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Women posing in wood-paneled room
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Women posing in wood-paneled room

Women playing cards
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Women playing cards

Woman sitting outside with a small dog on her lap
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Woman sitting outside with a small dog on her lap

Woman looking in a kitchen drawer
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Woman looking in a kitchen drawer

William Wilson with friend Janet
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William Wilson with friend Janet

Wilbert Givens, Jr.
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Wilbert Givens, Jr.

Walley Funeral Home, Calvert St. Chestertown, MD
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Walley Funeral Home, Calvert St. Chestertown, MD

Walley Funeral Home
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Walley Funeral Home

Walley Funeral Home
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Walley Funeral Home

Veronica Givens posing at her debutante ball
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Veronica Givens posing at her debutante ball

Uncle Horace Hynson's Wedding Day
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Uncle Horace Hynson's Wedding Day

Uncle Horace Hynson sitting in Living Room
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Uncle Horace Hynson sitting in Living Room

Two women sitting at a dining room table
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Two women sitting at a dining room table

Trip to Kings Lodge resort in Otisville, NY
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Trip to Kings Lodge resort in Otisville, NY

Three people talking in a living room
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Three people talking in a living room

Three older women on a couch
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Three older women on a couch

Thelma Ricketts Wilson on vacation
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Thelma Ricketts Wilson on vacation

Thelma Ricketts Wilson on trip
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Thelma Ricketts Wilson on trip

The Life and times of Prince Hall
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The Life and times of Prince Hall

Terry Edgerton and her husband feeding each other cake
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Terry Edgerton and her husband feeding each other cake

Shonique Comegys and Charles Blake with children
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Shonique Comegys and Charles Blake with children

School portrait of young boy
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School portrait of young boy

Sam and Eleanor Ringgold's 40th wedding anniversary
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Sam and Eleanor Ringgold's 40th wedding anniversary

Program for the Order of Eastern Star’s one hundred and twelth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation celebration
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Program for the Order of Eastern Star’s one hundred and twelth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation celebration

Portrait of Wilbert Givens
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Portrait of Wilbert Givens

Portrait of Patricia Wilson
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Portrait of Patricia Wilson

Portrait of Francine Strother
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Portrait of Francine Strother

Portrait of a girl
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Portrait of a girl

Photo of Perry Wilson, Jr.
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Photo of Perry Wilson, Jr.

Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas and Airlee Ringgold Johnson at their parent's house
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Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas and Airlee Ringgold Johnson at their parent's house

Mothers day church service
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Mothers day church service

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Merle Brooks Relaxing in a Swimming Pool at his Parent's House

Marvin Leslie Jones, Sr. and Shirley Sisco Jones, circa 1970s
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Marvin Leslie Jones, Sr. and Shirley Sisco Jones, circa 1970s

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Mable Tibbs with nephew Gilbert Hynson

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LaMonte Cooke Mixing Music in the 70's

Ladies' trip
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Ladies' trip

Ladies playing a card game
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Ladies playing a card game

Ladies in front of a church
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Ladies in front of a church

Kimberly Burgess school pictures
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Kimberly Burgess school pictures

Kenneth Walley
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Kenneth Walley

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John Elbert Wilson, Sr., teaching music class at Kent County High School. circa 1970s

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John Elbert Wilson, Sr., receives the 1975 Dave KerGaard Award at Kent County High School

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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. leads a choral class at Kent County High School, 1975

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John Brooks with his Relatives Wayne Jackson, George Brooks, and Johnny Jackson

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John and Dorothy Brooks' Newly Built Home, 1970's

History of African Lodge No. 459
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History of African Lodge No. 459

High school graduation portrait of Veronica Givens
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High school graduation portrait of Veronica Givens

Group of women playing cards
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Group of women playing cards

Grandmother Harriett Hynson and Brother Horace Hynson
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Grandmother Harriett Hynson and Brother Horace Hynson

Front entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club, Chestertown, MD
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Front entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club, Chestertown, MD

Fixing Kenny Sparks lapels
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Fixing Kenny Sparks lapels

Five people on a couch
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Five people on a couch

Fannie Wilson night out
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Fannie Wilson night out

Darryl "Cleats" Deaton's senior portrait
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Darryl "Cleats" Deaton's senior portrait

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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

Charlie Graves, owner, installing a sign in the Uptown Club.
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Charlie Graves, owner, installing a sign in the Uptown Club.

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club's Front Corner Entrance to Cocktail Lounge, Corner of Calvert St and College Ave.
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club's Front Corner Entrance to Cocktail Lounge, Corner of Calvert St and College Ave.

Charlie Graves Uptown Club exterior on Calvert Street Chestertown MD
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Charlie Graves Uptown Club exterior on Calvert Street Chestertown MD

Carla Hynson Young Girl
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Carla Hynson Young Girl

Carla Hynson in Easter Outfit
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Carla Hynson in Easter Outfit

Carla Hynson as a Young Girl
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Carla Hynson as a Young Girl

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

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 6
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Barbara Jones home movie, No. 6

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 5
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Barbara Jones home movie, No. 5

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 4
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Barbara Jones home movie, No. 4

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 3
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Barbara Jones home movie, No. 3

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 2 to Sea World in Florida
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Barbara Jones home movie, No. 2 to Sea World in Florida

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 1
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Barbara Jones home movie, No. 1

Airlee Ringgold Johnson in army barracks in Germany
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson in army barracks in Germany

Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas sitting by a fireplace
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Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas sitting by a fireplace

Account of books written on the hospital's history
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Account of books written on the hospital's history

A woman, man, and dog in a living room
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A woman, man, and dog in a living room

A woman with a black and white dog on her lap
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A woman with a black and white dog on her lap

A woman walking a small dog
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A woman walking a small dog

A portrait of a young girl
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A portrait of a young girl

"History of the Lodge: Thomas Henry Kiah Lodge #101; A Historical Perspective"
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"History of the Lodge: Thomas Henry Kiah Lodge #101; A Historical Perspective"

"History of Prince Hall Masonry in Maryland"
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"History of Prince Hall Masonry in Maryland"

"History of masonry in Maryland"
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"History of masonry in Maryland"

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