18th Street and the Paseo in the 1940s
Street's hotel and environs, 18th and Paseo; Kansas City, Missouri, with people walking on the sidewalks and cars parked along the street.
1946 Mercury
An unidentified African American woman with her back to the photographer, reaches her left hand across the hood of a 1946 Mercury Sedan to reach her purse.
1946 Mercury
A photograph of a parked 1946 Mercury sedan with the driver's side door open. Two unidentified African American people, a man and a woman, are on the sidewalks beside the car.
Army soldiers measure up in ranks
African American Army men hold out their left arms to touch the right shoulder of the man next to them, and look to their right to measure their distance from one another in ranks. They are in front...
Army soldiers outside the barracks
A candid photo of an African American Army soldier on a bike smiling at the photographer over his right shoulder outside barracks. Another soldier is walking behind a pick-up truck toward the barracks...
Army soldiers stand at attention for the raising of the flag
African American soldiers stand at attention in ranks for the raising of the flag by two soldiers standing by a large flagpole. An MP soldier on the right side of the photograph has his back to the...
Baby in a sweater
A studio portrait of an unidentified baby wearing a sweater and light colored shoes that tie.
Baton twirlers
African American female baton twirlers perform on the court of the gymnasium of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. In one line behind the leader with a whistle...
Bob Hogan
Photo of Bob Hogan, standing in military uniform, from his right side, holding a stationary rifle up to is eye as he is playing a rifle game in Atlantic City. Arcade games surround him all over the...
Bridget, Louise, and Darnella visit Sportree Reed's Music Bar
Three African American women, Bridget, Louise and Darnella, smile at the photographer as they are seated at a counter at Sportree Reed's Music Bar, 2014 Hastings, Detroit, Michigan. Bridget wears a...
Chopping up a tree trunk
An unidentified African American man chops a tree trunk with an ax and wedges outside in the snow.
Chorus gathered for a photo in a parlor
A group photograph of a co-ed African American chorus with an unidentified white male choral director standing and crouching in rows in a crowded, small parlor at the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119...
Classroom setting at Western Seminary
An African American male instructor wearing a three-piece suit, stands in the center back teaching clerical skills to a class of African American co-ed students in a classroom at the Western Baptist...
Co-ed group by the porch of Western Seminary
Four rows of an African American co-ed group of the Literary Society just in front of the porch of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The first row crouches...
Co-ed group of Western Seminary students
An unidentified African American co-ed group standing in a "V" formation for a photograph at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The women wear skirts and blouses...
co-ed group on the grounds and porch of Western Seminary
An unidentified African American co-ed group of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The front row of girls are crouched on the ground. The second row of girls are...
co-ed group on the grounds and porch of Western Seminary
An unidentified African American co-ed group of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The front row of boys are crouched on the ground. The second row of girls are...
Co-ed group on the steps of Western Seminary
An unidentified African American co-ed group photograph on the steps of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. In the center of the front row is choral director, Mrs...
Co-ed group photo on the grounds and steps of Western Seminary
An unidentified African American co-ed group at the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The first row crouches down while the following rows stand on the steps...
Couple cuddling on a couch
An African American airman, with his eyes closed and his hat propped back on his head, sits on a couch with his right arm around the shoulders of a African American woman who crosses her legs and...
Couple standing in front of a screened-in porch
An African American couple, a soldier and a woman, stand outside of a house with a screened-in porch.
Couple standing outside of a stucco home
An African American soldier and an unidentified African American woman stand outside a stucco home next to a two-tone car.
Crowds gather for a motorcycle race
Large crowds of white men and women on both sides of a hay bale lined, paved road gathers at a bend in a race track while several people stand around a bike in the center. The buildings behind the...
Diners smile at the photographer
An unidentified group of three African American men and two African American women smile as they share a meal inside an unidentified diner. Two of the men sit on either side of a woman on the left...
Dowdal Davis lighting a cigar
Dowdal H. Davis, from his left side, lighting a cigar outside his house at 301 North 3rd Street (now Park Blvd.) in Independence, Kansas.