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Bethsheila Wilson Hunley debutante photograph
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Bethsheila Wilson Hunley debutante photograph

Angela Jones Sampson and others dancing
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Angela Jones Sampson and others dancing

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

Angela Jones Sampson dancing with her father Herald Jones
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Angela Jones Sampson dancing with her father Herald Jones

Monique Saunders dancing with her father James Saunders
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Monique Saunders dancing with her father James Saunders

Monique Saunders with parents Cheryl and James Saunders
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Monique Saunders with parents Cheryl and James Saunders

1984 Debutante newspaper announcement
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1984 Debutante newspaper announcement

Monique Saunders during the debutante march
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Monique Saunders during the debutante march

Monique Saunders and escort Terry Stewart
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Monique Saunders and escort Terry Stewart

Cheryl Saunders' debutante photograph
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Cheryl Saunders' debutante photograph

1964 Debutante Cotillion group picture
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1964 Debutante Cotillion group picture

Program for "21st Annual Debutantes' Tea"
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Program for "21st Annual Debutantes' Tea"

June 9th, 1990 Debutante Reunion bulletin
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June 9th, 1990 Debutante Reunion bulletin

Three debutantes in 1966
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Three debutantes in 1966

Maryland debutantes
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Maryland debutantes

Parents and Grandparents for Airlee Ringgold's Debutante Ball
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Parents and Grandparents for Airlee Ringgold's Debutante Ball

Guests for Airlee Ringgold's debutante
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Guests for Airlee Ringgold's debutante

 Airlee Ringgold's debutante guests in front of family home
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Airlee Ringgold's debutante guests in front of family home

Debutantes with escorts
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Debutantes with escorts

Debutantes chatting
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Debutantes chatting

Three debutantes from Chestertown, Maryland
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Three debutantes from Chestertown, Maryland

Dancing at the Debutante Ball
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Dancing at the Debutante Ball

Debutantes exiting with escorts from the ballroom floor
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Debutantes exiting with escorts from the ballroom floor

Debutante escorts marching
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Debutante escorts marching

Debutantes curtseying to their escorts
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Debutantes curtseying to their escorts

Gail Saunders at her Debutante Ball
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Gail Saunders at her Debutante Ball

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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