Dolores Hobley Collection

Description

The Dolores Hobley Collection was formed by various purchases from her business at Waldo Antiques of Kansas City. The collection consists of photographs that primarily reflect aspects of the African-American cultural experience during the late 19th century and into the 20th century, including in and around Kansas City.

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LaBudde Special Collections

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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

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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

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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

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Collection Identifier: MS-0271

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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

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Woman pulling a wheelbarrow

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.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-167.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0271

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Sawing a stump

An unidentified African American man and a boy stand on either side of a stump lying on its side, holding it steady. Another unidentified African American man pushes one side of a two-man crosscut saw already a quarter-way through the stump. The man using the saw looks over his left shoulder at the photographer. A rotting barn is behind the group.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0271

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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