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Oral history interview with Eleanor Ringgold
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Oral history interview with Eleanor Ringgold

Deputy Grand Master Elmer T. Hawkins
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Deputy Grand Master Elmer T. Hawkins

Oral history interview with Larry Wilson
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Oral history interview with Larry Wilson

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John Brooks' Garnet High School Graduation Program, 1932

The Garnetteer (1941), Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnetteer (1941), Garnett High School yearbook

Hilda Graves, wife of Charlie Graves, Old Garnett school lot, circa 1942
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Hilda Graves, wife of Charlie Graves, Old Garnett school lot, circa 1942

The Elm 1943, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Elm 1943, Garnett High School yearbook

Non-consecutive draft papers from a 1944 Garnett High School yearbook
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Non-consecutive draft papers from a 1944 Garnett High School yearbook

Draft of a 1941-1945 Garnett High School yearbook
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Draft of a 1941-1945 Garnett High School yearbook

The Garnett Swan 1946, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnett Swan 1946, Garnett High School yearbook

The Garnett Swan 1947, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnett Swan 1947, Garnett High School yearbook

Breaking ground ceremony for the new Garnet School
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Breaking ground ceremony for the new Garnet School

Garnet School ground-breaking ceremony
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Garnet School ground-breaking ceremony

The Garnett Swan 1948, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnett Swan 1948, Garnett High School yearbook

Elmer T. Hawkins delivering speech for the new Garnet School's opening ceremony
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Elmer T. Hawkins delivering speech for the new Garnet School's opening ceremony

Delivering a speech at the new Garnet School opening ceremony
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Delivering a speech at the new Garnet School opening ceremony

A view of the stage during a speech for the new Garnet School
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A view of the stage during a speech for the new Garnet School

Documents from the cornerstone laying for the new Garnett School building
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Documents from the cornerstone laying for the new Garnett School building

Teacher with two students
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Teacher with two students

Staff of "Garnett Whispers"
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Staff of "Garnett Whispers"

Kendall Frank Wilson - "Betterton Boy Honor Student At Va. State"
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Kendall Frank Wilson - "Betterton Boy Honor Student At Va. State"

Mattie McNair poses with student
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Mattie McNair poses with student

Students getting on a bus
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Students getting on a bus

Friends at a party
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Friends at a party

Staff portrait of Anna P. Patrick
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Staff portrait of Anna P. Patrick

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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. as a young man, circa early 1950s

Man giving a speech
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Man giving a speech

Aerial view of a speech
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Aerial view of a speech

Delivering a speech at a podium
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Delivering a speech at a podium

Children on stage performing at the Garnet School opening ceremony
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Children on stage performing at the Garnet School opening ceremony

Woman in an evening gown
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Woman in an evening gown

Staff of "Garnett Whispers"
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Staff of "Garnett Whispers"

Staff of "Garnett Whispers"
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Staff of "Garnett Whispers"

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

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

Amanda Frisby Bessick and Gertrude Reid sorting through books
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Amanda Frisby Bessick and Gertrude Reid sorting through books

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