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Melvin Hamilton
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Melvin Hamilton

Brain Graves, son of Charlie Graves, at home in Quaker Estates, circa 1969
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Brain Graves, son of Charlie Graves, at home in Quaker Estates, circa 1969

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Merle Brooks and His Wife Olivia B. Brooks in Front of the Eiffel Tower

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Ellsworth "Elzie" Brooks Serving in the Vietnam War, 1969

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Photo of Ellsworth Brooks' Car, 1968

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Ellsworth "Elzie" Brooks' Car, 1968

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Dorothy Brooks Washing Dishes, Nov. 24th, 1968

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Photo of Dorothy Brooks Writing a Letter to Her Son Ellsworth ("Elzie"), Christmas 1968

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John and Merle Brooks' Cars, Nov. 24th, 1968

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Carolyn Brooks and her Father John Brooks in their Home, 1968

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Dorothy Brooks' Sister, Emma and Merle Brooks' Girlfriend, Karon, 1968

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