L. K. Hughes Photography collection 1944-2010

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L. K. Hughes Photography collection 1944-2010

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The Hughes photographs are those of the L. K. Hughes Photography business run by Leon and Rosie Hughes. They illustrate everyday life in Wichita, Kansas from the mid-1940s to the mid-1970s.

10.5 linear feet (21 boxes - Approx. 2785 photographs; 11x14" or smaller), 1 oversize box, and 2 DVDs

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6353331

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

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Hughes, Leon K., 1913-1978.

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Born in 1913 in Arkansas, Leon K. Hughes moved to Wichita, Kansas when he was five. By the 1940s, Hughes worked in the Wichita aircraft plants. In 1946, he married Rosie E. Hughes, who was born in 1921 in Oklahoma and moved to Wichita in 1943. She also worked in the city's aircraft plants. Leon Hughes was a self-taught photographer who operated L. K. Hughes Photography out of their 11th and Wabash home; he later taught Mrs. Hughes who then joined the business. From the dining room i...

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Hughes, Rosie E., 1913-

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L.K. Hughes Photography.

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