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

Bill and Reba Warren by the Christmas tree
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Bill and Reba Warren by the Christmas tree

White and yellow flowers laid outside
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White and yellow flowers laid outside

A woman standing next to yellow and white flowers
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A woman standing next to yellow and white flowers

A white flowered wreath on a grave
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A white flowered wreath on a grave

A woman standing next to a grave covered in flowers
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A woman standing next to a grave covered in flowers

Yellow and white flowers on an unmarked grave
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Yellow and white flowers on an unmarked grave

A woman next to a grave covered in flowers
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A woman next to a grave covered in flowers

A woman looking at flowers on a grave
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A woman looking at flowers on a grave

A baby named Carla Hynson
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A baby named Carla Hynson

Men playing a card game
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Men playing a card game

 Speil Frisby Givens and Veronica
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Speil Frisby Givens and Veronica

Children at a playground
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Children at a playground

"The Grayline Miami Beach" cruise photograph
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"The Grayline Miami Beach" cruise photograph

Holiday dinner
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Holiday dinner

Halloween costumes
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Halloween costumes

Terra Deaton and her brothers
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Terra Deaton and her brothers

Ralph Deaton and his sons
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Ralph Deaton and his sons

Deaton children sitting on the front steps
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Deaton children sitting on the front steps

Elmer T. Hawkins
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Elmer T. Hawkins

Baby portrait of Carol Johnson
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Baby portrait of Carol Johnson

Women dressed for church
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Women dressed for church

Marlon Deaton at church
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Marlon Deaton at church

Junior Walker and the All Stars playing a gig at the Charlie Graves' Uptown Club
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Junior Walker and the All Stars playing a gig at the Charlie Graves' Uptown Club

Shirley Sisco Jones, likely in Quaker Neck, MD, circa 1960s
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Shirley Sisco Jones, likely in Quaker Neck, MD, circa 1960s

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Dr. Edwin Shirley and family with Congressman Adam Clayton Powell vacationing.

essie_l._nickerson_s_premium_receipt_book_for_met_life_1966-1969.pdf
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Premium receipt book of Essie L. Nickerson for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Group of Men in Suits Outside the Worton Point Schoolhouse
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Group of Men in Suits Outside the Worton Point Schoolhouse

Peggy Wilson Photobooth Photos
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Peggy Wilson Photobooth Photos

Felicia Strother Senior Photo
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Felicia Strother Senior Photo

Wedding Day for Horace and Louise Hynson
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Wedding Day for Horace and Louise Hynson

Carla Hynson Around 3 Years Old
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Carla Hynson Around 3 Years Old

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National Homemakers of America Kennard High School chapter

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Program menu for the National Homemakers of America Kennard Chapter

Kennard High School basketball team
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Kennard High School basketball team

A description of Love Point School by Bessie V. Tolson
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A description of Love Point School by Bessie V. Tolson

8._Celebration_.pdf
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Celebration of Kennard Alumni Association

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Group Skiing in Garmisch, Germany: Olivia "Libby" Benson Brooks, Merle Brooks, Arlene Aberman, Bob Bernet, and Bob Aberman

Marjorie A. Blake and Josephine Ringgold Johnson
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Marjorie A. Blake and Josephine Ringgold Johnson

Family gathering of Ringgold family
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Family gathering of Ringgold family

Honoring Ms. Emma Miller
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Honoring Ms. Emma Miller

Socializing at the kitchen table
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Socializing at the kitchen table

Two women smiling at the camera
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Two women smiling at the camera

Four people sitting on a cloth covered couch
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Four people sitting on a cloth covered couch

Baby portrait
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Baby portrait

A young child in a chair
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A young child in a chair

A teenage girl standing outside
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A teenage girl standing outside

Newspaper cutting of Reverend Paul R. Hilton
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Newspaper cutting of Reverend Paul R. Hilton

White flowers on a casket
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White flowers on a casket

Purple and yellow flowers on a table
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Purple and yellow flowers on a table

A man and small dog on a couch
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A man and small dog on a couch

Blurry photograph of a man and a small dog
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Blurry photograph of a man and a small dog

A deceased man in an open casket
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A deceased man in an open casket

A young baby in yellow
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A young baby in yellow

A woman sitting by a window
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A woman sitting by a window

Harriette reading by a window
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Harriette reading by a window

