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Social Clubs, Lodges, Fraternity/Sororities
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"The Final Curtsy" - “Pride Without Prejudice” Debutante exhibit flier
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Obituary of Mary G. Fisher
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Legacy Day Debutante Cotillion program, August 16, 2024 with William Leary and Vanessa Isaacs Ringgold
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Legacy Day 2024 web advertisement
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"Pride Without Prejudice" - Debutante Cotillions of the The Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World, 2024.
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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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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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Orlando McElroy at the Thomas Henry Kiah Lodge #101 Masonic Fish Fry
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Legacy Day, 2014 flier
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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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Rochester Day, Aug 8, 2011
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Gilbert Hynson, Haywood Grinnell, and Holton Kennedy with a customer at Masonic Fish Fry
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JT Thompson with a Customer at Masonic Fish Fry
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Nat Veeney Serving Food at Masonic Fish Fry
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Haydee Lunn, Thomas Groce, and Asbury Hunley at Masonic Fish Fry
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Gilbert Hymen and Holton Kennedy at Masonic Fish Fry
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Thomas Groce, Asbury Hunley, and Tyrone Brown at Masonic Fish Fry
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LaMonte Cooke, Alfred Clark, and Rev. Thaddeus Kirkland at Elks Convention
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2008 Tri-State Debutante Cotillion Program
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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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The presentation photo of Debutante Kiana Moaney with her Escort Jamar Hynson, 2007
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Program for the February 11, 2007 Debutante's Tea, sponsored by the Tri-State Elks
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Debutante Kiana Moaney portrait, 2007
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Edwin and Iris Shirley Christmas card, 2005
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Group Dancing in Chestertown Fire Hall. From left to right: Airlee Ringgold Johnson, Linda Cooke, William Pickrum, and Margie Ellsberg.
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Star Temple #1141 of the Elks Grand Lodge Annual Dues Payment and Burial Department, 2005
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Tri-State Debutante Cotillion Booklet, March 31st, 2001
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Donald Shirley, LaMonte Cooke's aunt Iris Shirley, Patricia Ann Battle Shirley, and relatives of Dr. Edwin Shirley
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1999 Tri-State Debutante Cotillion program
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Thomas Henry Kiah Lodge No. 101 60th anniversary banquet
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Worshipful Master Hayward Grinnell of the Thomas H. Kiah Masonic Lodge #101
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June 9th, 1990 Debutante Reunion bulletin
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Melvin Shorter as Worshipful Master
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LaMonte Cooke with Lodge Brother Dinkey Adams and Unknown Political Candidate
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1990 Tri-State Debutante Cotillion Program
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Debutante Tea Program, Rock Hall, Maryland - 1990
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Debutante Meeting - 1989 Cotillion Court
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Father-Daughter Debutante Cotillion practice with Katina Moaney and her dad, 1989.
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Debutante practice session with choreographer JoAnn Cason-Smith, 1989
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Debutante Cotillion practice session, 1989
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Debutante Cotillion choreographed dance practice, 1989
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Debutante Cotillion Dress Rehearsal with Choreographer JoAnn Carson-Smith, 1989
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Debutante Escort practices his bow and his debutante's curtsy during dance practice session, 1989
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Father-Daughter Debutante Cotillion Practice with Katina Moaney and her dad, 1989.
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Katina Steward Moaney and her Escort practice a portion of the choreographed cotillion dance, 1989
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Escorts practice a group component of the debutante cotillion dance, 1989
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Debutantes practice portions of their cotillion dance, 1989
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Dancing at the Debutante Ball
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Debutantes exiting with escorts from the ballroom floor
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Debutante escorts marching
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Debutantes curtseying to their escorts
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Charlie Graves behind bar at Uptown Club, prior to demolition day 1988
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Inside Charlie Graves Uptown Club dance hall, prior to demolition day 1988
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Charlie Graves in Club, prior to demolition day 1988
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Left side view of Uptown Club, prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Rear view of Uptown Clup prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Right side view of Uptown Club prior to demolition day, circa 1988
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Preparing for demolition of the Uptown Club.
