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Mother and her children

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-234.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Man and woman sitting on a bench for a studio photograph with a painted backdrop

A studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman and African American man sitting on a bench with a painted backdrop behind them of mountains and an aqueduct. He has his left arm around her shoulders. They both wear hats.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-238.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Head shot portrait of a woman looking at the photographer over her right shoulder

A studio head shot portrait of an unidentified African American woman looking over her right shoulder to smile at the photographer. She wears a dark blouse with a light-colored print pattern all over.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-284.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Woman wearing a string of pearls

A studio head shot portrait of an unidentified African American woman looking down and slightly to her right shoulder without smiling. She wears a string of pearls.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-285.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Woman holding a floral shawl around her shoulders

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-289.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Curtyse Foster in a publicity photograph

Curtyse A. Foster, standing holding his saxophone in a signed promotional photograph. Handwritten next to his printed signature, "To my family." Printed below the photograph in the margin, "Curtyse Foster and His Find Kansas Citians, 3304 Indiana K.C., Mo. 64128, Call 921-3547 after 6 PM."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-296.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Group of women and children seated around Josephine Wright and Mary Virginia Jacobs

A group of African American women and children sit on a striped couch. Mary Virginia Jacobs (seated middle), and Josephine Wright (seated far right), with two unidentified adults seated to their right. A girl sits between Mary Virginia and Josephine. A girl and boy sit on the back of the couch above.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-329.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Two men work on a canoe

Photo of two men from the tropics building a canoe by sitting in a straddle across the canoe and working on the inside. Both mean are wearing shorts and have their backs to each other. The canoe sits in the shade in a jungle area. A building on stilts is behind the men.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-417.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Laughing child

An unidentified African American baby looking to his left and laughing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-418.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Diners smile at the photographer

An unidentified group of three African American men and two African American women smile as they share a meal inside an unidentified diner. Two of the men sit on either side of a woman on the left side of the photograph. The woman and the man to her left hold cigarettes in their right hands. At the end of the "U"-shaped counter another woman sits with a man leaning over her left shoulder to smile at the photographer. He wears an envelope-style hat. There are drinking glasses, dishes, and condiment holders on the counter. The photograph is taken through two large elephant ear leaves that match the wall painting behind the patrons of a bird cage in among elephant ear plants and palms.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-004.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Man and woman seated at a table

Darnella, and an African American man [possibly Kansas City jazz pianist Bob Wilson?] are seated at a table with a tablecloth, two beverages for each, and a glass ashtray at an unidentified venue. She wears a hat that looks like a head wrap, a suit jacket, a large lion brooch, earrings and bracelets. He wears a plaid bow tie with his wide-lapel, double-breasted suit jacket, and sunglasses. There are pipe barriers behind them. No one else is sitting at the tables behind the couple.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-005.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Soldiers eating with a group of women

An unidentified group of African American women and uniformed African American men and one uniformed white man socializing at one long banquet table while an unidentified African American band is performing in the background at an unidentified venue or event. Approximately 20 people seated at the tables. Approximately six men in the band.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-019.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Group gathered around John Wright, Josephine Wright, and Mary Virginia Jacobs

John Wright (seated far left), with a small African American boy on his lap, Mary Virginia Jacobs (seated middle) between two African American girls, and Josephine Wright (seated far right), on a floral couch with three unidentified adults (standing). Possibly the children and the three adults standing are family.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-021.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271

Good friends

Two unidentified kids in summer clothes grin as they stand with their arms around each other's shoulder on the steps to a house.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-172.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0271