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Dark car

Image

A dark car driving along the road.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Four unidentified women on the steps of a building

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Four unidentified women standing on the steps of a building. The woman on the left is wearing a dress and the others are wearing dress jackets and...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Group of unidentified men and women wearing black robes

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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...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Jewelry from Jordan art collection

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Jewelry from the Jordan's collection of African art. A gold necklace and earrings encircle two ivory necklaces with large medallions.

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Jewelry from Jordan art collection

Image

Jewelry from the Jordan's collection of African art. A gold necklace and earrings encircle two ivory necklaces with large medallions.

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa

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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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa

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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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa

Image

Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. Ebony statues and other handmade...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa

Image

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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa

Image

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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa

Image

Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. Ebony statues and other handmade...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa

Image

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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan with items collected in Africa

Image

Leon and Orchid Jordan standing in the basement of their house in Kansas City with items collected in Africa. Ebony statues and other handmade...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan and an unidentified girl in front of a car

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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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan and an unidentified woman in front of a car

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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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan on the steps of his house

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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.

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan sitting at a desk

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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...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan sitting at a desk

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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.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan with four unidentified men

Image

Leon Jordan with four unidentified men in front of a large brick wall. Everyone is wearing wide-brimmed hats. Jordan is standing on the right and...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan with items collected in Africa

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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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan with items collected in Africa

Image

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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon Jordan with items collected in Africa

Image

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...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Monkey rug and additional African items

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A couch cover identified as "monkey rug" and additional African items collected by the Jordans in their Kansas City home. An unidentified woman is...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Officers Junior Women's Convention of Missouri-Kansas

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Ten unidentified women posing for a photo as officers of the Junior Women's Convention of Missouri-Kansas. The women are wearing formal dresses and...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Officers Junior Women's Convention of Missouri-Kansas

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Ten unidentified women posing for a photo as officers of the Junior Women's Convention of Missouri-Kansas. The women are wearing formal dresses and...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

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Types

  • photographs (44)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (44)
  • Gelatin silver prints (44)
  • Snapshots (42)
  • Portrait photographs (39)
  • Group portraits (24)
  • Publicity photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (44)

Subjects

  • Art, African (19)
  • Statues (15)
  • Jewelry (4)
  • Parties (2)
  • African American politicians (1)
  • African American women dancers (1)
  • Automobiles (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (36)

Subjects, People

  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (21)
  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (20)

Date Published

  • 1945 (8)
  • 1941 (5)
  • (-) 1950 (44)

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