Ellsworth "Elzie" Brooks Playing with his Dog, May 1961
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Ellsworth "Elzie" Brooks Playing with his Dog, May 1961. He was waiting for his friend, Herschel Simmons, to pick him up so they can go "joy riding". His dog's name is Whitey. The photo was taken in the front yard of his home in Coleman, MD in May 1961, a month before he graduated high school. May 1961
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Black Communities - Coleman, The Lives and Families of Chesapeake Heartland Oral History Initiative
African American teenage boys
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