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Oral History description of The Coronet Cookbook by Niambe Brown Davis
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Darius Johnson and family in Big Woods, MD, circa 1995
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Darius Johnson, his mother and grandmother, 1995 in Big Woods, MD
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Darius Johnson's parents' marriage at the Coleman Farmhouse in Coleman, MD.
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Deborah Jones Johnson throws her wedding bouquet
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Funeral Service Program for Mary Viola Washington Jackson
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Former Meeting House of the Rosebuds Club
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Former Meeting House of the Rosebuds Club
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Oral history interview conducted with Marie Butler
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Oral history interview with James Rochester
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Oral history interview with Rev. Charles Ringgold Sr.
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Oral history interview with Irene Moore
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Thelma Ricketts Wilson photo for oral history interview
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Thomas H. Kiah Lodge #101 Free & Accepted Masons Prince Hall Affiliation (F. & A. M. P. H. A.) Food Basket giveaway, 2018
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Memorial Service Program for William Wesley Jackson
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New Gospelites 41st Anniversary Program
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Fifty Years Certificate of Star Temple #1141 (Grand Temple Daughters of the Improved Benevolent, Protective Order of the Elks of the World)
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Mount Olive Male Choir (4 images)
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William Wesley Jackson's 85th Birthday Cake
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William Wesley Jackson Blowing Out the Candles on his 85th Birthday Cake
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Certificate of Appreciation from Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World Lodge #1409 to Mary Jackson
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Certificate of Appreciation to Wesley Jackson from Union United Methodist Church
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Johnson Family at a crab feast, circa 2003
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Barry Jones in back of his house in Big Woods, MD, circa early 2000s
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Walker family photograph
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Brothers Bill Wilson, Larry Wilson, Vincent Wilson, and Kirk Wilson with their Parents Phillip and Irene Wilson
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Mount Olive A.M.E. Church presents NIA
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"Spring Concert of Gospel Music by Still Pond, Colemans Church Mass Choir by Holton"
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The Still Pond - Colemans Charge Mass Choir Concert program
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6-year-old Darius Johnson dressed for his brother's wedding
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Darius Johnson with his cousin Tamika Johnson Hall at Barry Johnson's house in Big Woods, MD, 1999
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Still Pond - Coleman Mass Choir Concert, 1997
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Still Pond Coleman Mass Choir performance
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Program for a Tribute Event for Mary Eliza Butler Jackson
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From Ragtime to Rap - A Survey of the Development of African American music
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Mt. Olive Couples Ministry Parade Float
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Mt. Olive Couples Ministry Parade Float
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Kent County High wrestling trophies
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Pokeno party at home of Charlie Graves
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Memorial Day picnic with Jazz Johnson and a Jones Brother at the residence of Mr. Charlie Graves
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Barry Johnson's house in Big Woods, MD, circa 1993 - 1995.
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Barry Johnson's house in Big Woods, circa late 1990s
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Darius Johnson's cousin Tamika Johnson Hall at Barry Johnson's house in Big Woods, MD in the late 1990s. A Washington College alumna.
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Deborah Jones Johnson, cousin Lisa Sisco, family at crab feast in Big Woods, MD, circa late 1990s.
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Completed house of Barry Johnson in Big Woods, MD
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Deborah Jones Johnson and Barry Johnson on Barry's bike, circa 1989
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Deborah Jones Johnson and Barry Johnson, circa 1989
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Hilda Graves (wife) and Monica Graves (daughter) Charlie Graves- Monica’s Wedding day July, 1989
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Barry Johnson leaning on his 1988 Ford LTD
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Johnsons - Barry and father "Bubby"
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Completed house of Darius Johnson in Big Woods, MD
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Completed house of Barry Johnson in Big Woods, MD; side view
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Work crew and Carey Blake at the Johnsons house build, Big Woods, MD, 1988
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William "Bubby" Johnson and Kevin Smith
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Completed house of Darius Johnson in Big Woods, MD; includes view of lion-topped driveway pillars
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25th Anniversary of Star Temple #1141, Rock Hall, Maryland, 1986
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Youth Day at Mt. Olive AME Church, October 14th, 1984
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Denise Gillis, Barry Johnson seated in the truck, and wife Deborah Jones Johnson
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Deborah and Barry Jones with parents on wedding day on the Jones Farm, 1983
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The Johnsons - husband and wife share their wedding cake.
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The Johnsons wedding party, 1983.
