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Leon and Orchid Jordan at a formal event

Image

Leon and Orchid Jordan with a group of unidentified people at a formal event. Orchid is sitting on the far right with a twelve other women all wearing...

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan embracing

Image

Leon Jordan reclining in a chair while embracing Orchid Jordan. Orchid is kneeling and looking forward while smiling, wearing a floral dress. Leon is...

Date Published
1955
1960
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan in a living room

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Leon and Orchid Jordan in the living room of a house in Kansas City. Leon is sitting in an upholstered chair and looking at Orchid. Orchid is wearing...

Date Published
1955
1960
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan in a living room

Image

Leon and Orchid Jordan in the living room of a house in Kansas City. Leon is sitting in an upholstered chair and looking at Orchid. Orchid is wearing...

Date Published
1955
1960
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Leon and Orchid Jordan wearing formal attire

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Leon and Orchid Jordan wearing formal attire. Orchid is sitting in a chair and looking forward. She is wearing a black dress. Leon is standing behind...

Date Published
1955
1960
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

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. 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 sitting on a couch in their Kansas City house with items collected in Africa. An animal skin and ivory statues are on a table...

Date Published
1955
1960
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

Orchid and an unidentified woman with two young girls and a dog

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Orchid and an unidentified woman standing on the sidewalk in Kansas City with two unidentified girls and a dog. Orchid and the other woman are...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid and Leon Jordan in front of a car

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Orchid and Leon Jordan standing in front of a car and wooden garage in Kansas City. Orchid is wearing an animal print shoulder wrap. Leon is wearing a...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid and Leon Jordan in front of a car

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Orchid and Leon Jordan standing in front of a car and wooden garage in Kansas City. Orchid is wearing an animal print shoulder wrap. Leon is wearing a...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid and Leon Jordan with an assortment of masks

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Orchid and Leon Jordan with an assortment of masks from their African art collection in their Kansas City home. The masks are hung on a sheet hanging...

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid and Leon Jordan with Lavera Smith

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Orchid and Leon Jordan with an unidentified girl, possibly Lavera Smith, sitting on steps outside an entrance to the Jordan residence at 2745 Garfield...

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid and Leon Jordan with their African art collection

Image

Orchid and Leon Jordan standing with items from their African art collection, likely in Kansas City. Orchid is wearing a patterned dress and head wrap...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid and Leon Jordan with their African art collection

Image

Orchid and Leon Jordan standing with items from their African art collection, likely in Kansas City. Orchid is wearing a patterned dress and head wrap...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan and an unidentified girl in front of a car

Image

Orchid Jordan standing with an unidentified girl, possibly Lavera Smith, in front of a car on the street in Kansas City. Jordan is standing in front...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan in front of a car

Image

Orchid Jordan standing in front of a car and wooden garage in Kansas City. She is wearing an animal print shoulder wrap and embroidered cap, looking...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan looking at a photo album

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Orchid Jordan looking at a photo album with six unidentified women. They are sitting on a long couch looking down at the album on a coffee table...

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan on a couch

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Orchid Jordan sitting on a living room couch, likely in Kansas City. She is looking forward and smiling. The couch and wallpaper are similar patterns...

Date Published
1975
1980
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

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  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995

Member of

  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (44)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (45)

Genres

  • Snapshots (43)
  • Portrait photographs (42)
  • Black & white photographs (39)
  • Gelatin silver prints (39)
  • Group portraits (27)
  • Color photographs (5)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (23)
  • 1951-1960 (13)
  • 1971-1980 (5)
  • 1961-1970 (4)

Subjects

  • Statues (17)
  • Art, African (16)
  • African American women politicians (4)
  • African American politicians (2)
  • Dogs (2)
  • Jewelry (2)
  • Parties (2)
  • African American families (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Folk art (1)
  • Hides and skins (1)
  • Legislators (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • (-) Kansas City (Mo.) (45)

Subjects, People

  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (22)
  • Davis, Ilus W., 1917-1996 (2)
  • Holliday, Harold L., Sr., 1918-1985 (2)
  • Holliday, Margaret (2)
  • Swinton, Lee Vertis, 1922-1994 (2)
  • Watkins, Bruce R. (Bruce Riley), 1924-1980 (2)
  • Watkins, Rhae (2)
  • (-) Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (45)

Date Published

  • 1950 (21)
  • 1955 (13)
  • 1960 (9)
  • 1980 (5)
  • 1975 (4)
  • 1951 (3)
  • 1941 (2)
  • 1945 (2)
  • 1963 (2)
  • 1965 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1971 (1)

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