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 Dorothy Baynum and child
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Dorothy Baynum and child

 Irene and Ben Graham in front of their Calvert Street home
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Irene and Ben Graham in front of their Calvert Street home

 Old Love Point School, Bessie Tolson
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Old Love Point School, Bessie Tolson

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

"Takes Air Training"
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"Takes Air Training"

A children's birthday party at Fannie Wilson's house
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A children's birthday party at Fannie Wilson's house

A young child in front of a brick building
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A young child in front of a brick building

Airlee Ringgold third grade school portrait
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Airlee Ringgold third grade school portrait

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

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 fundraising door-to-door
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Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising door-to-door

Baby portrait
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Baby portrait

Baby smiling
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Baby smiling

Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s
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Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s

Bill and Reba Warren by the Christmas tree
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Bill and Reba Warren by the Christmas tree

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

Bronte Thomas Deaton and son
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Bronte Thomas Deaton and son

Calvert Street, ( Santiago) Original restaurant site, taxi stand of Charlie Graves circa 1950’s
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Calvert Street, ( Santiago) Original restaurant site, taxi stand of Charlie Graves circa 1950’s

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 in office of Uptown Club, circa 1954
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Charlie Graves in office of Uptown Club, circa 1954

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street
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Chestertown's 250th Anniversary parade along High Street

Children at a party
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Children at a party

Deaton family
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Deaton family

Detail of Mrs. Marie Brown, Home Economics Teacher, and students in a Kennard High School classroom
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Detail of Mrs. Marie Brown, Home Economics Teacher, and students in a Kennard High School classroom

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