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The Garnett Swan 1952, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnett Swan 1952, Garnett High School yearbook

Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas
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Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas

Airlee Ringgold third grade school portrait
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Airlee Ringgold third grade school portrait

Documents from the cornerstone laying for the new Garnett School building
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Documents from the cornerstone laying for the new Garnett School building

Kent Education Association Christmas Semi-Formal invitation
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Kent Education Association Christmas Semi-Formal invitation

Man giving a speech
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Man giving a speech

Aerial view of a speech
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Aerial view of a speech

Delivering a speech at a podium
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Delivering a speech at a podium

Children on stage performing at the Garnet School opening ceremony
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Children on stage performing at the Garnet School opening ceremony

Swan 1953, Garnett High School yearbook
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Swan 1953, Garnett High School yearbook

Garnett Swan 1951, Garnett High School yearbook
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Garnett Swan 1951, Garnett High School yearbook

The Swan 1954, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Swan 1954, Garnett High School yearbook

Woman in an evening gown
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Woman in an evening gown

Amanda Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital
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Amanda Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital

Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital
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Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital

Amanda Frisby Bessick and Gertrude Reid sorting through books
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Amanda Frisby Bessick and Gertrude Reid sorting through books

Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising door-to-door
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Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising door-to-door

Harrison Beck at Garnett High School
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Harrison Beck at Garnett High School

Mattie McNair poses with student
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Mattie McNair poses with student

Students getting on a bus
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Students getting on a bus

Friends at a party
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Friends at a party

Garnett High School staff Christmas Party
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Garnett High School staff Christmas Party

Staff portrait of Anna P. Patrick
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Staff portrait of Anna P. Patrick

Three people cooking in a kitchen
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Three people cooking in a kitchen

Two women standing outside on the sidewalk
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Two women standing outside on the sidewalk

Blurry picture of a man in a dining room
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Blurry picture of a man in a dining room

A woman washing dishes
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A woman washing dishes

A woman washing dishes and looking over her shoulder
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A woman washing dishes and looking over her shoulder

A man and a woman sitting on a couch in a living room
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A man and a woman sitting on a couch in a living room

A man standing in a bedroom
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A man standing in a bedroom

Two people entering a house
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Two people entering a house

Woman sitting outside door 609
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Woman sitting outside door 609

A man and woman standing outside door 609
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A man and woman standing outside door 609

People gathered for a Winter parade
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People gathered for a Winter parade

A Winter parade float going down the street
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A Winter parade float going down the street

A man and a woman smiling
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A man and a woman smiling

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