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Angela Jones Sampson and others dancing
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Angela Jones Sampson and others dancing

Debutante photo of Angela Jones Sampson with her father Harold Jones
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Debutante photo of Angela Jones Sampson with her father Harold Jones

Angela Jones Sampson dancing with her father Herald Jones
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Angela Jones Sampson dancing with her father Herald Jones

Monique Saunders dancing with her father James Saunders
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Monique Saunders dancing with her father James Saunders

Monique Saunders with parents Cheryl and James Saunders
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Monique Saunders with parents Cheryl and James Saunders

1984 Debutante newspaper announcement
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1984 Debutante newspaper announcement

Monique Saunders during the debutante march
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Monique Saunders during the debutante march

Monique Saunders and escort Terry Stewart
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Monique Saunders and escort Terry Stewart

Program for "21st Annual Debutantes' Tea"
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Program for "21st Annual Debutantes' Tea"

Official board minutes from Bethel A.M.E. Church, 1981-1985
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Official board minutes from Bethel A.M.E. Church, 1981-1985

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

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown,MD.
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown,MD.

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club - Billiards Room
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club - Billiards Room

Gail Saunders, Muriel Ringgold Thomas, and Dianne Isaacs Carroll
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Gail Saunders, Muriel Ringgold Thomas, and Dianne Isaacs Carroll

Fannie Wilson and her sister
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Fannie Wilson and her sister

Fannie Wilson and Lynn Strong
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Fannie Wilson and Lynn Strong

Givens family portrait
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Givens family portrait

Members in front of Janes Church
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Members in front of Janes Church

Portrait of Sharon Cann
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Portrait of Sharon Cann

Amanda "Hosie" Bessick and Ralph Deaton
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Amanda "Hosie" Bessick and Ralph Deaton

Fannie Wilson at home
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Fannie Wilson at home

Terra Deaton graduation portrait
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Terra Deaton graduation portrait

Polaroid of three men
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Polaroid of three men

Portrait of the Bessick family
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Portrait of the Bessick family

Portrait of Ralph Deaton
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Portrait of Ralph Deaton

Men picking and eating crabs
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Men picking and eating crabs

Portrait of Fannie Wilson
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Portrait of Fannie Wilson

Polaroid of Wilbert Givens Jr.
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Polaroid of Wilbert Givens Jr.

A smiling young boy
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A smiling young boy

Graduation photograph of a young man
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Graduation photograph of a young man

Photograph of young man in a tuxedo
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Photograph of young man in a tuxedo

A portrait of a young baby
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A portrait of a young baby

Portrait of a young girl in a cardigan
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Portrait of a young girl in a cardigan

Portrait of unknown man
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Portrait of unknown man

A family of four posed
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A family of four posed

Portrait of a young woman in a pink shirt
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Portrait of a young woman in a pink shirt

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