Dolores Hobley Collection

Description
The Dolores Hobley Collection was formed by various purchases from her business at Waldo Antiques of Kansas City. The collection consists of photographs that primarily reflect aspects of the African-American cultural experience during the late 19th century and into the 20th century, including in and around Kansas City.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Lee Bohanon

An African American man, possibly Lee Bohanon, in sunglasses and a traditional African shirt, leans on the leg that has his foot propped up on a small stone wall.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Joe Cowley

Studio portrait of Joe Cowley in his Army uniform.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Couple's photograph at the AKA formal

An African American man in a tuxedo stands behind a seated African American woman in an evening gown with her eyes closed during black tie/white dress formal event for the Alpha Kappa Alpha, AKA, sorority. A rocket prop stands at a slant on the stage on the left side of the photograph. A sparkling sign hangs behind them and is partially out of the photograph that says, "Celestialo…" Another woman in an evening gown is entering the stage area behind the couple.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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King Pleasure and Popeye Maupin in Cincinnati, Ohio

King Pleasure on the left, Popeye Maupin in the center, and an unidentified African American man on the right, stand arm in arm with big grins in Cincinnati.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Couple embracing while posing for a photo

An unidentified African American man and African American woman stand as they embrace and smile at the photographer.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-409.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Dolores Hobley and friends at the Negro League Baseball Museum

Dolores Hobley (left) and two other African Americans stand arm in arm in front of the wall in front of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. The man in the middle wears a Monarchs Kansas City baseball cap. The teenager's eyes are closed on the right.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Frank Ellis with three women at an event

Photo of E. Frank Ellis standing to the left of three unidentified African American women. He is holding a microphone. The woman next to him is holding a plaque and a card with a bow on it. The other two women are grinning toward the plaque.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-411.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Lilly Milton

Studio photo of Lilly Milton.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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William T. Rogers, Shriner

William T. Rogers wearing the Ararat No. 49 Shriner's fez with the word "Potentate" clearly visible, and the neck ribbon with the Shriner symbols.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Soldiers Johnson, Dennis, and Green look out at the combat field

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 out.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-414.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Two soldier sit by a telephone pole with a radio transmitter

Two African American soldiers in uniform and helmets sit by a telephone pole with a telephone radio transmitter between them.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Woman working at a desk

Slide photo of an unidentified white woman sitting at a desk filled with papers. A typewriter is behind her to the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-416.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Two men work on a canoe

Photo of two men from the tropics building a canoe by sitting in a straddle across the canoe and working on the inside. Both mean are wearing shorts and have their backs to each other. The canoe sits in the shade in a jungle area. A building on stilts is behind the men.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-417.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Laughing child

An unidentified African American baby looking to his left and laughing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-418.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Joanna Cummings, Dollie and Beatrice

Photo of an African American woman standing, one sitting, and a white baby in a walker outside by a clothesline. Below the photograph written in white ink: Joanna Cummings, Dollie & Beatrice." A house stands behind the clothesline.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-419.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271