Dolores Hobley Collection

A studio portrait of a well-dressed unidentified African American woman and African American man. The man leans on a stile of the chair the woman sits in. She sits in a Victorian chair with carved open-mouthed lion's heads on the top of the stiles.

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.

A professional head shot photograph of T.B. Watkins [Theron B. Watkins] in Kansas City, Missouri seated with a slight smile as he wears a white shirt, printed necktie, a tie chain with a "W" as decoration, a vest and suit jacket with a pocket square in the left breast pocket. He looks to the photographer's left instead of directly at the photographer.

Four African American women surround one African American man as they stand behind two tables covered with glassware.

The tail of a Navy VU-5 plane.

An unidentified African American male golfer mid-swing as he tees off at the first hole of the golf course.

Twenty five African American teenage girls are outdoors forming a line by each one subsequently sitting in the lap of the person behind them on the grounds of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Most girls wear dresses or skirts but there are four girls wearing pants. There is a residential area behind them as trees directly behind the line. "Williams KC.MO #3549" is printed in white handwriting script on the bottom right corner.

A studio portrait of an unidentified young African American teenaged boy wearing a high collar, a striped shirt with matching necktie, a waistcoat jacket, knee-length striped pants, tights, and tie shoes with hooks. He holds a brimmed hat low in his right hand. His left hand rests on a square block with, possibly, Spanish moss on it. He stands in front of a tropical backdrop.

A basketball game of an African American teenage boys' basketball team in white shorts and t-shirts with numbers on the front of the shirts playing an African American teenage boys' team in dark shorts with sleeveless t-shirts with number on the front of the shirts in the gymnasium of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. They stand under and around the basket looking up as if waiting for a ball that has been shot to go through the basket. A line of players and African American men sit along the wall and below large windows with wire grate over them and a few with blinds partially pulled. The length of the boys shorts is high above the knees. Two teens wear knee pads. They wear Converse hi-top tennis shoes. A volleyball net is wound and stored in the back left corner.

An unidentified African American teenaged girl leans against the hood of a car on the passenger side. She wears a suit. Possibly it is windy as her hair is windblown. The shadow of the photographer is on the ground in front of her. Another car facing the other way and houses are behind the car she's leaning on. The sun is reflecting off the back window of the car behind her.