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Joyce Walley_1 copy.jpg
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Oral history interview with Joyce Walley

The Garnetteer (1941), Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnetteer (1941), Garnett High School yearbook

The Elm 1943, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Elm 1943, Garnett High School yearbook

The Garnett Swan 1948, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnett Swan 1948, Garnett High School yearbook

Ruth Ringgold Briscoe day proclamation
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Ruth Ringgold Briscoe day proclamation

The Garnett Swan 1952, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnett Swan 1952, Garnett High School yearbook

Airlee Ringgold Johnson, prom 1965
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson, prom 1965

Airlee Ringgold Johnson and musicians, prom 1965
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson and musicians, prom 1965

Airlee Ringgold Johnson, prom 1965
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson, prom 1965

Muriel Ringgold and Charles Ringgold Jr. at prom
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Muriel Ringgold and Charles Ringgold Jr. at prom

Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Andrew Goings prom 1966
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Andrew Goings prom 1966

Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold and prom date
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Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold and prom date

Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold and prom date
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Eleanor Rochelle Ringgold and prom date

Oral history interview with James Rochester
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Oral history interview with James Rochester

Oral history interview conducted with Marie Butler
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Oral history interview conducted with Marie Butler

Documents from the cornerstone laying for the new Garnett School building
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Documents from the cornerstone laying for the new Garnett School building

Non-consecutive draft papers from a 1944 Garnett High School yearbook
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Non-consecutive draft papers from a 1944 Garnett High School yearbook

Kent Education Association Christmas Semi-Formal invitation
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Kent Education Association Christmas Semi-Formal invitation

Breaking ground ceremony for the new Garnet School
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Breaking ground ceremony for the new Garnet School

Elmer T. Hawkins delivering speech for the new Garnet School's opening ceremony
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Elmer T. Hawkins delivering speech for the new Garnet School's opening ceremony

Delivering a speech at the new Garnet School opening ceremony
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Delivering a speech at the new Garnet School opening ceremony

Man giving a speech
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Man giving a speech

Aerial view of a speech
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Aerial view of a speech

Delivering a speech at a podium
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Delivering a speech at a podium

Children on stage performing at the Garnet School opening ceremony
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Children on stage performing at the Garnet School opening ceremony

A view of the stage during a speech for the new Garnet School
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A view of the stage during a speech for the new Garnet School

Garnet School ground-breaking ceremony
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Garnet School ground-breaking ceremony

Draft of a 1941-1945 Garnett High School yearbook
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Draft of a 1941-1945 Garnett High School yearbook

Swan 1953, Garnett High School yearbook
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Swan 1953, Garnett High School yearbook

The Garnett Swan 1947, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Garnett Swan 1947, Garnett High School yearbook

Garnett Swan 1951, Garnett High School yearbook
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Garnett Swan 1951, Garnett High School yearbook

The Swan 1954, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Swan 1954, Garnett High School yearbook

The Tiger 1964, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Tiger 1964, Garnett High School yearbook

Tiger 1966, Garnett High School yearbook
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Tiger 1966, Garnett High School yearbook

Valerie Bessick and Dolson Anderson dressed for prom
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Valerie Bessick and Dolson Anderson dressed for prom

Tiger (1961), Garnett High School yearbook
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Tiger (1961), Garnett High School yearbook

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