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Outbuildings of Old Home Place for Ringgolds
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Residence of Charlie Graves 100 Prospect St. Chestertown, MD 1954-1963
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Grandmother Harriett Hynson
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Carolyn and Ellsworth Brooks with their Paternal Cousins, 1958-1959
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Carolyn Brooks on her Brother Elzie's Bike, April, 1957
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Youth at Vacation Bible School, Blanche Demby, Norris Wilson, Sheldon Phillips, William Jones, Ellsworth Brooks, Ruth Jones, and Faye Jones, June 1957
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Vacation Bible School at Coleman's United Methodist Church in Coleman, MD, 1957
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Group of Children and Teachers at Vacation Bible School at Coleman, MD's United Methodist Church, June 1957: Ronald Phillips, Claudine Demby, Doretha Phillips, Nadine Brown, Shirley Wilson, Edward Wilson, James Phillips, Erma Jones, Mrs. Esther Steward and Mrs. Emmaline Walley.
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Young Ruth Jones and Alvin Tinch with Others Playing Baseball at Vacation Bible School at United Methodist Church in Coleman, MD, June 1957
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School Photograph of Carolyn G. Brooks
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Margaret Wilson Dressed Up for Mother's Day Dinner
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Dorothy Brooks Dressed Up for Mother's Day Dinner
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Photo of George and Grace Brooks with their Youngest Child, Joanne
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Dorothy and John Brooks' Home in Coleman, MD, 1958
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Dorothy and John Brooks' Home in Coleman, MD
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Photos of Rural Route 1 (now Clark Rd.) in Coleman, MD After Flood Damage, 1959
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Dorothy W. Brooks' Uncle Norris Wilson Working on a Farm, 1951/1952.
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Carolyn Brooks' Safety Carfuliers Pledge Card, 1952
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Photo of May Day Celebration Attendants Irene Jeffers and Stanford Sampson, Camp Tockwogh, 1958
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Photo of May Day Celebration King and Queen Annetta Jeffers and Edward Tiller, Camp Tockwogh, 1958
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Garnet High School Students During May Day Celebration, 1958
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Students Enjoying the May Day Celebration, Camp Tockwogh, 1958
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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. as a young man, circa early 1950s
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Daily Journal of Mrs. Clara Anderson, 1950
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