Dolores Hobley Collection

An unidentified African American man stands with an open graduation gown while wearing a cap and stole on graduation day, probably at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He stands on a bit of lawn between the sidewalk and the building with bushes behind him. There are two people standing on the steps up to the building behind him.

An unidentified African American man in a red sweater looks down as he holds a trophy still in its shipping wrapper with his right hand.

An unidentified African American man wearing a suit turns to his right and looks up to the ceiling as he sits at the piano and plays with his left hand. A cowbell lays on top of the piano. The piano lid is open.

A full body studio portrait of unidentified African American man standing by a chair with his right elbow resting on the stile. He wears a hat low on his forehead, a buttoned-up, small collar, long-sleeve shirt with armbands under a buttoned vest with a watch chain from the button loop to the right breast pocket. He wears a lapel pin and has, possibly, a writing utensil or rolled cigarette in his left breast pocket.

An unidentified African American man standing outdoors with his right foot resting on something that is blurred. He wears a suit over a plaid shirt and a light colored fedora.

An unidentified African American man wearing sunglasses rests his foot on the dash of a parked golf cart. He holds a score sheet (likely) in his hand.

Two unidentified African American men standing on a golf course. The man on the right holds a trophy with a clock on it. The man on the left holds a piece of paper. A third man on the left is mostly out of the photograph.

An unidentified African American man sits at a banquet table wearing a light colored suit and a dark golf shirt.

A studio portrait of an unidentified African American man sitting at a table with his right elbow resting on the table. He is wearing a three-piece suit and his fedora is sitting on the table.

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.