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Ahmad Alaadeen in an army uniform

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen (Richard White) in Army uniform looking straight at the photographer. The hat has had red ribbing hand painted with color tint.

Date Published
1957
1959
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen 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 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

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

Couple cuddling on a couch

Image

An African American airman, with his eyes closed and his hat propped back on his head, sits on a couch with his right arm around the shoulders of a...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Couple looking at each other in the eyes

Image

An African American male soldier, wearing dress uniform with his hat in his left hand, stands and looks into the eyes of a African American woman in a...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Couple standing outside of a stucco home

Image

An African American soldier and an unidentified African American woman stand outside a stucco home next to a two-tone car.

Date Published
April-08-1942
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Eighteen solders and a dog

Image

Eighteen African American soldiers wearing fatigues (one is wearing a chef's uniform) stand or squat outside of barracks with a small dog. C920 is...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Exchanging rings at a wedding

Image

Rings are being exchange between a soldier and a woman in a wedding dress and veil. The minister is also in uniform. The maid of honor wears a floral...

Date Published
September-04-1947
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Portrait of a soldier

Image

Profile studio photograph of a soldier named "Milton". Handwritten on the front, "Souvenir. Milton 12-31-44."

Date Published
December-31-1944
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Smiling soldier

Image

An Army soldier looks to his right and smiles as he stands at ease outside of a barracks.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Soldier

Image

Portrait of an unidentified African American soldier in a uniform with the necktie tucked into the button placard of his shirt, jodhpurs, knee-high...

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Soldier in a photo booth photograph

Image

Wallet-sized head shot photo of a smiling Army solder wearing the envelope style cap in front of an open window backdrop. Possibly a photo booth...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Soldier in Kansas City

Image

A studio portrait of an unidentified African American soldier in full dress uniform.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Soldier smiles as he's photographed in his uniform

Image

An unidentified African American soldier stands in the yard in his uniform and has a proud smile.

Date Published
November-11-1942
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Soldier standing between saguaro cacti

Image

An unidentified African American soldier smiles as he stands between two saguaro cacti.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Soldier standing outside the base

Image

An African American soldier standing on the grounds of a military base.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Soldiers eating with a group of women

Image

An unidentified group of African American women and uniformed African American men and one uniformed white man socializing at one long banquet table...

Date Published
1941
1947
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Soldiers Johnson, Dennis, and Green look out at the combat field

Image

Three African American soldiers, Johnson, Dennis, and Green, in combat attire stand behind and sit by a table, with boxes of ammunition on it, looking...

Date Published
1970
1990
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Stan Kenton speaking with an unidentified man

Image

Stan Kenton and an unidentified white woman speaking outdoors with an unidentified African American man in a Navy uniform. The enlisted man is holding...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Standing outside the barracks

Image

An African America male soldier stands outside a barracks in his uniform.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Two airmen

Image

Two unidentified African American airmen stand with their backs to a large crowd to look at the photographer.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Two airmen and a woman sitting on a bench at a train station

Image

Two unidentified African American airmen and an unidentified African American woman sit on a wooden bench likely at a train station smoking cigarettes...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Two soldiers stand on the street

Image

Two African American soldiers stand on the street in uniform. The one on the right side of the photograph is smoking.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Waiting in line to enter the barracks

Image

African American male soldiers, from their right sides, stand in a line outside of the barracks to ascend the stairs to the doorway. One man wearing a...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

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  • Dolores Hobley Collection (24)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (1)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (26)

Genres

  • Gelatin silver prints (24)
  • Black & white photographs (23)
  • Snapshots (19)
  • Portrait photographs (11)
  • Group portraits (10)
  • Color photographs (2)
  • Negatives (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (22)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 1921-1930 (1)
  • 1971-1980 (1)
  • 1981-1990 (1)

Subjects

  • Soldiers (20)
  • African American women (7)
  • Airmen (3)
  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • Armed Forces--Barracks and quarters (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Wedding costume (2)
  • Weddings (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • Amusement parks (1)
  • Armies--Uniforms (1)
  • Cactus (1)
  • Composers (1)
  • Cooks (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Evening gowns (1)
  • Flagpoles (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Military bases (1)
  • Military chaplains (1)
  • Ordnance (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Sailors (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) African American men (26)
  • (-) Military uniforms (26)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Atlantic City (N.J.) (1)
  • Denver (Colo.) (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • Minneapolis (Minn.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Kenton, Stan (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (17)
  • 1950 (15)
  • 1947-09-04 (2)
  • 1911 (1)
  • 1920 (1)
  • 1942-04-08 (1)
  • 1942-11-11 (1)
  • 1944-12-31 (1)
  • 1945 (1)
  • 1947 (1)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1957 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1990 (1)

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