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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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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-257.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Portrait of a man in a striped suit

A portrait of unidentified African American man sitting on the arm of a wicker chair and looking to his right at the photographer. He holds a hat on his lap with his right hand . He wears a three piece striped suit with a high-collared shirt and a necktie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-258.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Portrait of a man standing

A studio portrait of unidentified African American man standing with his hands down to his sides. He wears a hat, a suit jacket with sculpted pocket overlays, and a small bow tie. The arms of his jacket are a bit short.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-259.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Full-length portrait of a man standing by a mantle

A full-length portrait of an unidentified African American man facing to the left of the photograph with his right elbow leaning on a mantel over a enclosed fireplace. He wears a high collar with a neck tie. A suit with a watch chain attached to his lapel button hole and extending down into his suit jacket breast pocket. He wears button shoes. There is a clock on the mantel with a sculpture of, perhaps, Don Quixote. Also an elaborate metal base holding fireplace tools stands behind the man.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-260.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Portrait of G.H. Brooks with a cigar

A studio portrait of G.H. Brooks wearing a bowler hat tipped to the right, a bow tie, an overcoat held open on the right by his hand in the pocket of his pants, a buttoned vest with a watch chain spanning the front and a suit jacket. He holds a cigar in his left hand. The color that forms the edging on the photograph is sculpted.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-261.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Man's photo in a lucky frame

A portrait of an unidentified African American man framed by a red and white printed card that says "Good Luck" at the top over a horseshoe and has four-leaf clovers down the sides of the photograph. Underneath the photo is a black area to write a name. The outlined blank area has the word "From" at the top. The man is wearing a hat and suit. His hands are down by his sides.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-262.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Man sitting in a wooden chair with a leather seat

A studio portrait of an unidentified African American man sitting in a wooden chair with a leather seat attached with decorative upholstery tacks. He wears a three piece striped suit, a stand up collar, a necktie, and a medallion hanging by a chain from his vest buttonhole.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-263.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Velma smiles at the photographer

A studio portrait of a smiling Velma as she looks directly at the photographer wearing a fur collar over a square neckline lace bodice . She has on a necklace that possibly is a pocket style watch.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-264.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Woman with glasses

A studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman wearing eyeglasses and a high-collared lace blouse. Embossed in the lower left hand corner of the paperboard frame, "Anderson Studio, 1205 Walnut St., K.C. MO."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-265.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Woman sitting and reading a letter

A studio portrait of unidentified African American woman with her left side to the photographer staring out over an piece of paper in her hands as she sits in a ornate wicker chair. She wears a dark, square-neck full-length dress with gathered puffy half-sleeves, gathered cuffs, and gathered collar. Embossed below the photograph in decorative paperboard, "W [in embossed floral framing] R. M. Williams, Nashville."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-266.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-267.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Full portrait of a woman in dark clothing holding a parasol and a fan

A studio portrait of an unidentified white woman wearing a dark bow on the top of her head, a high-collar with a large bow at her throat with a brooch in the center, a dark double-breasted blouse with long puffy sleeves that end in cuffs, and a dark, full-length skirt. She holds a dark folded parasol, tip down to the floor, in her right hand and a light colored expanded fan, held low, in her left hand. She stands on a fur rug with a painted backdrop of an outdoor scene behind her. Below the photograph is printed, "J.A. Hacker, Tipton, Kans."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-268.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Susie Patterson

A studio portrait of a, Susie Patterson, an African American woman looking slightly to her right wearing a high dark collar with a lighter color pleated blouse, a wide dark waistband, and a short jacket with wide lapels and Juliet sleeves. She wears a long watch chain around her neck and tucked into the waistband.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-269.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Woman standing in a garden

An unidentified African American woman smiles as she stands on a path and looks directly at the photographer between rows of tulips with a blooming bush behind her outdoors. A garden gate is at the end of the path with the backs of houses beyond the gate.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-181.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271
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Woman wearing a suit without lapels

An unidentified African American woman smiles down and to her right at the photographer as she stands outdoors wearing a suit jacket without lapels and with an embroidered handkerchief spilling out of her right hip pocket. The letter "D" is embroidered on the handkerchief.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-182.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271