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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

Bob West

Image

Bob West wearing a sailor's uniform.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham 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 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

Helen Xarhis with soldiers

Image

Helen Xarhis posing for a photo outside of Riley's Bar in Kansas City with an unidentified sailor and four unidentified soldiers.

Date Published
1942
Member of
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection

Hendrik Jordense, an unidentified sailor, and Orchid Jordan

Image

Hendrik Jordense, an unidentified white male sailor, and Orchid Jordan standing left to right on the deck of the U.S.S. Monrovia. All three are...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

James Xarhis in uniform

Image

Portrait of James Xarhis in his Army uniform. He's smiling at the camera with his garrison cap tilted on his head.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection

James Xarhis in uniform

Image

Portrait of James Xarhis in his Army uniform and coat. He's smiling at the camera with his visor cap tilted on his head.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection

James Xarhis with fellow soldiers

Image

James Xarhis (center) in a helmet crouching down in front of a building with two unidentified soldiers also in helmets. A third unidentified soldier...

Date Published
1942
Member of
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection

Jerry Xarhis in uniform

Image

Portrait of Jerry Xarhis in his Army uniform. He's smiling at the camera with his visor cap tilted on his head.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection

Jerry Xarhis in uniform

Image

Portrait of Jerry Xarhis in his Army uniform. He's smiling at the camera with his garrison cap tilted on his head.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection

Man holding a gun

Image

Unidentified white man in a safari-style helmet and a long sleeve shirt and pants, one hand behind his back, the other hand gripping the barrel of a...

Date Published
October-1942
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Man standing in a military uniform

Image

Full body photo of a stern looking unidentified white man standing in a military uniform. He is standing in the grass in a yard, in front of flowers...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified sailor

Image

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified sailor aboard the U.S.S. Monrovia. Both are holding a lifesaver. Another soldier is walking in the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified sailor

Image

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified sailor aboard the U.S.S. Monrovia. Both are holding a lifesaver. Another soldier is walking in the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Photo postcard of a soldier

Image

Headshot of an unidentified white man in a military uniform, with hair combed over.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett 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

Sailor standing with hands on his hips

Image

Unidentified white man in a sailor uniform, with hands on hips (holding a hat in his right hand), standing in the grass next to flowers, with trees in...

Date Published
August-1942
Member of
Warren Durrett 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 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

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  • 1941-1950

Member of

  • Dolores Hobley Collection (21)
  • Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection (7)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (4)
  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (3)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (2)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (38)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (37)
  • Gelatin silver prints (37)
  • Snapshots (31)
  • Portrait photographs (20)
  • Group portraits (15)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • Postcards (1)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (3)
  • (-) 1941-1950 (38)

Subjects

  • Soldiers (29)
  • African American men (22)
  • Men, White (14)
  • African American women (7)
  • Sailors (6)
  • Airmen (3)
  • Boats and boating (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Armed Forces (2)
  • Armed Forces--Barracks and quarters (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Wedding costume (2)
  • Weddings (2)
  • Amusement parks (1)
  • Cactus (1)
  • Composers (1)
  • Cooks (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Firearms (1)
  • Flagpoles (1)
  • Garrison Caps (1)
  • Helmets (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Military bases (1)
  • Military chaplains (1)
  • Ordnance (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • (-) Military uniforms (38)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (3)
  • Atlantic City (N.J.) (1)
  • Denver (Colo.) (1)
  • Minneapolis (Minn.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (3)
  • Xarhis, James John, 1924-1992 (3)
  • Xarhis, Jerry John, 1924-1981 (2)
  • DePasco, Helen Xarhis, 1921-1992 (1)
  • Kenton, Stan (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (24)
  • 1950 (21)
  • 1947 (4)
  • 1942 (3)
  • 1952 (3)
  • 1945 (2)
  • 1947-09-04 (2)
  • 1942-04-08 (1)
  • 1942-08 (1)
  • 1942-10 (1)
  • 1942-11-11 (1)
  • 1944-12-31 (1)
  • 1945-03-04 (1)

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