Dolores Hobley Collection

An unidentified African American man wearing a burgundy jacket holds a trophy still in its shipping wrapper. Several African American men are behind him.

An unidentified African American man grinning. He's wearing a denim outfit.

Two African American men shake hands, one holding an award wearing a flat cap and another looking at the two from the background. Other African American men are in the background.

An unidentified African American man in a floral shirt stands by a table full of trophies still in their shipping wrappers.

An unidentified African American man smiles in a graduation cap, gown, and stole as he stands and holds a book in both hands on the lawn between the sidewalk and building with bushes behind him on graduation day, probably at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.

An unidentified African American man in a green jacket and plaid paints smiles up towards the photographer as he holds a trophy. Other men are behind him.

An unidentified African American man wearing a red ball cap grins as he holds his trophy, still in its shipping wrapper, up for everyone to see.

An unidentified African American man in a red sweater holding an award. Several African American men and a white man are talking in a group behind him.

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.

A studio portrait of a smiling unidentified African American barefoot man in African attire [real or imagined is unknown by person adding description]. He carries a club up in his right hand and holds a shield over a spear upright on the ground in his left hand. His hair is fashioned in vertical feathers. He wears a necklace of a leather strand with beads across the front. He wears a loincloth of feathers in front and a leather breechcloth in the back. Navel is blurred out.