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Charlie Graves at the Uptown Club Bar, 1954
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Junior Walker and the All Stars playing a gig at the Charlie Graves' Uptown Club
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Barmaid Anne Turner, Mr. Charlie Graves, and Rita Johnson
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Charles Graves and his granddaughter Tonya Waters
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Preparing for demolition of the Uptown Club.
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Funeral Program for Charlie Graves, December 5th, 1990
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Obituary for Charles (Charlie) Graves, Nov. 1990 Part 1
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Obituary for Charles (Charlie) Graves, Nov. 1990 Part 2
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Newspaper Clipping of Charlie Graves, Nov. 1990
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Legacy Day, 2014 flier
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Charlie Graves at the original location of his Uptown Club.
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club - Billiards Room
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown,MD.
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club's Front Corner Entrance to Cocktail Lounge, Corner of Calvert St and College Ave.
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Front View of Uptown Club prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Front entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club, Chestertown, MD
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Charlie Graves Uptown Club exterior on Calvert Street Chestertown MD
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Right side view of Uptown Club prior to demolition day, circa 1988
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Rear view of Uptown Clup prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Left side 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
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Charlie Graves, owner, installing a sign in the Uptown Club.
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Charlie Graves in Club, prior to demolition day 1988
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Inside Charlie Graves Uptown Club dance hall, prior to demolition day 1988
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Charlie Graves behind bar at Uptown Club, prior to demolition day 1988
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Charlie Graves, owner of the Uptown Club
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Charlie Graves, Henry DaMene, and Allison Munson, 1960
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James “Sharp Eye” Wilson and Charlie Graves at Union Meeting at Uptown Club dance hall, circa 1960
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Charlie Graves behind bar at his Uptown Club, prior to demolition day, 1988
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Charlie Graves in front of Uptown Club, Chestertown, Md. Circa 1956
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Charlie Graves and wife Hilda Graves, circa 1954
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Charlie Graves in office of Uptown Club, circa 1954
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Calvert Street, ( Santiago) Original restaurant site, taxi stand of Charlie Graves circa 1950’s
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