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All dressed up

Image

An unidentified African American toddler smiles and stands on a sidewalk in a hat, a light colored dress, and an oversized dark belt. He or she also...

Date Published
1915
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Baby in a Christening gown (front and back of photograph)

Image

Front: A studio portrait of an unidentified African American baby wearing a Christening gown and sitting in an upholstered chair. Back: Back of the...

Date Published
1881
1890
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Baby seated in a chair

Image

A studio portrait of an unidentified African American toddler sitting in a chair in a light-colored dress with dark shoes that tie.

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Boy standing next to the car

Image

An unidentified African American boy stands on the curb on the passenger side next to a 1946-1948 Ford with a Kansas license plate parked in a...

Date Published
September-1953
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Boy standing on the sidewalk in a flat cap

Image

An unidentified African American boy stands on the street wearing a flat cap in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
May-1954
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Boy standing on the sidewalk in a flat cap and holding his thumb in his pocket

Image

An unidentified African American boy stands on the street wearing a flat cap and holding his thumb in his pocket in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
May-1954
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Boy watching adults eating

Image

An unidentified African American boy looking up and surrounded by adults with plates full of food. Also the table behind him is filled with food.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Child sitting in a chair

Image

An unidentified African American child, likely a girl, posing for a photo while seated in a chair. Her blouse has puffy shoulders and the sides of the...

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Children playing in a toy wagon

Image

An unidentified African American child in the front of a toy wagon, likely an "American Coaster" has a big grin as the unidentified African American...

Date Published
1921
1930
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

Dolores Hobley and friends at the Negro League Baseball Museum

Image

Dolores Hobley (left) and two other African Americans stand arm in arm in front of the wall in front of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas...

Date Published
1990
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Family portrait

Image

An unidentified group of six African American men, four African American women, a boy and a dog in front of the porch of a house. The women sit in...

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Family portrait in front of a house

Image

An unidentified group of well-dressed six African American women, three African American men, three boys and a teenaged girl as they stand or sit in...

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Family posing for a photo seated on a couch

Image

An unidentified African American man and woman sit on a sofa smiling at the photographer as the woman holds a baby on her lap. The man has his left...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Front and back of a photograph of a Toddler on a chair

Image

Front: A studio portrait of an unidentified grinning baby sitting on a chair in checkered shorts, a matching light-colored blouse, stockings, and...

Date Published
1910
1924
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Getting a toddler to look up for the photograph

Image

An unidentified African American woman crouches down to be on the same level as a toddler in the front yard of a house in a residential area. She...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Girl seated on a pony

Image

A barefoot African American girl, looking a little unsure, sits in the saddle on a pony. Because of her size, she is unable to have her feet in the...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Girl sitting in a draped chair

Image

Portrait of an unidentified girl as she sits in a chair with a drape over the back. She wears a light-colored bow in her hair and a light-colored...

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Girl standing on the hood of a Pontiac

Image

An unidentified African American man crouches down in front of a parked Pontiac sedan, likely 1949 or 1950. A young African American girl stands on...

Date Published
1949
1951
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Girl with a horse

Image

An unidentified African American girl stands to the left of a quarter horse with no saddle or bridal with her hand on the underside of the horse's...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Good friends

Image

Two unidentified kids in summer clothes grin as they stand with their arms around each other's shoulder on the steps to a house.

Date Published
1941
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Group by cars parked under the trees

Image

A smiling group of four unidentified African American women, two African American men and a girl in front of three cars parked under the trees. Two...

Date Published
1921
1930
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

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  • (-) Dolores Hobley Collection (53)

Types

  • photographs (53)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (50)
  • Gelatin silver prints (50)
  • Snapshots (23)
  • Group portraits (21)
  • Portrait photographs (21)
  • Color photographs (3)
  • Photographic postcards (2)
  • Cabinet photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (12)
  • 1951-1960 (12)
  • 1921-1930 (11)
  • 1911-1920 (10)
  • 1931-1940 (7)
  • 1891-1900 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1881-1890 (1)
  • 1901-1910 (1)
  • 1971-1980 (1)
  • 1981-1990 (1)

Subjects

  • African American women (22)
  • Girls (20)
  • African American men (15)
  • Boys (15)
  • Toddlers (9)
  • Automobiles (5)
  • Infants (4)
  • African American teenage boys (3)
  • Families (3)
  • African American teenage girls (2)
  • Dogs (2)
  • Dwellings (2)
  • Horses (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Seminarians (2)
  • Advertising--Photographers (1)
  • Antiques (1)
  • Automobile drivers (1)
  • Barns (1)
  • Carriages and carts (1)
  • Christening gowns (1)
  • Christmas cards (1)
  • College students (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Food (1)
  • Gardens (1)
  • General stores (1)
  • High school students (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Letter writing (1)
  • Mother and child (1)
  • Older men (1)
  • Parasols (1)
  • Ponies (1)
  • Postcards (1)
  • Quarter horse (1)
  • Skating (1)
  • Storefronts (1)
  • Teenagers (1)
  • Toys (1)
  • Uniforms (1)
  • Wagons (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) African American children (53)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (13)
  • Joplin (Mo.) (1)
  • Kirksville (Mo.) (1)
  • Mount Airy (N.C.) (1)
  • Ponca City (Okla.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Jacobs, Mary Virginia (2)
  • Wright, Josephine, 1876- (2)
  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Wright, John M., 1867- (1)

Date Published

  • 1921 (9)
  • 1930 (9)
  • 1941 (9)
  • 1911 (7)
  • 1960 (7)
  • 1920 (6)
  • 1950 (6)
  • 1951 (6)
  • 1931 (3)
  • 1953-09 (3)
  • 1901 (2)
  • 1910 (2)
  • 1939 (2)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1949 (2)
  • 1954-05 (2)
  • 1881 (1)
  • 1890 (1)
  • 1904 (1)
  • 1914 (1)
  • 1915 (1)
  • 1918 (1)
  • 1924 (1)
  • 1926 (1)
  • 1929 (1)
  • 1936 (1)
  • 1942 (1)
  • 1945-07-23 (1)
  • 1945-07-28 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1963-08 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1990 (1)

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