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Beverly Murray (cousin of Monica Graves).
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Beverly Murray (cousin of Monica Graves).

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 and wife Hilda Graves, circa 1954
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Charlie Graves and wife Hilda Graves, circa 1954

Charlie Graves with a group of other men
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Charlie Graves with a group of other men

Children of Charlie Graves - from the left: Monica Graves-age 3, Brian Graves-age 10, Karen Graves age 11
months. Circa 1960
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Children of Charlie Graves - from the left: Monica Graves-age 3, Brian Graves-age 10, Karen Graves age 11 months. Circa 1960

Daughters of Charlie and Hilda Graves, Karen Graves age 2, Monica Graves, age 4, circa 1962
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Daughters of Charlie and Hilda Graves, Karen Graves age 2, Monica Graves, age 4, circa 1962

Daughters of Charlie Graves, Circa 1962
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Daughters of Charlie Graves, Circa 1962

Family and friends of Charlie Graves, Bonita Prather, Margo Murray, and Hilda Graves, circa 1956
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Family and friends of Charlie Graves, Bonita Prather, Margo Murray, and Hilda Graves, circa 1956

Front view of entrance to Charlie Graves dance hall and bar, Circa 1956
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Front view of entrance to Charlie Graves dance hall and bar, Circa 1956

Hilda Graves, circa 1958
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Hilda Graves, circa 1958

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

Inside Charlie Graves Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD, 1958
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Inside Charlie Graves Uptown Club in Chestertown, MD, 1958

Loved Ones of Charlie Graves at a Night Out, Eloise Johnson, Robert “Pick” Robinson, Margaret Robinson, and Hilda Graves, circa 1959. 
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Loved Ones of Charlie Graves at a Night Out, Eloise Johnson, Robert “Pick” Robinson, Margaret Robinson, and Hilda Graves, circa 1959. 

Monica and Karen, Daughters of Charlie and Hilda Graves, Outside Their New Home, circa 1965
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Monica and Karen, Daughters of Charlie and Hilda Graves, Outside Their New Home, circa 1965

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

Son of Charlie Graves, Charles Waters at age 10, Christmas circa 1957
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Son of Charlie Graves, Charles Waters at age 10, Christmas circa 1957

View to entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club Restaurant and Bar, Circa 1956
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View to entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club Restaurant and Bar, Circa 1956

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