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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. in retirement

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Literary Tribute to John Elbert Wilson, Sr. by Marlon Saunders

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Doris C. Green Obituary

David Reid registering for candidacy (ca. 1990)
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David Reid registering for candidacy (ca. 1990)

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John Alfred Rochester Sr. Obituary

playbill for the Chestertown Jazz Festival inaugural gala
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playbill for the Chestertown Jazz Festival inaugural gala

Compilation of reviews for Sepia
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Compilation of reviews for Sepia

Ad for Sepia "Absence of Pain" album release
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Ad for Sepia "Absence of Pain" album release

Soul group "Sepia" (L-R: Lenora "Zenzalai" Helm, Marlon Saunders, Rosa Russ, Arif St. Michael)
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Soul group "Sepia" (L-R: Lenora "Zenzalai" Helm, Marlon Saunders, Rosa Russ, Arif St. Michael)

Program for a Tribute Event for Mary Eliza Butler Jackson
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Program for a Tribute Event for Mary Eliza Butler Jackson

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Memorial Program for Mary Eliza Butler Jackson

Mt. Olive Couples Ministry Parade Float
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Mt. Olive Couples Ministry Parade Float

Mt. Olive Couples Ministry Parade Float
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Mt. Olive Couples Ministry Parade Float

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Mt. Olive annual parade marching band

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Mt. Olive Youth Choir

Photo of Harriett Louise Hynson
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Photo of Harriett Louise Hynson

Carla Hynson with her Grandmother Harriet Hynson
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Carla Hynson with her Grandmother Harriet Hynson

Harriett Louise Hynson with her Granddaughter Carla Louise Hynson
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Harriett Louise Hynson with her Granddaughter Carla Louise Hynson

Three Generations: Peggy Wilson Blake, Arlington Wilson,
Irene Wilson Moore
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Three Generations: Peggy Wilson Blake, Arlington Wilson, Irene Wilson Moore

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Christmas Card from The Demkos (Peter and Cynthia)

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LaMonte Cooke with Barbi Bedell and Unknown Woman at Chestertown Tea Party, 1990's

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Dinky Adams with Friend at Chestertown Tea Party, 1990's.

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Melvin Shorter at Chestertown Tea Party, 1990's

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Tyrone Brown, Gilbert Hynson (son of Rudolph Brown) and friend at Chestertown Tea Party

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Dallas Wilkerson, Bill Marten, and others at Chestertown Tea Party

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LaMonte Cooke Selling Crab Cakes at Chestertown MD's Tea Party, 1990's

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LaMonte Cooke with Lodge Brother Dinkey Adams and Unknown Political Candidate

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LaMonte Cooke and Friends at Chestertown Tea Party

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LaMonte Cooke Reading to Children at Garnet Elementary School

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The Thomas H. Kiah Lodge #101 Prince Hall Freemasons and the Centreville Masonic Lodge #180

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Linda (Cooke) at a Car Show

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Meritorious Medals - Jackie T. Johnson (various ranks and 7 certificates)

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Certificates of Achievement - U.S. Army to Jackie T. Johnson (various ranks and 12 certificates)

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Kent County Arts Council presents Riverside Blues Festival with Guy Davis

From Ragtime to Rap - A Survey of the Development of African American music
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From Ragtime to Rap - A Survey of the Development of African American music

Completed house of Barry Johnson in Big Woods, MD
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Completed house of Barry Johnson in Big Woods, MD

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