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Woman leaning against car
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Woman leaning against car

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

Uptown - Munson Family Stores, Legacy Day 2014
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Uptown - Munson Family Stores, Legacy Day 2014

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.

Street view of Uptown Club, prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Street view of Uptown Club, prior to demolition day circa 1988

Street service outside the Gospel Church of God
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Street service outside the Gospel Church of God

Right side view of Uptown Club prior to demolition day, circa 1988
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Right side view of Uptown Club prior to demolition day, circa 1988

Rear view of Uptown Clup prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Rear view of Uptown Clup prior to demolition day circa 1988

Polaroid of Wilbert Givens Jr.
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Polaroid of Wilbert Givens Jr.

Polaroid of Fannie Wilson holding a baby
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Polaroid of Fannie Wilson holding a baby

Oral history interview with Darius Johnson
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Oral history interview with Darius Johnson

March down Calvert Street
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March down Calvert Street

Legacy Day, 2014 flier
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Legacy Day, 2014 flier

Left side view of Uptown Club, prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Left side view of Uptown Club, prior to demolition day circa 1988

Inside of Charlie Graves' Uptown Club Prior to Demolition
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Inside of Charlie Graves' Uptown Club Prior to Demolition

Inside Charlie Graves Uptown Club dance hall, prior to demolition day 1988
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Inside Charlie Graves Uptown Club dance hall, prior to demolition day 1988

Front View of Uptown Club prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Front View of Uptown Club prior to demolition day circa 1988

Front entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club, Chestertown, MD
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Front entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club, Chestertown, MD

Firefighters 1969 May
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Firefighters 1969 May

Charlie Graves, owner, installing a sign in the Uptown Club.
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Charlie Graves, owner, installing a sign in the Uptown Club.

Charlie Graves, Henry DaMene, and Allison Munson, 1960
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Charlie Graves, Henry DaMene, and Allison Munson, 1960

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club's Front Corner Entrance to Cocktail Lounge, Corner of Calvert St and College Ave.
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club's Front Corner Entrance to Cocktail Lounge, Corner of Calvert St and College Ave.

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown,MD.
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown,MD.

Charlie Graves Uptown Club exterior on Calvert Street Chestertown MD
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Charlie Graves Uptown Club exterior on Calvert Street Chestertown MD

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

Charlie Graves in Club, prior to demolition day 1988
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Charlie Graves in Club, prior to demolition day 1988

Charlie Graves behind bar at Uptown Club, prior to demolition day 1988
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Charlie Graves behind bar at Uptown Club, prior to demolition day 1988

Charlie Graves at the Uptown Club Bar, 1954
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Charlie Graves at the Uptown Club Bar, 1954

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

Calvert Heights Development
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Calvert Heights Development

Calvert Heights Development
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Calvert Heights Development

1877 map of Chestertown, Maryland
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1877 map of Chestertown, Maryland

 Speil Frisby Givens and Veronica
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Speil Frisby Givens and Veronica

 Irene and Ben Graham in front of their Calvert Street home
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Irene and Ben Graham in front of their Calvert Street home

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