Burglary and Robbery Bureau of 1945
Group photo of the Burglary and Robbery Bureau of the Kansas City Police. Everyone is looking forward and smiling. Sitting in the front row (left to right) are Ray Minnic, Clarence Raisbeck, James...
Clifford Warren
Headshot of Major Clifford Warren, Leon Jordan's KCPD partner. Warren is wearing a dress uniform and hat along with badges and insignia of the Kansas City Police Department. Warren is looking forward...
Group of unidentified men and women wearing black robes
A group of unidentified men and women wearing black robes, likely as part of a graduating class. They are standing and sitting in four rows on a sidewalk somewhere in Kansas City.
Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon and Orchid Jordan standing at a table in their Kansas City home with items from their African art collection. Carved ivory tusks and ebony statues are on a fireplace behind them. A harp and...
Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. They are holding a hammock and Orchid is wearing a handmade hat. The items on display...
Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. They are holding a hammock and Orchid is wearing a handmade hat. The items on display...
Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. They are holding a hammock and Orchid is wearing a handmade hat. The items on display...
Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. Ebony statues and other handmade artifacts are on a table and animal skins hang from a...
Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. Ebony statues and other handmade artifacts are on a table and animal skins hang from a...
Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. Ebony statues and other handmade artifacts are on a table and animal skins hang from a...
Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. They are holding a hammock and Orchid is wearing a handmade hat. The items on display...
Leon Jordan and an unidentified girl in front of a car
Leon Jordan standing with an unidentified girl, possibly Lavera Smith, and a black dog in front of a car on the street in Kansas City. Jordan is looking down. The girl is looking forward and smiling.
Leon Jordan and an unidentified woman in front of a car
Leon Jordan with an unidentified woman, possibly Lavera Smith, in front of a car and wooden garage in Kansas City. Jordan is hugging the woman. Both are looking forward and smiling.
Leon Jordan on the steps of his house
Leon Jordan standing on the steps in front of his house in Kansas City with a black dog. Jordan is looking down at the dog and petting it.
Leon Jordan posing for a photograph
Leon Jordan posing for a photograph. Jordan is looking forward and smiling. He is wearing a tweed jacket and scarf along with a visor or hat.
Leon Jordan posing for a photograph
Leon Jordan sitting in a photo booth used for criminal mugshots. Jordan is making a silly grimace with his face. An identification bar reads "KCMO PD 67602/ 4-20-50." The camera has a stack of photo...
Leon Jordan sitting at a desk
Leon Jordan sitting at a desk with a typewriter and rotary phone. Jordan is holding a cigarette over an ash tray and is wearing a pin-stripe suit. He is looking up at the camera.
Leon Jordan sitting at a desk
Leon Jordan sitting at a desk with a typewriter and rotary phone. Jordan is holding a cigarette over an ash tray and is wearing a pin-stripe suit.
Leon Jordan standing beside a car
Leon Jordan standing beside a car on the street in Kansas City. Jordan is wearing a suit and hat. A black dog is standing to the right of the car.
Leon Jordan standing beside a car
Leon Jordan standing beside a car on the street in Kansas City. Jordan is wearing a suit and hat. A black dog is standing to the left of the car.
Leon Jordan with an unidentified man
Leon Jordan standing with an unidentified man on a street in Kansas City. Jordan is wearing a light colored shirt and holding his arm around the other man. The other man is wearing a dark suit and tie...
Leon Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon Jordan sitting on a couch in his Kansas City house with items collected in Africa. Several animal skins are on the couch. Carved ebony and ivory figurines are on an inlaid ivory table.
Leon Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon Jordan sitting on a couch in his Kansas City house with items collected in Africa. Several animal skins are on the couch. Carved ebony and ivory figurines are on an inlaid ivory table.
Leon Jordan with items collected in Africa
Leon Jordan sitting on a couch in his Kansas City house with items collected in Africa. Several animal skins are on the couch. Carved ebony and ivory figurines are on an inlaid ivory table.
Monkey rug and additional African items
A couch cover identified as "monkey rug" and additional African items collected by the Jordans in their Kansas City home. An unidentified woman is sitting in the corner of the room. In front of the...