Group standing in a general store

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Repository

LaBudde Special Collections

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Description

An unidentified group of six African American men and two African American women stand inside a business. In the bottom right corner is a shoe shine chair (shoe shine stand). Behind the shoe shine stand along the wall are three pinball machines which one man with a cigar in his right hand and one woman lean on. Another man stands behind the third pinball machine. In the aisle between the pinball machines and the sales counter, stand two men and one woman. The woman is holding a cigarette in her right hand. Two men lean along the sales counter on the left side of the photograph. At the farthest end of the counter is an open doorway with a sign above that reads, "No admittance. Employees only. Requested by Mgr." Inside the room behind the doorway are soft drink crates stacked in front of a what is possibly a jukebox. Behind the counter are shelves with cubbies for different flat storage items. On the top frame of the shelves is a sign that reads, "Luckies tastes better." On top of the shelves is a uniform hat and other assorted items. In the front right corner is a glass display case with a slanted front glass with what appears to be display boxes of candy inside of the case. A single ceiling lamp hangs in the upper right hand corner.

Member of

Dolores Hobley Collection

Language English

Date Published

1941

1950

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Subject, Old

African American men

African American women

Pinball machines

Stores

Retail

Cigarette smokers

Time Period

1941-1950

Notes

No date; likely circa 1950, Bottom half of a postage-size stamp is on back. The beginning of the year 195- is printed up the left side. A African American man walks to the right side of the stamp wearing a black jacket, green pants, and black shoes with gold accents. His hand and the front of the pants have hash marks in black. The head and shoulders are torn off with the top of the stamp., Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 13 x 18 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-003.tif

Genres

Gelatin silver prints

Black & white photographs

Group portraits

Snapshots

Type

photographs