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Flash flood 1969 August
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Flash flood 1969 August

Packing spears at VITA Foods
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Packing spears at VITA Foods

Carrying a wooden pallet, 1969 August
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Carrying a wooden pallet, 1969 August

Sorting glass jars at VITA Foods
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Sorting glass jars at VITA Foods

Canning at VITA Foods
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Canning at VITA Foods

Packing fish at VITA Foods 1969 February
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Packing fish at VITA Foods 1969 February

Olivia Freeman 1969 June
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Olivia Freeman 1969 June

Woman employees at VITA Foods 1969 May
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Woman employees at VITA Foods 1969 May

Joshua Cotton at VITA Foods
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Joshua Cotton at VITA Foods

House fire 1969 May
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House fire 1969 May

"Pop" Boyer and Rev. Paul Hilton 1969 July
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"Pop" Boyer and Rev. Paul Hilton 1969 July

House fire 1969 May
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House fire 1969 May

Barry Johnson as a child of 6 at Vita Foods.
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Barry Johnson as a child of 6 at Vita Foods.

Firefighters 1969 May
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Firefighters 1969 May

VITA Foods infirmary
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VITA Foods infirmary

Dorothy Kennard Hutchins and Lena Clark working on a puzzle during their work break at VITA Foods
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Dorothy Kennard Hutchins and Lena Clark working on a puzzle during their work break at VITA Foods

Janet Rochester, Doris Green, and Florence Tinch in the VITA Foods cafeteria
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Janet Rochester, Doris Green, and Florence Tinch in the VITA Foods cafeteria

Four VITA Foods female employees
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Four VITA Foods female employees

Laughs at VITA Foods
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Laughs at VITA Foods

Crocheting during break at VITA Foods
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Crocheting during break at VITA Foods

Florence Tinch handing out VITA Foods uniforms
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Florence Tinch handing out VITA Foods uniforms

Handing out VITA Foods uniforms
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Handing out VITA Foods uniforms

Grilling at VITA Foods
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Grilling at VITA Foods

Doris Green and Geraldine Brooks at the VITA Foods fish processing machine
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Doris Green and Geraldine Brooks at the VITA Foods fish processing machine

First aid center at VITA Foods
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First aid center at VITA Foods

Women working in the fish department at VITA Foods. Sydney Caulk is standing beside the tubs of fish.
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Women working in the fish department at VITA Foods. Sydney Caulk is standing beside the tubs of fish.

Marjorie A. Blake and Josephine Ringgold Johnson
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Marjorie A. Blake and Josephine Ringgold Johnson

Family gathering of Ringgold family
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Family gathering of Ringgold family

James Burgess, Valerie B. Anderson, Dolson Anderson and Rev. Frederick G. Jones
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James Burgess, Valerie B. Anderson, Dolson Anderson and Rev. Frederick G. Jones

Helen Hamilton in her new home in Washington Park
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Helen Hamilton in her new home in Washington Park

Lauramae Hamilton Jones holding Jana Anderson Carter
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Lauramae Hamilton Jones holding Jana Anderson Carter

Portrait of Jay Anderson
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Portrait of Jay Anderson

Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s
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Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s

Brain Graves, son of Charlie Graves, at home in Quaker Estates, circa 1969
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Brain Graves, son of Charlie Graves, at home in Quaker Estates, circa 1969

Honoring Ms. Emma Miller
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Honoring Ms. Emma Miller

Fannie Wilson after her retirement banquet
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Fannie Wilson after her retirement banquet

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