Dolores Hobley Collection

An unidentified African American co-ed group standing in a "V" formation for a photograph at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The women wear skirts and blouses with anklet socks and flat shoes. The men wear suits with neckties. Most wear a round white button or sticker on their left lapel or chest.

An unidentified African American co-ed group of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The front row of girls are crouched on the ground. The second row of girls are standing. The following row of boys are standing with the top row of women on the porch of the two-story porch of the seminary.

An unidentified African American co-ed group of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The front row of boys are crouched on the ground. The second row of girls are seated. The following rows are standing with the top row on the porch of the seminary.

An large unidentified co-ed group of African American men, women, and children and one white man seated in the center on the ground in the photograph on the grounds of Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Not many of the group are smiling. The first row sits on the ground. The second row is seated. The back rows are standing near the building.

An unidentified African American co-ed group photograph on the steps of the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. In the center of the front row is choral director, Mrs. D.A. Holmes.

An unidentified African American co-ed group at the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The first row crouches down while the following rows stand on the steps leading up to the building. A spider web transom window above the door is visible just above the top rows' heads. "Williams KC.MO #3548" is printed in white handwriting script on the bottom right corner.

Coles Brother's Circus Band stands on and in front of a stage with a banner behind them of women dancing in costume. The men wear light, long-sleeved shirts with Cole Bros. Circus printed on the left breast pocket, white captain's hats with dark brims, and short, wide striped neckties. The three African American women wear dance costumes and hold a pose in the center on the stage. Farthest to the left on stage is a baritone player. To his left is a tenor saxophone player. The three women are to the left of the saxophone player. To their left of the dancers is a trumpet player and then a trombone player. On the ground in front of the stage base curtains is a snare drummer farthest to the left. To his left is P.G. Lowry the cornet player and bandleader. To P.G. Lowry's left is the bass drummer. To the bass drummer's left is an alto saxophone and soprano saxophone player. Farthest to the right is the tuba player. The number 3436 is printed on the bottom of the photograph between the alto saxophonist and the tuba player. Handwritten at the top, "Coles Bro's Circus - 1937." Handwritten on the bottom, "P.G. Lowry."

Staff Sergeant Harry L. Smith, from his right side, smiles as he stands on the street and looks over his right shoulder at the photographer. Handwritten above and below the photograph on the backing, "Cool Cat. S/Sgt. Harry L. Smith. Tulsa Oklahoma."

Neal [Cornelia Scott], an African American woman, is slightly bent while she is standing in a field of flowers in a casual, sleeveless floral dress with a wide collar. Her right hand is wrapped in a bandage with just the thumb exposed.

Neal [Cornelia Scott], with her left arm around a dog, sits on a rock wall to the right of an unidentified African American woman standing in an outdoor garden or courtyard. The unidentified woman holds a box camera and a wide-brimmed hat in her hands.