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

Garnett School
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Garnett School

Garnett School
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Garnett School

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Garnett School

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Garnett School

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Garnet School

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Garnet School

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Garnet School

Garnet School
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Garnet School

Kenneth Sparks Jr. in a lawn chair in front of family home
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Kenneth Sparks Jr. in a lawn chair in front of family home

Outbuildings of Old Home Place for Ringgolds
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Outbuildings of Old Home Place for Ringgolds

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

Shirley Cann Hamilton and members of her wedding party Florence Freeman Briscoe and Blondine Cann
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Shirley Cann Hamilton and members of her wedding party Florence Freeman Briscoe and Blondine Cann

Portrait of a young woman
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Portrait of a young woman

Rotary Club parade float
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Rotary Club parade float

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Jean Thomas and Emma Frisby during winter
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Jean Thomas and Emma Frisby during winter

View to entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club Restaurant and Bar, Circa 1956
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View to entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club Restaurant and Bar, Circa 1956

Front view of entrance to Charlie Graves dance hall and bar, Circa 1956
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Front view of entrance to Charlie Graves dance hall and bar, Circa 1956

Charlie Graves in office of Uptown Club, circa 1954
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Charlie Graves in office of Uptown Club, circa 1954

Family and friends of Charlie Graves, Bonita Prather, Margo Murray, and Hilda Graves, circa 1956
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Family and friends of Charlie Graves, Bonita Prather, Margo Murray, and Hilda Graves, circa 1956

Charlie Graves in front of Uptown Club, Chestertown, Md. Circa 1956
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Charlie Graves in front of Uptown Club, Chestertown, Md. Circa 1956

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LaMonte Cooke's 5th Birthday Party

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John R. "Chucky" Brooks Getting Ready for a Track Meet

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