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2nd Baptist Church, Independence, Missouri

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Postcard photo, 2nd St. Baptist church in Independence, Missouri, 116 E. White Oak St., is one of the oldest black Baptist churches in Missouri. It...

Date Published
1907
Member of
2nd Baptist Church, Independence, Missouri with view of message on back of postcard

2nd Baptist Church, Independence, Missouri with view of message on back of postcard

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Front: Postcard photo, 2nd St. Baptist church in Independence, Missouri, 116 E. White Oak St., is one of the oldest black Baptist churches in Missouri...

Date Published
1907
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Baby wearing christening gown

Baby, gender unknown, propped up and wearing christening gown.

Member of
Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Baby wearing christening gown

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Baby propped up and wearing christening gown.

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Baby wearing christening gown

Dowdal Davis lighting a cigar

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Dowdal H. Davis, from his left side, lighting a cigar outside his house at 301 North 3rd Street (now Park Blvd.) in Independence, Kansas.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Dowdal Davis stands by a woman that sits by the steps

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Dowdal Davis and an unidentified African American woman (possibly Dowdal's sister Marguerite Davis) smile as they pose by the steps to the Davis home...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Dowdal Davis wears an IHS letter sweater

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Dowdal Davis in a school sweater with the initials I.H.S. on an applied banner over an applied "I" over eagle wings. He stands on a sidewalk outside a...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Dowdal Davis with flat cap and a striped suit

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Dowdal Davis smiles as he stands outside in a yard by a house wearing a dark, striped suit jacket but light, striped pants. He holds a flat cap in his...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Dowdal H. Davis and his mother

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Dowdal H. Davis and his mother in the yard outside of a house. His mother sits in a bentwood garden chair wearing a bell hat, gloves, a lavalier...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Dowdal H. Davis and his mother

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Dowdal H. Davis and his mother in the yard outside of a house. His mother sits in a bentwood garden chair wearing a bell hat, gloves, a lavalier...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Dowdal H. Davis' mother in sleeveless, v-neck dress

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The mother of Dowdal H. Davis stands by a bentwood chair outside in the yard wearing a bell hat, gloves, a lavalier necklace, and a light colored...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Dowdal H. Davis' mother relaxes in a bentwood chair

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The mother of Dowdal H. Davis in the yard outside of a house. She sits in a bentwood garden chair wearing a bell hat, gloves, a lavalier necklace, and...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Dowdal H. Davis' mother sits on the arm of a bentwood chair

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The mother of Dowdal H. Davis, from her left side, in the yard outside of a house sits on the arm of a bentwood garden chair wearing a bell hat...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Elderly lady with high lace collar

Card photograph portrait of elderly lady with high lace collar with the name and address of photographer on back.

Member of
Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Elderly lady with high lace collar

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Slightly profiled portrait of elderly lady with high lace collar and bowed neck scarf adorned with brooch.

Member of
Elderly lady with high lace collar

Elderly man with sideburns

Card photograph of an elderly man with sideburns with the name and address of the photographer printed in black on pink background.

Member of
Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Elderly man with sideburns

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Portrait of an elderly man with sideburns wearing a coat with vest and bow tie.

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Elderly man with sideburns

Man with mustache

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Man with mustache standing, left arm lying on an object with hat in his left hand. Wearing a coat, vest, cravat and watch chain.

Member of
Man with mustache

Man with mustache and sideburns

Visiting card photograph of a man with mustache and sideburns with an advertisement for the photographer.

Member of
Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Man with mustache and sideburns

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Man with mustache and sideburns leaning his left arm on a chair and wearing cravat, high-buttoned coat and hat; watch chain.

Member of
Man with mustache and sideburns

Message on postcard of 2nd Baptist Church, Independence, Missouri

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Postcard photo of the inscription on the back. Message reads, "Dear Sister Ma has been here since last Fri. She says if you will line a box with news...

Date Published
1907
Member of
2nd Baptist Church, Independence, Missouri with view of message on back of postcard

Seated man holding stereo card viewer

Card photograph of a man with mustache holding a stereo card viewer with gold border on front and the name and address of the photographer printed on...

Member of
Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Seated man holding stereo card viewer

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Man with mustache wearing a coat with vest and bow tie sitting in a chair, right hand lying on a table with a book on it holding a stereo card viewer.

Member of
Seated man holding stereo card viewer

Stich Shelter House

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The Stich Shelter House in Independence, Kansas with several street lamps and gardens placed around the structure.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Tennis player

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An African American man (likely Dr. Dowdal H. Davis) standing in a yard by of the home of Dr. Dowdal H. Davis Sr. at 301 N. 3rd (now Park) and Laurel...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

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Member of

  • Dolores Hobley Collection (12)
  • Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection (9)
  • 2nd Baptist Church, Independence, Missouri with view of message on back of postcard (2)
  • Baby wearing christening gown (1)
  • Elderly lady with high lace collar (1)
  • Elderly man with sideburns (1)
  • Man with mustache (1)
  • Man with mustache and sideburns (1)
  • Seated man holding stereo card viewer (1)
  • Woman posed next to baby (1)
  • Woman standing in profile touching pot of flowers (1)
  • Woman standing next to rock (1)
  • Young woman in large lace scarf (1)

Types

  • (-) photographs (33)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (33)
  • Gelatin silver prints (33)
  • Portrait photographs (26)
  • Card photographs (19)
  • Lithographs (9)
  • Cartes de visite (6)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • Photographic postcards (2)
  • Architectural photographs (1)
  • Group portraits (1)
  • Photographic prints (1)

Time Periods

  • 1881-1890 (15)
  • 1921-1930 (5)
  • 1931-1940 (4)
  • 1901-1910 (3)
  • 1861-1870 (2)
  • 1871-1880 (2)
  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • Vintage clothing (17)
  • Advertising (9)
  • Graphic design (Typography) (9)
  • Jewelry (9)
  • African American men (7)
  • African American women (6)
  • Women (6)
  • Bentwood furniture (5)
  • Hats (5)
  • Men (5)
  • Bow ties (4)
  • Christening gowns (4)
  • Infants (4)
  • Older people (4)
  • Mothers (3)
  • Baptist church buildings (2)
  • Beards (2)
  • Children (2)
  • Dwellings (2)
  • Furniture (2)
  • Mother and child (2)
  • Mustaches (2)
  • Postcards (2)
  • Wrist watches (2)
  • Brothers and sisters (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Cigar smoking (1)
  • Mothers and sons (1)
  • Physicians (1)
  • Pinstripes (Decorative arts) (1)
  • Tennis players (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • (-) Independence (Kan.) (33)

Subjects, People

  • Dresser, George H., 1854-1912 (16)
  • Davis, Dowdal H. (Dowdal Henry), 1913-1957 (7)
  • Brown, Al (Photographer) (2)
  • Davis, Marguerite (of Independence, Kan.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1921 (5)
  • 1930 (5)
  • 1931 (4)
  • 1940 (4)
  • 1907 (3)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1960 (1)

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