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1946 Mercury

Image

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...

Date Published
1946
1949
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

A.M.E. Zion General Conference

Image

Twelve African American men, Board of Bishops of the AME Zions, St. Louis, Missouri, stand on steps in front of doors to a building in Washington D.C...

Date Published
May-18-1928
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Albert Sexton

Image

A studio portrait of Albert Sexton standing outside in tall grass in front of a barn door and behind a broken wood rail fence. He holds a piece of...

Date Published
1891
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Anglin and Bailey stand in front of a weaving of John F. Kennedy

Image

Two African American soldiers, Anglin and Bailey, stand in front of a woven image of John F. Kennedy sitting behind a microphone, in front of the...

Date Published
1961
1963
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Army soldiers measure up in ranks

Image

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...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Army soldiers outside the barracks

Image

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...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Army soldiers stand at attention for the raising of the flag

Image

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...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Award being given

Image

Two African American soldiers shake hands at a table as one hands the other a trophy. The soldier handing the trophy over has a shoulder patch from...

Date Published
December-1955
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Band playing at the Jockey Jazz Club

Image

A band sits on stage likely playing jazz at the Jockey Club, 10th and Paseo in Kansas City, Missouri. Farthest to the left is Bill Jones playing drums...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Baton twirlers

Image

African American female baton twirlers perform on the court of the gymnasium of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Bennie and Lizzie in the garden at Marland Estate

Image

Bennie sits on a tacked quarter horse while Lizzie stands to their left with a dog in front of her outside the Marland Estate in the garden or...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Bob Hogan

Image

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...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Bob, Leata, and LaRue go for a stroll

Image

Bob, Leata and LaRue walking arm-in-arm along an outdoor wooded trail. Bob is taking a drink. All three have hats with wide brims.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Business skills students

Image

An African American male instructor leans against a wall on the right back as he speaks with African American co-ed business skills students crowded...

Date Published
1957
1959
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Chopping up a tree trunk

Image

An unidentified African American man chops a tree trunk with an ax and wedges outside in the snow.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Chorus gathered for a photo in a parlor

Image

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...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Class photo

Image

A class photo of thirty two men and women, both African American and white, posed in three levels of sitting on the ground, seated in chairs, and then...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Classroom setting at Western Seminary

Image

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...

Date Published
1949
1951
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Co-ed group by the porch of Western Seminary

Image

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...

Date Published
1941
1959
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Co-ed group of Western Seminary students

Image

An unidentified African American co-ed group standing in a "V" formation for a photograph at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

co-ed group on the grounds and porch of Western Seminary

Image

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...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

co-ed group on the grounds and porch of Western Seminary

Image

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...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Co-ed group on the grounds of Western Seminary

Image

An large unidentified co-ed group of African American men, women, and children and one white man seated in the center on the ground in the photograph...

Date Published
1929
1949
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Co-ed group on the steps of Western Seminary

Image

An unidentified African American co-ed group photograph on the steps of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. In...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Co-ed group photo on the grounds and steps of Western Seminary

Image

An unidentified African American co-ed group at the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The first row crouches down...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

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Genres

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Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (81)
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  • 1901-1910 (12)
  • 1891-1900 (9)
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Subjects

  • African American women (114)
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  • African American boys (1)
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  • Homecoming (1)
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  • (-) African American men (297)

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  • Kansas City (Mo.) (62)
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  • Fort Leonard Wood (Mo.) (1)
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  • Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.) (1)
  • Kay County (Okla.) (1)
  • Marland Estate (Ponca City, Okla.) (1)
  • Minneapolis (Minn.) (1)
  • New Orleans (La.) (1)
  • Saigon (Vietnam) (1)
  • Salida (Colo.) (1)
  • Tulsa (Okla.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Davis, Dowdal H. (Dowdal Henry), 1913-1957 (13)
  • Foster, Curtyse (4)
  • Wright, John M., 1867- (3)
  • Wright, Josephine, 1876- (3)
  • Holmes, D. A. (Mrs.) (2)
  • Bohannon, Lee (1)
  • Brooks, G.H. (Of the City of Kansas (Kan.)) (1)
  • Cowley, Joe, 1917- (1)
  • Davis, Marguerite (of Independence, Kan.) (1)
  • Dye, Coots, 1912-1998 (1)
  • Ellis, E. Frank, 1918-2007 (1)
  • Fisher, Williams (Pianist) (1)
  • Gates, Ollie (1)
  • Huggins, Speedy, 1913-1999 (1)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (1)
  • Jacobs, Mary Virginia (1)
  • Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (1)
  • Jones, Willie, 1929-1991 (1)
  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (1)
  • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (1)
  • King, Alphonzo (1)
  • King Pleasure (1)
  • Love, Bunnie (Bumps) (1)
  • Lowery, P. G. (Perry George), 1869-1942 (1)
  • Maupin, Popeye, 1917-1993 (1)
  • Memphis Slim (1)
  • Miller, Joseph C., 1868-1927 (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Perry, John Edward, 1870-1962 (1)
  • Pickett, Bill, approximately 1860-1932 (1)
  • Pleasonton, Alfred, 1824-1897 (1)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (1)
  • Taylor, Myra (1)
  • Taylor, Otis (1)
  • Washington, Jack, 1910-1964 (1)
  • Watkins, T.B. (Theron B.), 1877-1950 (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)

Events

  • African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. General Conference (1)

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  • 1881 (2)
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  • 1893 (1)
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