Group standing in a general store
An unidentified group of six African American men and two African American women stand inside a business. In the bottom right corner is a shoe shine chair (shoe shine stand). Behind the shoe shine...
Group talks together as one man looks at an album
An unidentified African American man, from his right side, speaks with a white woman beside a table with candles and items on it. In the foreground is a white man looking at an LP album cover. On the...
Guitarist and bassist performing in Chicago
An unidentified African American man holding a tenor guitar while wearing mix-matched clothing and a derby hat stands to the right and gives a questioning look to an unidentified African American...
Head shot portrait
A studio portrait of unidentified African American man wearing a double-lapel suit jacket over a buttoned vest and a necktie under the small collar of a light color shirt. Lightly embossed on the...
Head shot portrait
A studio head shot portrait of unidentified African American man looking slightly to his right. He wears a three-piece suit with a white neck tie. Embossed below the photograph on the paper board,...
Head shot portrait of a man and advertising on the back of the photograph
Front: A studio head shot portrait of a serious, mustachioed unidentified African American man wearing a three-piece suit and a white bow tie. Embossed below the photograph, "Johnson, FRJ, 493 Penna...
Healthy & Happiness Club of Western Seminary
A smiling co-ed group photograph of the Health and Happiness Club as they sit and stand in a "U" formation around a desk with six people sitting at it in a building of the Western Baptist Seminary...
Herbert Strong, Joe Hubbard, and a friend
Left to right: Herbert Strong, Joe Hubbard, and an unidentified African American man standing indoors grinning at the photographer. Handwritten below in the margin of the photograph, "1976 Herbert...
Home of M.C. Walker, Lebanon, Mo. with note and address on the back of M.C. Walker home postcard
Front: Picture postcard with the correspondence handwritten on the back, "When this you see think of me that my pray, Eve" (possibly). The address, "Mrs. Zellar Crane, #714 Benton, Springfield, Mo."...
Homecoming queen of Western Baptist Seminary
The African American "Miss Homecoming - Western Baptist Seminary" sits smiling on the back hood of a decorated convertible, two-door sedan and her African American entourage sit inside the car of the...
Jack Washington
A studio photo of possibly Jack Washington, holding an alto saxophone.
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.
John and Josephine Wright sit with many bouquets of yellow flowers
An African American man and woman, John and Josephine Wright, formally dressed, sitting amongst many bouquets of yellow flowers in a living room.
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--".
Kenny Denmond, Jim Kearney, James Johnson, and Redmond
Kenny Denmond, Jim Kearney, James Johnson, and Redmond stand indoors. Jim and James hold trophies. Their names are handwritten in the photograph margin above their heads.
King Pleasure and Popeye Maupin in Cincinnati, Ohio
King Pleasure on the left, Popeye Maupin in the center, and an unidentified African American man on the right, stand arm in arm with big grins in Cincinnati.
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...
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.
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...
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...
Logan and Frank
Logan and Frank standing on sidewalk in a residential area with trees on lawns. Both are smiling and dressed in suits and hats. Frank holds three books low in his right hand. Logan has his left hand...
Man and possibly a teenager in a golf cart
Two unidentified African American men sit in a golf cart. The one on the right is perhaps a teenager.
Man and woman having tea in the dining room
An unidentified African American man and woman having tea at their dining room table using a silver tea service. The dining table has spiral turned legs and is covered with an embroidered and fringed...
Man and woman laughing as they shake hands
An well-dressed unidentified African American woman leans her back against the driver's side of the car and opens her mouth wide as she laughs and shakes the hand of a well-dressed African American...