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VITA Foods employees at the annual picnic
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VITA Foods employees at the annual picnic

Isiah "Ike" Teat standing outside at VITA Foods
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Isiah "Ike" Teat standing outside at VITA Foods

Group of men in an office at VITA Foods 1970 December
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Group of men in an office at VITA Foods 1970 December

Women employees sorting through pickles at VITA Foods
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Women employees sorting through pickles at VITA Foods

Robert Moore operating a forklift at night
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Robert Moore operating a forklift at night

Camera shy VITA Foods employee
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Camera shy VITA Foods employee

VITA Foods employees pose by tank
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VITA Foods employees pose by tank

Outdoor discussion at VITA Foods
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Outdoor discussion at VITA Foods

Harold Sisco and Joshua "Berkie" Fenwick pick up fish at VITA Foods
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Harold Sisco and Joshua "Berkie" Fenwick pick up fish at VITA Foods

Production line at VITA Foods
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Production line at VITA Foods

Employees lined up for food in VITA Foods parking lot
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Employees lined up for food in VITA Foods parking lot

VITA Foods parking lot
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VITA Foods parking lot

VITA Foods forklift drivers
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VITA Foods forklift drivers

Men chatting at the Annual VITA Foods Cookout
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Men chatting at the Annual VITA Foods Cookout

VITA Foods employees
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VITA Foods employees

Reverend Paul Hilton, Donald Urie, and Dorothy Urie
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Reverend Paul Hilton, Donald Urie, and Dorothy Urie

VITA Foods employees chatting
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VITA Foods employees chatting

Alex Faulks on his last day at VITA Foods
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Alex Faulks on his last day at VITA Foods

Joshua "Berkie" Fenwick and Garnett Demby "Foreman" at the Annual VITA Foods picnic
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Joshua "Berkie" Fenwick and Garnett Demby "Foreman" at the Annual VITA Foods picnic

Woman and child
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Woman and child

Shoveling snow
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Shoveling snow

Geraldine Brooks and Ethel Boyer at the VITA Foods Christmas tree
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Geraldine Brooks and Ethel Boyer at the VITA Foods Christmas tree

Sam Wright, two unknown men, Leon Reese, and Caramel Jones preparing food for a cookout at VITA Foods
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Sam Wright, two unknown men, Leon Reese, and Caramel Jones preparing food for a cookout at VITA Foods

Annie Hines and granddaughters Joyce btown and Mary Brown, July 9, 1970
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Annie Hines and granddaughters Joyce btown and Mary Brown, July 9, 1970

Puppies
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Puppies

Alex Faulks’ last day at VITA Foods
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Alex Faulks’ last day at VITA Foods

Richard Henry Ford completing VITA Foods paperwork just before his retirement from the plant, 1970
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Richard Henry Ford completing VITA Foods paperwork just before his retirement from the plant, 1970

Rigby Douglas in an arm sling
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Rigby Douglas in an arm sling

Delia Jane Ringgold Caulk
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Delia Jane Ringgold Caulk

Ringgold family members
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Ringgold family members

Male gospel singing group
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Male gospel singing group

Bethsheila Wilson Hunley debutante photograph
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Bethsheila Wilson Hunley debutante photograph

Two men in uniform shaking hands
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Two men in uniform shaking hands

Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold holding a package
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Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold holding a package

Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold and two others in uniform
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Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold and two others in uniform

Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold laying on a bed
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Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold laying on a bed

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