Dolores Hobley Collection

A group photograph of the Missouri Baptist Young People's Department of African American Women's Convention just in front of the porch of Goins Hall on the Western Baptist Seminary campus at 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. There are a few African American men and children. There are mostly African American women and three white women. The first row sits in chairs and the following rows stand on the steps up to the porch. A sign above the porch attached to the balcony fence reads, "Goins Hall." Handwritten in white just below Goins Hall, "Missouri Baptist Young People's Dep't. of Women's Convention. Assembled at Western Seminary. July 23-28, 1945 Kansas City Mo."

A studio portrait of an unidentified young African American woman wearing a fur collar and muff, a long jabot over a plaid suit, and elbow length gloves. Handwritten in the bottom right-hand corner, "Momma from. Kitsy."

A studio portrait of smiling unidentified African American woman with a baby lying on its stomach to the left and a toddler girl seated on the right.

Three unidentified African American women stand by a house with two unidentified African American children sitting in front of them in the yard next to a two-story clapboard house. The woman in the center has her arms around the shoulders of the women on either side of her. Two washtubs are against the house behind the group.

An unidentified African American woman and her grandmother stand under tree. Handwritten above the photograph, "My Grand Ma."

Photograph: Two young African American boys visit with a Santa Claus, who is a white man, has a red poinsettia on the top center and a red and white house across the bottom. Both boys have lollipops. The younger boy sits on Santa's lap. The older boy is standing and grinning at the photographer. Card front: Santa Claus flies over a snowy village in a green helicopter outfitted with skies. A blue and pink flag attached to the helicopter reads, "My Visit with Santa". Inside of the card the frame around the photograph of two young African American boys visiting with a Santa Claus, who is a white man, has a red poinsettia on the top center and a red and white house across the bottom. Both boys have lollipops. The younger boy sits on Santa's lap. The older boy is standing and grinning at the photographer.

Myra Taylor sings with the Curtyse Foster Band at an unidentified venue in Kansas City. Farthest to the left Bunnie "Bumps" Love smiles to her right at the photographer as she sits with her hands on the piano keys. To the right is the unidentified bass player. In the center front is Myra Taylor with her arms spread as she smiles and sings into a microphone on the stand in front of her. She wears a full-length evening gown. To her left behind her on the stage is Curtyse Foster wearing a tuxedo and blowing into a saxophone. To Curtyse's left and behind him on stage is Bill Nolan smiling and playing the drums. To Bill's left and in front of Bill on the stage, Elmer Price blows into a trumpet. There is a derby hat hanging on a stand in front of Elmer Price. The front corners of the stage are decorated with organ pipes.

A portrait photograph of an African American male US Naval Officer.

A white male Navy sailor stands outside smiling in his dress white uniform.

An unidentified African American woman with her arms around the shoulders of two unidentified, unenthused, African American men, sit at a table while having drinks at an unidentified venue. The table has a tablecloth, four glasses, a glass bowl with ice in it, a bottle of Seagram's 7, a bottle of White Rose, and what is likely a bottle of seltzer water and a bottle of water. The man to her right wears a wide tie with a large swirl pattern over a dark shirt, under a vest, under a suit jacket. She wears a dark blouse with a bow at the collar as she smiles at the man to her right. The man to her left wears a light colored suit with a wide printed dark tie. He holds a cigarette in his left hand. He appears to have a scar on his upper lip from his left nostril to his lip. Five unidentified African American men sit at other tables behind the trio.