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Diners smile at the photographer

Image

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...

Date Published
1939
1941
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Group gathered around John Wright, Josephine Wright, and Mary Virginia Jacobs

Image

John Wright (seated far left), with a small African American boy on his lap, Mary Virginia Jacobs (seated middle) between two African American girls...

Date Published
1939
1941
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Group of women and children seated around Josephine Wright and Mary Virginia Jacobs

Image

A group of African American women and children sit on a striped couch. Mary Virginia Jacobs (seated middle), and Josephine Wright (seated far right)...

Date Published
1939
1941
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Man and woman seated at a table

Image

Darnella, and an African American man [possibly Kansas City jazz pianist Bob Wilson?] are seated at a table with a tablecloth, two beverages for each...

Date Published
1939
1941
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Publicity photo of Jay McShann in a white jacket

Image

Publicity shot of Jay McShann wearing a white jacket with bow tie; standing turned slightly to the left of the photo with one hand in his pants'...

Date Published
1939
1941
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Western Seminary Chorus

Image

Group photograph of an African American co-ed chorus under the direction of Mrs. D.A. Holmes standing in rows on the steps if the Western Baptist...

Date Published
1939
1941
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Woman standing on the porch of Edgar Allan Poe's cottage

Image

An unidentified white woman wearing glasses, a bead necklace, and a corsage stands on the porch of Poe Cottage holding what is likely a book of the...

Date Published
1939
1941
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
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  • 1939
  • 1941

Member of

  • Dolores Hobley Collection (5)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)
  • Ted Malone Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (7)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (7)
  • Gelatin silver prints (7)
  • Group portraits (5)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (7)
  • 1941-1950 (6)

Subjects

  • African American men (5)
  • African American women (5)
  • African American children (2)
  • Boys (2)
  • Girls (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • Authors, American--Homes and haunts (1)
  • Bow ties (1)
  • Choirs (Music) (1)
  • Choral conductors (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • College students (1)
  • Colocasia (1)
  • Conductors (Music) (1)
  • Diners (Restaurants) (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Triangle (Musical instrument) (1)
  • Women, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Bronx (New York, N.Y.) (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Jacobs, Mary Virginia (2)
  • Wright, Josephine, 1876- (2)
  • Holmes, D. A. (Mrs.) (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 (1)
  • Wright, John M., 1867- (1)

Date Published

  • (-) 1939 (7)
  • (-) 1941 (7)

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