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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 Award for Ruth Ringgold Briscoe
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Certificate of Award for Ruth Ringgold Briscoe

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

Certification of achievement for Ruth Ringgold Briscoe from the American Red Cross
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Certification of achievement for Ruth Ringgold Briscoe from the American Red Cross

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

Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold in front of Notre Dame Cathedral
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Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold in front of Notre Dame Cathedral

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

Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas

Airlee Ringgold Johnson, Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas, and others
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson, Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas, and others

Debbie and her husband at her wedding
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Debbie and her husband at her wedding

Mary Walker's grandson Jawan Harris
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Mary Walker's grandson Jawan Harris

Lauretta and Calvin Hamilton at a retirement party
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Lauretta and Calvin Hamilton at a retirement party

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

Charles Waters, son of Charlie Graves, with wife Marilyn Nue and daughter Nuwana Waters, circa 1980
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Charles Waters, son of Charlie Graves, with wife Marilyn Nue and daughter Nuwana Waters, circa 1980

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

Letter from Charleston Job Corps regarding advancement to Phase III
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Letter from Charleston Job Corps regarding advancement to Phase III

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.

Charles Graves and his granddaughter Tonya Waters
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Charles Graves and his granddaughter Tonya Waters

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"

Deborah and Barry Jones with parents on wedding day on the Jones Farm, 1983
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Deborah and Barry Jones with parents on wedding day on the Jones Farm, 1983

The Johnsons - husband and wife share their wedding cake.
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The Johnsons - husband and wife share their wedding cake.

The Johnsons wedding party, 1983.
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The Johnsons wedding party, 1983.

The Johnsons leaving the Jones Farmhouse after their wedding
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The Johnsons leaving the Jones Farmhouse after their wedding

The Johnsons on their wedding day, 1983
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The Johnsons on their wedding day, 1983

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

Deborah Jones Johnson and Barry Johnson on Barry's bike, circa 1989
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Deborah Jones Johnson and Barry Johnson on Barry's bike, circa 1989

Denise Gillis, Barry Johnson seated in the truck, and wife Deborah Jones Johnson
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Denise Gillis, Barry Johnson seated in the truck, and wife Deborah Jones Johnson

Deborah Jones Johnson and Barry Johnson, circa 1989
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Deborah Jones Johnson and Barry Johnson, circa 1989

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

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