Cornelia Scott] stand among the pampas grass on the Marland Estate in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
Lizzie driving a Buick
Lizzie, an African American woman, from her left side, smiles as she looks out the window as she sits in the driver's seat of a 1928 Buick Country Club Coupe with her left arm resting on the open...
Lizzie driving the Buick
Lizzie, from her left side, smiles as she looks out the window as she sits in the driver's seat of a 1928 Buick Country Club Coupe with her left arm resting on the open window frame.
Lizzie in a dark dress
Lizzie wearing a dark dress and hat, leans on the porch of a house with round columns.