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Certificate of marriage between Robert S. Briscoe and Ruth E. Ringgold
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Certificate of marriage between Robert S. Briscoe and Ruth E. Ringgold

Envelope to Wilbur Ross Hubbard, 1955 April 25
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Envelope to Wilbur Ross Hubbard, 1955 April 25

Woman and child, "APR 55"
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Woman and child, "APR 55"

Pig roast
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Pig roast

SALK Vaccine
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SALK Vaccine

Small gathering
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Small gathering

Valerie B. Anderson Garnet Elementary School picture
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Valerie B. Anderson Garnet Elementary School picture

Loreta Griffin at the Kennard High School graduation exercises, 1955
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Loreta Griffin at the Kennard High School graduation exercises, 1955

Children at Garnet Elementary School
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Children at Garnet Elementary School

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Dr. Padgett, William Hargreaves, Mrs. Hargreaves, Mom Gladys Cooke, Rev. Clyde Davis, and young LaMonte Cooke at his Baptism, 1955

Residence of Charlie Graves 100 Prospect St. Chestertown, MD 1954-1963
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Residence of Charlie Graves 100 Prospect St. Chestertown, MD 1954-1963

"Season's Greetings" Christmas card
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"Season's Greetings" Christmas card

Portrait of Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton
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Portrait of Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton

Girls sitting on a car
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Girls sitting on a car

Portrait of Bronte Thomas Deaton
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Portrait of Bronte Thomas Deaton

Three children posing for photograph outside
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Three children posing for photograph outside

Portrait of Spiel Frisby Givens
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Portrait of Spiel Frisby Givens

Black and white photo of Fannie Wilson
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Black and white photo of Fannie Wilson

Rebecca Frisby sitting in a chair
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Rebecca Frisby sitting in a chair

Sharon Cann, Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton, and Rosalind Bessick Hynson
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Sharon Cann, Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton, and Rosalind Bessick Hynson

William Ringgold in military uniform
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William Ringgold in military uniform

Women and child standing outside
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Women and child standing outside

Gertrude Manuel and guest
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Gertrude Manuel and guest

Reception table and wedding cake
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Reception table and wedding cake

Wedding guests
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Wedding guests

James and Gertrude Manuel with wedding guests
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James and Gertrude Manuel with wedding guests

Guests outside the wedding reception of James and Gertrude Manuel
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Guests outside the wedding reception of James and Gertrude Manuel

Manuel home in Philadelphia, PA
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Manuel home in Philadelphia, PA

 Dorothy Baynum and child
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Dorothy Baynum and child

Mable Mary Strother as Young Woman
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Mable Mary Strother as Young Woman

Unknown Family Soldier in Uniform
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Unknown Family Soldier in Uniform

Irene Wilson Moore as a Teenager
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Irene Wilson Moore as a Teenager

Children at a party
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Children at a party

Two young children on a tricycle
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Two young children on a tricycle

Male graduate
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Male graduate

Amanda Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital
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Amanda Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital

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