Boy standing next to the car
An unidentified African American boy stands on the curb on the passenger side next to a 1946-1948 Ford with a Kansas license plate parked in a residential area. On the other side of the street is a...
Boy standing on the sidewalk in a flat cap
An unidentified African American boy stands on the street wearing a flat cap in Kansas City, Missouri.
Boy standing on the sidewalk in a flat cap and holding his thumb in his pocket
An unidentified African American boy stands on the street wearing a flat cap and holding his thumb in his pocket in Kansas City, Missouri.
Cool Cat
Staff Sergeant Harry L. Smith, from his right side, smiles as he stands on the street and looks over his right shoulder at the photographer. Handwritten above and below the photograph on the backing,...
Helen Cole poses as she plays a drum set
Helen Cole, an African American musician, grins at the photographer as she sits behind a drum set and crosses her hands to play. Her shadow is on the wall in the spotlight of light around her. She...
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--".
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.
Laughing child
An unidentified African American baby looking to his left and laughing.
Man looks to the ceiling as he plays the piano
An unidentified African American man wearing a suit turns to his right and looks up to the ceiling as he sits at the piano and plays with his left hand. A cowbell lays on top of the piano. The piano...
Maureen Smith playing the piano
Maureen Smith stands with her left side to the photographer and turns her head toward her left shoulder to smile at the photographer as she stands with her hands on the keys of a upright piano. She...
Soldier sitting in a jeep
An African American soldier sits behind the wheel of a military Jeep in front of the barracks.
Toddler posing by an ottoman
A studio portrait of an unidentified African American toddler girl in a dress and her hair in a bow leans on a leather cube-shaped ottoman.
Unidentified singer
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...
Woman holding a floral shawl around her shoulders
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.
Woman pulling a wheelbarrow
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.
Woman smiling as she sits at a piano holding a violin
An unidentified African American woman smiles as she is seated on a baby grand piano bench and leaning her left elbow just above the piano keys as she holds a violin with her left hand and holds the...
Woman smiling as she stands by a piano
An unidentified African American woman smiles as she stands by a baby grand Vose & Sons - Boston piano with her right hand resting just above the piano keys; her left hand behind her back. She has a...