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Dolores Hobley Collection

Dolores Hobley Collection

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The Dolores Hobley Collection was formed by various purchases from her business at Waldo Antiques of Kansas City. The collection consists of photographs that primarily reflect aspects of the African-American cultural experience during the late 19th century and into the 20th century, including in and around Kansas City.

Items in Collection: 495

Topics

Black History & Representation

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

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Boy standing next to the car

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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...

Date Published

1953-09

Boy standing on the sidewalk in a flat cap

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An unidentified African American boy stands on the street wearing a flat cap in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published

1954-05

Boy standing on the sidewalk in a flat cap and holding his thumb in his pocket

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An unidentified African American boy stands on the street wearing a flat cap and holding his thumb in his pocket in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published

1954-05

Laren Henderson as a baby

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A studio portrait of a toddler named Laren Henderson as he sits on a bench wearing a button-down, short-sleeved shirt and shorts.

Date Published

1951

1960

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Portrait photographs
Boys

Types (Collection)

photographs (4)

Genres (Collection)

Black & white photographs (4)
Gelatin silver prints (4)
Snapshots (3)
(-) Portrait photographs (4)

Time Periods (Collection)

1951-1960 (4)

Subjects (Collection)

African American children (4)
Automobiles (1)
Toddlers (1)
(-) Boys (4)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Kansas City (Mo.) (2)

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Dolores Hobley Collection

Boy standing next to the car

Boy standing on the sidewalk in a flat cap

Boy standing on the sidewalk in a flat cap and holding his thumb in his pocket

Laren Henderson as a baby

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