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The Johnsons leaving the Jones Farmhouse after their wedding
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The Johnsons on their wedding day, 1983
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Deborah and Barry Johnson with Family on their Wedding Day
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Carla Hynson's 1982 Graduation Picture
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William “Jake” Smith, a friend of Charlie Graves
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Neighborhood baseball friends with Barry Johnson in his baseball uniform, circa late 1980s
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Marvin Leslie Jones, Sr. and Shirley Sisco Jones, circa 1970s
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Church Members from Big Woods, Still Pond, and Coleman Gathered in the Brooks' Backyard for Baptism Service, 1975-1977
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Church Members from Big Woods, Still Pond, and Coleman Being Baptized in the Brooks' Pool, 1975-1977
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Photo of Raised and Paved Road in Front of the Brooks Family Home in Coleman, 1974
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Children of Charlie Graves, Sgt. Brian Graves and Monica Graves, circa 1972
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Uncle Horace Hynson sitting in Living Room
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Merle Brooks Relaxing in a Swimming Pool at his Parent's House
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John and Dorothy Brooks' Newly Built Home, 1970's
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John and Dorothy Brooks' Newly Built Home in the Snow
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Brain Graves, son of Charlie Graves, at home in Quaker Estates, circa 1969
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Wanda Boyer at age 6, circa 1969
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Ellsworth "Elzie" Brooks Serving in the Vietnam War, 1969
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Photo of Dorothy Brooks Writing a Letter to Her Son Ellsworth ("Elzie"), Christmas 1968
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Dorothy Brooks Washing Dishes, Nov. 24th, 1968
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John and Merle Brooks' Cars, Nov. 24th, 1968
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Commencement Program from Delaware State College, June 3rd 1968
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Photo of Ellsworth Brooks' Car, 1968
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Union United Methodist Church in Coleman, MD
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Ellsworth "Elzie" Brooks' Car, 1968
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Carolyn Brooks and her Father John Brooks in their Home, 1968
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Dorothy Brooks' Sister, Emma and Merle Brooks' Girlfriend, Karon, 1968
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Three debutantes in 1966
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The Wildcat - Lockerman Yearbook, 1966
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Charlie Graves and Family, first home in Quaker Estates.
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Carolyn Brooks' Morgan State College Scholarship Notice, 1962
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Certificate of Merit Given to Carolyn Brooks by the Star Temple Lodge #1141, 1962
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Senior Photograph of Carolyn Brooks, 1962
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Carolyn Brooks Dressed Up for her Senior Dinner, 1962
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35th Annual Stanley Day
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Ellsworth "Elzie" Brooks Playing with his Dog, May 1961
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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
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Shirley Sisco Jones, likely in Quaker Neck, MD, circa 1960s
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Senior Photo of John R. Brooks, 1960
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Photos of Rural Route 1 (now Clark Rd.) in Coleman, MD After Flood Damage, 1959
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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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Dorothy and John Brooks' Home in Coleman, MD
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Dorothy and John Brooks' Home in Coleman, MD, 1958
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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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Carolyn and Ellsworth Brooks with their Paternal Cousins, 1958-1959
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Photo of George and Grace Brooks with their Youngest Child, Joanne
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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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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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Outbuildings of Old Home Place for Ringgolds
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School Photograph of Carolyn G. Brooks
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Residence of Charlie Graves 100 Prospect St. Chestertown, MD 1954-1963
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Carolyn Brooks' Safety Carfuliers Pledge Card, 1952
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Dorothy W. Brooks' Uncle Norris Wilson Working on a Farm, 1951/1952.
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Grandmother Harriett Hynson
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Daily Journal of Mrs. Clara Anderson, 1950
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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, 1944
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Grandmother Harriet Hynson
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John Brooks' Garnet High School Graduation Program, 1932
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George Hynson Portrait
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Marriage License of Raymond Jackson and Beulah E. Brown, 1909
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Old Ringgold home
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Fountain United Methodist Church in Big Woods, MD with a superimposed photo on church of Mrs. Anna Brown
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Blue Ribbon Chorus
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Darius Johnson as a child and family in Big Woods, MD, circa 1995
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Photograph of six well-dressed men
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Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church couples float
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Mt. Olive A.M.E Church couples float attendees
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Mt. Olive A.M.E Church couples parade float and truck.
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Mt. Olive A.M.E Church couples on a parade float.
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Charles "Charley Buck" Black, Jr. at Masonic Fish Fry
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William Wesley Jackson in Mt. Olive AME Church
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Rosebuds Court
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Youth Day October 14th 1984
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Christmas Booklet Made by William Wesley Jackson as a Child
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Men Working on Building the Jones' House
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Building the Jones House
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Marvin Jones Posing with a Small Cow
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Group Photo at a 70th Birthday Celebration
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Two Women at an Outdoor Gathering
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Marvin Leslie Jones Standing on a Boat
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Marvin and Shirley Jones Having Fun on their Property
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Shirley and Marvin Jones Spending Time Outside with Children
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Marvin and Shirley Jones
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Marvin Jones Smoking a Cigar
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Marvin Jones' 53rd Birthday Party
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Photo of Mr. Nealy Brown
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Photo of the Dirt Road in Front of the Brooks Family Home in Coleman, MD
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