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Dorothy Baynum and child
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Irene and Ben Graham in front of their Calvert Street home
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"Season's Greetings" Christmas card
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"Takes Air Training"
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14th anniversary picture
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A children's birthday party at Fannie Wilson's house
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A couple lounging in the grass
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A man and a woman sitting on a couch in a living room
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A man and a woman smiling
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A man and woman standing outside door 609
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A man standing in a bedroom
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A news letter
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A toast
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A Winter parade float going down the street
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A woman washing dishes
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A woman washing dishes and looking over her shoulder
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A young child in front of a brick building
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Aerial view of a speech
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Airlee and Muriel Ringgold
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Airlee and Muriel Ringgold going swimming
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas
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Airlee Ringgold third grade school portrait
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Amanda Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital
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Amanda Frisby Bessick and Gertrude Reid sorting through books
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Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital
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Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising door-to-door
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Arthur Martin on Calvert Street
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Baby portrait
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Baby smiling
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Back from a hunting expedition
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Barbara Brown, Wilbur (Tony) Wilson and Dorothy Kennard
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Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s
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Betty Wilson sitting on brick pillar
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Bill and Reba Warren by the Christmas tree
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Black and white photo of Fannie Wilson
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