Shadowy image of a woman by an open window
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Shadowy image of a woman by an open window

A woman holding a baby on her lap
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A woman holding a baby on her lap

Baby Vivian laying down
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Baby Vivian laying down

A blurry photograph of a woman reading
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A blurry photograph of a woman reading

Three children and a baby around a woman reading
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Three children and a baby around a woman reading

Ten month old Deborah
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Ten month old Deborah

Three children and a man outside
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Three children and a man outside

Four young girls standing together
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Four young girls standing together

A woman pouring iced tea
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A woman pouring iced tea

A young boy holding a white cat
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A young boy holding a white cat

Three children waiting outside
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Three children waiting outside

A woman posing outside
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A woman posing outside

A woman standing in front of a dilapidated structure
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A woman standing in front of a dilapidated structure

Greyhound buses
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Greyhound buses

"Exciting Photographic Coverage of the Kennedy Years"
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"Exciting Photographic Coverage of the Kennedy Years"

Elmer T. Hawkins
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Elmer T. Hawkins

A man in a suit and hat leaning on a car
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A man in a suit and hat leaning on a car

A woman with a white purse posing outside
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A woman with a white purse posing outside

A woman sitting among plants and books
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A woman sitting among plants and books

A child on a carousel
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A child on a carousel

Six children
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Six children

Two women leaning in for a picture
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Two women leaning in for a picture

A woman in a white shirt and pants
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A woman in a white shirt and pants

A woman in a grassy field
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A woman in a grassy field

Eight people leaning on a railing
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Eight people leaning on a railing

Two women in plaid
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Two women in plaid

A woman standing on a dirt road
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A woman standing on a dirt road

A young baby laying on a couch
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A young baby laying on a couch

Two young children with their arms around the other
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Two young children with their arms around the other

Children and an adult at an outdoor celebration
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Children and an adult at an outdoor celebration

A young woman and man standing next to picnic tables
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A young woman and man standing next to picnic tables

A shelved bureau of trinkets and pictures
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A shelved bureau of trinkets and pictures

An older man sitting in front of a China cabinet
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An older man sitting in front of a China cabinet

A young girl on a porch with a child
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A young girl on a porch with a child

A young girl smiling widely
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A young girl smiling widely

A young girl in a floral dress sitting on a couch
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A young girl in a floral dress sitting on a couch

An older man sitting outside
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An older man sitting outside

Two adults and a child outside
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Two adults and a child outside

Four children wearing birthday hats and two adults
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Four children wearing birthday hats and two adults

A young girl standing in front of a tree
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A young girl standing in front of a tree

Two young girls in matching outfits on a small mattress
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Two young girls in matching outfits on a small mattress

A young man folded on the couch
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A young man folded on the couch

Three young children on a double swing set
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Three young children on a double swing set

A young woman holding a baby on her lap
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A young woman holding a baby on her lap

An older man sitting outside with two children
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An older man sitting outside with two children

Two young girls at an outdoor birthday celebration
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Two young girls at an outdoor birthday celebration

People at an outdoor birthday celebration
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People at an outdoor birthday celebration

Four children an outdoor birthday celebration
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Four children an outdoor birthday celebration

Eight children posing at a birthday celebration
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Eight children posing at a birthday celebration

Two young children standing at an outdoor birthday celebration
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Two young children standing at an outdoor birthday celebration

Portrait of a boy
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Portrait of a boy

A young girl in a dress
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A young girl in a dress

Portrait of a young girl in pigtails
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Portrait of a young girl in pigtails

Garnett Furniture
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Garnett Furniture

Iris Frericka Jeffers and another man in the newspaper
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Iris Frericka Jeffers and another man in the newspaper

Newspaper clipping of student names from Garnett
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Newspaper clipping of student names from Garnett

"Community Help" letter from Denise Jones of Quaker Neck
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"Community Help" letter from Denise Jones of Quaker Neck

"Winners of the Magazine Campaign"
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"Winners of the Magazine Campaign"

"Moments in Kent County Black History"
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"Moments in Kent County Black History"

A woman closing the door to St. George's Community Center
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A woman closing the door to St. George's Community Center

Portrait of Veronica Givens
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Portrait of Veronica Givens

Men playing a card game
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Men playing a card game

Portrait of Fannie Wilson
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Portrait of Fannie Wilson