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Worshipful Master James Thompson of Thomas H. Kiah Masonic Lodge #101
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1987 Tri-State Debutante Cotillion Program
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1987 Debutante Schree Potts
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1987 Debutante Schree Potts dancing
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1987 Debutante Schree Potts
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Parents of Debutantes
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Debutante Jana Anderson with escort James Berry, 1987
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Debutante Jana Anderson, 1987
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Debutante Jana Anderson, 1987
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Debutante Jana Anderson with escort James Berry, 1987
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Debutante Trina Henry, 1987, with her escort Corey Brown
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Debutante Jana Anderson, 1987
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Debutante Jana Anderson, 1987, dances with her uncle, Melvin Hamilton
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25th Anniversary of Star Temple #1141, Rock Hall, Maryland, 1986
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1985 Tri-State Debutantes
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1985 Tri-State Debutantes - Escorts
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1985 Tri-State Debutante Group Dance
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Monique Saunders dancing with her father James Saunders
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Monique Saunders with parents Cheryl and James Saunders
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1984 Debutante newspaper announcement
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Monique Saunders during the debutante march
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Monique Saunders and escort Terry Stewart
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Program for "21st Annual Debutantes' Tea"
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Program for the Annual Memorial Service of Deceased Members of the Order of Knights of Pythias and Courts of Calanthe, 1983
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Program for the Annual Memorial Service of Deceased Members of the Order of Knights of Pythias and Courts of Calanthe, 1982
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Bay City Lodge Collaring Ceremony program for the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order Elks of the World
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Angela Jones Sampson and others dancing
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Debutante photo of Angela Jones Sampson with her father Harold Jones
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Angela Jones Sampson dancing with her father Herald Jones
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The Thomas H. Kiah Lodge #101 Prince Hall Freemasons and the Centreville Masonic Lodge #180
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club in Chestertown,MD.
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Barmaid Anne Turner, Mr. Charlie Graves, and Rita Johnson
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Program for the Annual Memorial Service of Deceased Members of the Order of Knights of Pythias and Courts of Calanthe
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Knights of Pythias Court of Calanthe 80th Grand Lodge Session Souvenir Book
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Debutante Vanessa Ringgold at the Elks Tri-State Cotillion.
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Vanessa Isaacs Ringgold makes her official debutante curtsey at the Elks Tri-State Cotillion Ball
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Vanessa Isaacs Ringgold poses with her father Thomas Isaacs.
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Vanessa Isaacs Ringgold dances with her father
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Vanessa Isaacs Ringgold is being promenaded down the center aisle for her Debutante presentation bow and curtsy.
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Thomas Isaacs and Dorothy Isaacs preparing for the 1971 Tri-State Debutante Cotillion
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Program for the Order of the Eastern Star's Eastern Star Day church service
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Bethsheila Wilson Hunley debutante photograph
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Charlie Graves, owner, installing a sign in the Uptown Club.
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Charlie Graves Uptown Club exterior on Calvert Street Chestertown MD
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Charlie Graves' Uptown Club's Front Corner Entrance to Cocktail Lounge, Corner of Calvert St and College Ave.
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Gail Saunders at her Debutante Ball
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Parker-White Post
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Parker-White Post
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Parker-White Post
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Parker-White Post
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Three debutantes in 1966
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Maryland debutantes
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Parents and Grandparents for Airlee Ringgold's Debutante Ball
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Guests for Airlee Ringgold's debutante
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Airlee Ringgold's debutante guests in front of family home
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Debutantes with escorts
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Cheryl Saunders' debutante photograph
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1964 Debutante Cotillion group picture
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Certificate of Merit Given to Carolyn Brooks by the Star Temple Lodge #1141, 1962
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Debutantes chatting
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Three debutantes from Chestertown, Maryland
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Charlie Graves, Henry DaMene, and Allison Munson, 1960
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Junior Walker and the All Stars playing a gig at the Charlie Graves' Uptown Club
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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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Charlie Graves in front of Uptown Club, Chestertown, Md. Circa 1956
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Charlie Graves at the Uptown Club Bar, 1954
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The Uptown Club in the early 1940s before it was remodeled in 1945.
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Charlie Graves at the original location of his Uptown Club.
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Meeting of the Sigma Gamma Rho Interest Group Letter
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Front View of Uptown Club prior to demolition day circa 1988
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Dr. Edwin Samuel Shirley, wife Iris Mays, and friends.
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William Wilson, LaMonte Cooke, Asbury Hunley, Thomas Groce, and Stuart Simms (Secretary of Public Safety for Maryland) at the Tea Party Festival in Chestertown.
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Worshipful Master Madison Brown of the Thomas Henry Kiah Masonic Lodge #101
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LaMonte Cooke and Other Members of the Thomas Henry Kiah Masonic Lodge #101 at their Christmas Basket Giveaway
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Gilbert Hyson, former Worshipful Master of Thomas H. Kiah Masonic Lodge in Rock Hall, MD
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Gilbert Hynson at Masonic Fish Fry
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Charles "Charley Buck" Black, Jr. at Masonic Fish Fry
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Joan Williams with a Masonic Brother and a Friend
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Dinky Adams with Friend at Chestertown Tea Party
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2020 Deutante Cotillion presents Becoming - sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Theta Omega Chapter ticket
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Tri-State Debutante Cotillion program, 2007
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LaMonte Cooke with Masonic Brother at Chestertown Tea Party
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