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Fountain United Methodist Church in Big Woods, MD with a superimposed photo on church of Mrs. Anna Brown
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Fountain United Methodist Church in Big Woods, MD with a superimposed photo on church of Mrs. Anna Brown

Old Ringgold home
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Old Ringgold home

Calvert Street, ( Santiago) Original restaurant site, taxi stand of Charlie Graves circa 1950’s
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Calvert Street, ( Santiago) Original restaurant site, taxi stand of Charlie Graves circa 1950’s

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

Daughters of Charlie Graves, Circa 1962
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Daughters of Charlie Graves, Circa 1962

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

Hilda Graves, circa 1958
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Hilda Graves, circa 1958

Loved Ones of Charlie Graves at a Night Out, Eloise Johnson, Robert “Pick” Robinson, Margaret Robinson, and Hilda Graves, circa 1959. 
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Loved Ones of Charlie Graves at a Night Out, Eloise Johnson, Robert “Pick” Robinson, Margaret Robinson, and Hilda Graves, circa 1959. 

Inside Charlie Graves Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD, 1958
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Inside Charlie Graves Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD, 1958

Charlie Graves and wife Hilda Graves, circa 1954
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Charlie Graves and wife Hilda Graves, circa 1954

Monica and Karen, Daughters of Charlie and Hilda Graves, Outside Their New Home, circa 1965
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Monica and Karen, Daughters of Charlie and Hilda Graves, Outside Their New Home, circa 1965

Son of Charlie Graves, Charles Waters at age 10, Christmas circa 1957
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Son of Charlie Graves, Charles Waters at age 10, Christmas circa 1957

Residence of Charlie Graves 100 Prospect St. Chestertown, MD 1954-1963
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Residence of Charlie Graves 100 Prospect St. Chestertown, MD 1954-1963

Daughters of Charlie and Hilda Graves, Karen Graves age 2, Monica Graves, age 4, circa 1962
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Daughters of Charlie and Hilda Graves, Karen Graves age 2, Monica Graves, age 4, circa 1962

Hilda Graves, wife of Charlie Graves, Old Garnett school lot, circa 1942
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Hilda Graves, wife of Charlie Graves, Old Garnett school lot, circa 1942

The Uptown Club in the early 1940s before it was remodeled in 1945.
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The Uptown Club in the early 1940s before it was remodeled in 1945.

Family Hanging Out in the Kitchen, August 1953
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Family Hanging Out in the Kitchen, August 1953

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

Black and white photo of an African American Serviceman
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Black and white photo of an African American Serviceman

Black and white photograph of a man with two young girls
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Black and white photograph of a man with two young girls

Black and white photo of a young woman in formal dress
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Black and white photo of a young woman in formal dress

Children of Charlie Graves - from the left: Monica Graves-age 3, Brian Graves-age 10, Karen Graves age 11
months. Circa 1960
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Children of Charlie Graves - from the left: Monica Graves-age 3, Brian Graves-age 10, Karen Graves age 11 months. Circa 1960

Portrait of a young boy
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Portrait of a young boy

Black and white photo of a woman with two girls in front of a Christmas tree
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Black and white photo of a woman with two girls in front of a Christmas tree

Charlie Graves with a group of other men
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Charlie Graves with a group of other men

Charlie Graves at the original location of his Uptown Club.
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Charlie Graves at the original location of his Uptown Club.

Picking crab
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Picking crab

A.M.E Church, R.R. Ave + Queens St., Chestertown, MD
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A.M.E Church, R.R. Ave + Queens St., Chestertown, MD

African American man with a horse
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African American man with a horse

African American man with hounds
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African American man with hounds

Aunt Mary Comas, making lard
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Aunt Mary Comas, making lard

"Jennie" washerwoman at Georges, 1901
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"Jennie" washerwoman at Georges, 1901

Home, Charley Hines + Satan and Snoozer
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Home, Charley Hines + Satan and Snoozer

Charlie Hines with dogs Billie, Gunner, and Danny
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Charlie Hines with dogs Billie, Gunner, and Danny

Spraying rig for apple orchard, Home 1912
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Spraying rig for apple orchard, Home 1912

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