Photograph of Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton
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Photograph of Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton

Andrew Hynson (cousin) in Formal Attire
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Andrew Hynson (cousin) in Formal Attire

Uncle Abraham and his wife in Chestertown
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Uncle Abraham and his wife in Chestertown

Portrait of Inez Strother Pool
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Portrait of Inez Strother Pool

Andrew and Louella Hynson
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Andrew and Louella Hynson

Flash flood 1969 August
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Flash flood 1969 August

Olivia Freeman 1969 June
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Olivia Freeman 1969 June

"Pop" Boyer and Rev. Paul Hilton 1969 July
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"Pop" Boyer and Rev. Paul Hilton 1969 July

James Burgess, Valerie B. Anderson, Dolson Anderson and Rev. Frederick G. Jones
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James Burgess, Valerie B. Anderson, Dolson Anderson and Rev. Frederick G. Jones

Helen Hamilton in her new home in Washington Park
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Helen Hamilton in her new home in Washington Park

Chestertown Police Department
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Chestertown Police Department

New teachers
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New teachers

New teachers
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New teachers

New teachers
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New teachers

New teachers
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New teachers

Fannie Wilson after her retirement banquet
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Fannie Wilson after her retirement banquet

Brain Graves, son of Charlie Graves, at home in Quaker Estates, circa 1969
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Brain Graves, son of Charlie Graves, at home in Quaker Estates, circa 1969

Wanda Boyer at age 6, 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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John Brooks with his Relatives Wayne Jackson, George Brooks, and Johnny Jackson

Portrait of Jay Anderson
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Portrait of Jay Anderson

Packing fish at VITA Foods 1969 February
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Packing fish at VITA Foods 1969 February

Laughs at VITA Foods
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Laughs at VITA Foods

Florence Tinch handing out VITA Foods uniforms
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Florence Tinch handing out VITA Foods uniforms

Handing out VITA Foods uniforms
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Handing out VITA Foods uniforms

Pres. Daniel Gibson letter to Miss Carolyn Erwin
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Pres. Daniel Gibson letter to Miss Carolyn Erwin

Dorothy Kennard Hutchins and Lena Clark working on a puzzle during their work break at VITA Foods
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Dorothy Kennard Hutchins and Lena Clark working on a puzzle during their work break at VITA Foods

Janet Rochester, Doris Green, and Florence Tinch in the VITA Foods cafeteria
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Janet Rochester, Doris Green, and Florence Tinch in the VITA Foods cafeteria

Crocheting during break at VITA Foods
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Crocheting during break at VITA Foods

Four VITA Foods female employees
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Four VITA Foods female employees

VITA Foods infirmary
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VITA Foods infirmary

Sharptown School in Sharptown, MD
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Sharptown School in Sharptown, MD

Woman employees at VITA Foods 1969 May
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Woman employees at VITA Foods 1969 May

House fire 1969 May
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House fire 1969 May

House fire 1969 May
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House fire 1969 May

Firefighters 1969 May
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Firefighters 1969 May

Joshua Cotton at VITA Foods
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Joshua Cotton at VITA Foods

Sorting glass jars at VITA Foods
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Sorting glass jars at VITA Foods

Canning at VITA Foods
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Canning at VITA Foods

Packing spears at VITA Foods
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Packing spears at VITA Foods

Barry Johnson as a child of 6 at Vita Foods.
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Barry Johnson as a child of 6 at Vita Foods.

Carrying a wooden pallet, 1969 August
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Carrying a wooden pallet, 1969 August

Lynn Strong and Charlotte "Betty" Frisby on vacation in Ocean City, MD
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Lynn Strong and Charlotte "Betty" Frisby on vacation in Ocean City, MD

Grilling at VITA Foods
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Grilling at VITA Foods

Lauramae Hamilton Jones holding Jana Anderson Carter
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Lauramae Hamilton Jones holding Jana Anderson Carter

First aid center at VITA Foods
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First aid center at VITA Foods

Women working in the fish department at VITA Foods. Sydney Caulk is standing beside the tubs of fish.
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Women working in the fish department at VITA Foods. Sydney Caulk is standing beside the tubs of fish.

Doris Green and Geraldine Brooks at the VITA Foods fish processing machine
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Doris Green and Geraldine Brooks at the VITA Foods fish processing machine

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