Dolores Hobley Collection

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: graduate stands on the lawn; An unidentified African American man in cap and gown on graduation day, probably Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, stands on the lawn and looks directly at the photographer without smiling., No date; likely circa 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Related range: P52-71.

: group by cars parked under the trees; An unidentified smiling group of four African American women, two African American men and a girl in front of three cars parked under the trees. Two women flank a man between the left car and the center car. A girl and a woman sit on the front bumper of the center car. A man and a woman who is mostly out of the photograph stand between the center car and the car on the right., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Related range: P114-128.

: group gathered for a group photograph; An unidentified group photograph of African American women, children and a African American man posing outdoors among trees, mostly seated, on their knees or standing., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Related range: P129-133.

: group laughs together on the rocks by the water; An unidentified African American male wearing a two-piece swimsuit squats in front of an unidentified group of four African American women and one African American man who stand behind him on the rock and logs likely beside a body of water. The standing group are dressed in street clothing. All are grinning., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: group of men laugh as they gather outside; A group of unidentified African American men sit and laugh as they attend an outdoor gathering . Other men are standing around talking. A golf cart is parked on the right side of the photograph., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Related photo range "Al's Tournament 77 - 78" #429 - #487

: group of people talking and looking at books; A group of people consisting of five white women and one white man shaking the hand of an African American man. Two of the women are speaking together on the left. The other women are facing away from the photographer as they look at items, including books, on a table., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Related photo range 387 - 395. Stamped on the back, "Associated Studios, S.W. Cor. 31st & Indiana, K.C., MO. WA 3-5537 or WA 4-6134."

: group of women and children surround Josephine Wright and Mary Virginia Jacobs; A group of African American women and children sit on a striped couch. Mary Virginia Jacobs (seated middle), and Josephine Wright (seated far right), with two unidentified adults of color seated to their right. A girl sits between Mary Virginia and Josephine. A girl and boy sit on the back of the couch above., No date; between 1939 and 1941, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Kansas City politician Leon Jordan is related to Josephine Wright (maternal aunt) and Mary Virginia Jacobs (maternal grandmother). Stamped on back, "Photographed by J.B. Anderson."

: group photograph of what is likely a family; An unidentified group of well-dressed six African American women, three African American men, three boys and a teenage girl as they stand or sit in the yard by the porch of a clapboard house behind them. The house has a trellis with ivy growing on it behind them. There is an enclosed balcony above the group on the second story., No date; likely circa 1910s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: group photograph of what is likely a family; 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 chairs and the men stand behind the chairs. All of the men wear bowler hats. The boys head is only visible between the shoulders of the two women to the left., No date; likely circa 1910s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Mounted to 9"x7" decorative paperboard.

: group rides in a car; An unidentified group in an open car, including a African American woman (driving), and an African American man and children. A young girl sits in the passenger seat. And in the backseat, a likely teenage girl sits behind the passenger seat holding a baby. The man to her left, "Father", also holds a toddler., No date; likely between 1904 and 1918, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Picture postcard; handwritten on front: "Sister Lillian & Father". Stamp block has AZO printed around with four triangles pointing up.

: group sits at a table laughing; Several unidentified African American men and women laugh while sitting around a table in a wood paneled room. One man stands on the right side of the photograph., No date; likely circa 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Related photo range "Al's Tournament 77 - 78" #429 - #487

: group stands in a general store; An unidentified group of six African American men and two African American women stand inside a business. In the bottom right corner is a shoe shine chair (shoe shine stand). Behind the shoe shine stand along the wall are three pinball machines which one man with a cigar in his right hand and one woman lean on. Another man stands behind the third pinball machine. In the aisle between the pinball machines and the sales counter, stand two men and one woman. The woman is holding a cigarette in her right hand. Two men lean along the sales counter on the left side of the photograph. At the farthest end of the counter is an open doorway with a sign above that reads, "No admittance. Employees only. Requested by Mgr." Inside the room behind the doorway are soft drink crates stacked in front of a what is possibly a jukebox. Behind the counter are shelves with cubbies for different flat storage items. On the top frame of the shelves is a sign that reads, "Luckies tastes better." On top of the shelves is a uniform hat and other assorted items. In the front right corner is a glass display case with a slanted front glass with what appears to be display boxes of candy inside of the case. A single ceiling lamp hangs in the upper right hand corner., No date; likely circa 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Bottom half of a postage-size stamp is on back. The beginning of the year 195- is printed up the left side. A African American man walks to the right side of the stamp wearing a black jacket, green pants, and black shoes with gold accents. His hand and the front of the pants have hash marks in black. The head and shoulders are torn off with the top of the stamp.

: group surrounds John Wright, Josephine Wright, and Mary Virginia Jacobs; John Wright (seated far left), with a small African American boy on his lap, Mary Virginia Jacobs (seated middle) between two African American girls, and Josephine Wright (seated far right), on a floral couch with three unidentified adults of color (standing). Possibly the children and the three adults standing are family., No date; likely 1940, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Kansas City politician Leon Jordan is related to Josephine Wright (maternal aunt) and Mary Virginia Jacobs (maternal grandmother). Stamped on back, "Photographed by J.B. Anderson."

