Dolores Hobley Collection

A portrait of a laughing unidentified African American woman with her long hair worn down as she holds a floral shawl around her shoulders with her left in the center of her chest.

An unidentified African American woman leans her left side on the driver's car door and holds the hand of the driver. The words "Nature Boy" are on the door below her elbow. At the hood ornament of the car is a statue of possibly Neptune riding a horse and a wall beyond that people are looking over.

A portrait of an unidentified African American woman in a wood-carved rocking chair on a porch. She wears a short jacket with puffed long-sleeves over a lace blouse, a white belt, and a skirt with an embroidered pattern above the hemline.

A studio portrait of Laura Scott or Cara N. Smith wearing a wide-brimmed hat with the brim turned up and a blouse with a high collar. Embossed on the lower right-hand corner, "Art Parlors, B/O Tex, Av."

An unidentified African American woman leans against the rear driver's side of likely a 1950 Ford four-door sedan that is parked under trees. The license plate is from Indiana.

An unidentified African American woman smiles down at the dog in her lap she is petting as she is sitting outdoors in a wicker chair. There is a tall wall behind her with a bush in front of it.

Two unidentified African American women flanking Dowdal Davis outside on a concrete wall of a building's steps. The base of an ornate iron light post is in front and to the right. Each corner has a ram's head. The woman on the left wears a dark, close-fitting cap and a coat with a fur collar and cuffs. She pokes our her tongue a bit and has a questioning look in her eyes. Dowdal in the middle is laughing as he wears a light colored scarf, an overcoat, a three-piece suit and spats. He has his arm around a smiling woman on the right who wears a coat with a fur collar.

An unidentified African American woman pulling a wheelbarrow behind her by standing between the handles, one in each hand. A car is parked in the background.

A portrait of an unidentified African American woman sitting on a porch in a bentwood chair holding a Kansas City Star newspaper. She wears a full-length velvet dress with a lace jabot, and a plaid bow, waist sash, and cuffs. A door and a mailbox are behind her.

An unidentified African American woman wearing a bathing suit and a swim cap stands barefoot on large rocks at the shore of a body of water with her hands above her head as if she's prepared to dive into the water. She smiles at the photographer beneath her left arm. The dark-colored swimsuit has stripes around the armholes, collar, and the belt. A large mansion is behind her on another shore.