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Certificate of Award for Ruth Ringgold Briscoe for outstanding achievement in “Maryland You Are Beautiful”
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Certificate of Award for Ruth Ringgold Briscoe for outstanding achievement in “Maryland You Are Beautiful”

Certificate of Appreciation for Ruth Ringgold Briscoe
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Certificate of Appreciation for Ruth Ringgold Briscoe

Letter of congratulations to Ruth Ringgold Briscoe
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Letter of congratulations to Ruth Ringgold Briscoe

Debutante photo of Angela Jones Sampson with her father Harold Jones
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Debutante photo of Angela Jones Sampson with her father Harold Jones

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

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD Prior to Demolition, 1988
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD Prior to Demolition, 1988

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD Prior to Demolition, 1988
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD Prior to Demolition, 1988

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD Prior to Demolition, circa 1988
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD Prior to Demolition, circa 1988

Charlie Graves outside his Uptown Club with "regulars" James Jackson and Morris Goldsborough, circa 1988
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Charlie Graves outside his Uptown Club with "regulars" James Jackson and Morris Goldsborough, circa 1988

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

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club - Billiards Room
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club - Billiards Room

William “Jake” Smith, a friend of Charlie Graves
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William “Jake” Smith, a friend of Charlie Graves

Preparing for demolition of the Uptown Club.
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Preparing for demolition of the Uptown Club.

Barmaid Anne Turner, Mr. Charlie Graves, and Rita Johnson
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Barmaid Anne Turner, Mr. Charlie Graves, and Rita Johnson

Johnsons - Barry and father "Bubby"
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Johnsons - Barry and father "Bubby"

Barry Johnson leaning on his 1988 Ford LTD
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Barry Johnson leaning on his 1988 Ford LTD

Neighborhood baseball friends with Barry Johnson in his baseball uniform, circa  late 1980s
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Neighborhood baseball friends with Barry Johnson in his baseball uniform, circa late 1980s

Completed house of Barry Johnson in Big Woods, MD; side view
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Completed house of Barry Johnson in Big Woods, MD; side view

William "Bubby" Johnson and Kevin Smith
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William "Bubby" Johnson and Kevin Smith

Completed house of Darius Johnson in Big Woods, MD; includes view of lion-topped driveway pillars
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Completed house of Darius Johnson in Big Woods, MD; includes view of lion-topped driveway pillars

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Vita Foods Cafeteria Manager Emma Mays and cafeteria personnel

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LaMonte Cooke Giving Address to Correctional Officers, 1988.

Work crew and Carey Blake at the Johnsons house build, Big Woods, MD, 1988
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Work crew and Carey Blake at the Johnsons house build, Big Woods, MD, 1988

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Samuel Noble Hutchins from Goldsboro, MD

Grandmother Harriett Hynson and Sister Martha Tibbs
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Grandmother Harriett Hynson and Sister Martha Tibbs

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