: group talks as one man looks at an album; An unidentified African American man, from his right side, speaks with a white woman beside a table with candles and items on it. In the foreground is a white man looking at an LP album cover. On the right side of the photograph, a white woman is looking down as the white child in front of her also looks down., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Related photo range 387 - 395.

: guitarist and bassist perform in Chicago; An unidentified African American man holding a tenor guitar while wearing mix-matched clothing and a derby hat stands to the right and gives a questioning look to an unidentified African American woman holding a Fender electric bass guitar and pointing her finger at him during a performance in Chicago, Illinois. She wears a close-fitting hat with a flower sticking straight up out of the top of it and a sleeveless, fringed, culotte jumpsuit. They stand in front of a glass-block half wall with a drum set behind it. The woman's face is in profile from her left side., No date; likely circa 1958 or 1959, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on back, "Tiny Don's. 5016 Blackstone Ave. Chicago. Ill. OA-4-1426 "

: head shot portrait; A studio portrait of unidentified African American man wearing a double-lapel suit jacket over a buttoned vest and a necktie under the small collar of a light color shirt. Lightly embossed on the lower right-hand corner of the paper board, "Loomas, 549 Walnut St., Kansas City Mo.", No date; likely circa 1900, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Oval photo mounted to 5"x7" decorative paperboard.

: head shot portrait; A studio head shot portrait of unidentified African American man looking slightly to his right. He wears a three-piece suit with a white neck tie. Embossed below the photograph on the paper board, "Aristo Finish, H.B. Rice, DeWitt, Neb.", No date; likely late 1890s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: head shot portrait of a girl; A studio head shot portrait of an unidentified African American girl wears a high collar pinned under her throat, a dress with an light-colored inset bodice and a dark ruffle over her chest that matches the rest of the blouse. Embossed on the paperboard frame below the photograph, "M. L. Dean, Main St., Mt. Airy, N.C.", No date; likely 1910s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Oval photo mounted to 4.25"x6" decorative paperboard.

: head shot portrait of a man; A head shot studio portrait of an unidentified African American man wearing a high collar shirt with a necktie and tie pin, as well as a lapel pin on his suit jacket. He has a handkerchief tucked into his breast pocket., No date; likely circa 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: head shot portrait of a man and advertising on the back of the photograph; Front: A studio head shot portrait of a serious, mustachioed unidentified African American man wearing a three-piece suit and a white bow tie. Embossed below the photograph, "Johnson, FRJ, 493 Penna Avenue, Washington, D.C." Back: Printed on the back of a photograph, "F.R. Johnson's Photo Emporium, 493 Panna. Ave., Washington, D.C. Duplicates and Enlargements from this Negative at any Time. FRJ.", No date; likely circa 1890, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Mounted to 4.25"x6.5" decorative paperboard.

: head shot portrait of a man in a white bow tie; A studio head shot portrait of unidentified African American man in a high collar, white bow tie, and dark jacket with a lapel pin. C.A. Goodrich is embossed on the lower right-hand corner., No date; likely circa 1890, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Mounted to 4.25"x6.5" decorative paperboard. Stamped on back, "FROM C. A. Goodrich, Photograph & Crayon Artist, Pastell Enlargements & Frames, 401 Metropolitan Ave. ARGENTINE, KANS."

: head shot portrait of a man wearing a necktie; A studio head shot portrait of unidentified African American man wearing a rounded shirt collar, a necktie, and a three piece suit., No date; likely circa 1900, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Oval photo mounted to 4.75"x6.75" decorative paperboard.

: head shot portrait of a woman; A studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman wearing her hair back, a pearl necklace, and a top with beads embroidered on the bodice., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: head shot portrait of a woman looking at the photographer over her left shoulder; A studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman looking over her left shoulder at the photographer. She wears eyeglasses, earrings, a bead necklace, a lace blouse under a sweater., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: head shot portrait of a woman looking at the photographer over her right shoulder; A studio head shot portrait of an unidentified African American woman looking over her right shoulder to smile at the photographer. She wears a dark blouse with a light-colored print pattern all over., No date; likely between 1930 and 1960, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Stamped on back, "Williams Photo Studio, 1808 Vine St., Kansas City, MO. Phone GRand (possibly) 8055."

: head shot portrait of a woman with bobbed hair; A studio head shot portrait of an unidentified African American woman from her right shoulder as she turns her head slightly to the right. She has bobbed hair., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Stamped on the back, "Williams Studio Art Portraits and Out\u2026 Photography. Kodak. 'king and Enlarging. [1808] Vine St. Harrison 905. Kansas City, Mo."

: headshot of a couple; A headshot studio portrait of an unidentified African American man and African American woman. She smiles with her head turned slightly to the left. He looks straight ahead but not at the photographer. Printed on the side of the cardboard frame, "C.G. Anderson, S.E. Cor. 12th & Walnut, Kansas City, Mo.", No date; likely between 1893 and 1900, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Oval photo mounted to 6"x8" decorative paperboard. Handwritten on back, "For Mrs. Dora Stanley."

: headshot portrait of a woman; A head shot studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman wearing a high dark collar with a brooch at the throat and a crew neck, light colored dress with dark decorative lace across the chest. She has a flat dark bow on top of her head., No date; likely circa 1890s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Oval photo mounted to 4.25"x6" decorative paperboard.

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