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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation

Graduate (man) leaving the stage after shaking hands with two people. Woman on the left, man on the right; man is wearing graduation robe and cap.

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation; Images of the crowd at graduation, including graduates. There is a balcony area above the ground floor pews.

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation; Images of the crowd at graduation, including graduates. There is a balcony area above the ground floor pews.

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation

Graduate (woman) shaking hands with other woman on stage. Graduate is wearing white. Graduate passed man in graduation robe and cap.

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation

Graduate (man) shaking hands with president, Sidney J. Phillips, in graduation attire. Woman not in graduation clothes hands diploma to man.

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation

Graduate (man) shaking hands with president, Sidney J. Phillips, in graduation attire. Other graduates in the background walking across the stage. Woman not in graduation…

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation

Man giving a speech in graduation attire. There are two men (Sidney J. Phillips to far left) and a woman sitting in the background.

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation

Man giving a speech in a graduation robe. There are two men and a woman sitting in the background; Sidney J. Phillips is the man sitting next to the woman.

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation; Man giving speech in a graduation robe. Audience sits before him.

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16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation; Two men on stage; man on the left is in catcher's uniform, handing a baseball to the man on the right, dressed in a suit.

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Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Several tables set up and decorated for a banquet. People seated at all of the tables conversing and enjoying their meal.

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Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Several tables set up and decorated for a banquet. People seated at all of the tables conversing and enjoying their meal.

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Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Several tables set up and decorated for a banquet. People seated at all of the tables conversing and enjoying their meal.

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Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Several tables set up and decorated for a banquet. People seated at all of the tables conversing and enjoying their meal.

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Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Photo taken from balcony area of High St. Baptist down toward pulpit area of the altar.

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Roanoke Dressed Poultry Co.; "Owned and Operated by J. Brumberg and Sons" "1027 Norfolk Ave SE" Two men holding a chicken next to a truck full of caged chickens.

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Roanoke Dressed Poultry Co.; Owned and Operated by J. Brumberg and Sons" "1027 Norfolk Ave SE" Two men holding a chicken next to a truck full of caged chickens. Back of truck shown.

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Three men are pictured; man on far left hands something to man in the middle while they shake hands. One of the men is assumedly Rev. Tunner.

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Feb. 26, 1955; Large crowd of people gathered in front of one of the buidlings at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Tuck Industrial Hall in the background on the left; Burroughs house in the background in the center; and Hopkins Hall on the…

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Feb. 26, 1955; Crowd of people gathered around machinery (most likely automotive or farm related) Hopkins Hall is pictured in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Feb. 26, 1955; Portia Washington Pittman appears to hand item off to man standing on stoop of Hopkins Hall. Other people are around them; there is a bed on the stoop as well. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Feb. 26, 1955; Large group of peole; image from the back of the crowd. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Feb. 26, 1955; Large group of people; image from the front of the crowd. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Feb. 26, 1955; Groups of people walking around pathways. Cars are pictured in the background as well as the Tuck Industrial Hall. Other buildings include Virginia Cottage, poultry houses, and a concession stand. Located at Booker T. Washington…

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Group of eleven people pictured around two tables. Assumedly some sort of board or group of teachers at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured at center, Portia Washington Pittman third from right. Attorney T.…

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Three students offer a bricklaying demonstration to some of the group members from CSE022.7. Portia Washington Pittman is the woman that is pictured. Attorney T. C. Walker on far right. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington…

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Four students work on bricklaying for what appears to be a chimney or fireplace structure. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Four students work on bricklaying for what appears to be a chimney or fireplace structure. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Two people, Portia Washington Pittman on right, Attorney T. C. Walker on left, looking at a sculpture of a well. Quote on top reads, “Cast down your bucket where you are” from Booker T. Washington. It is designated for those a part of Industrial…

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Two people, Portia Washington Pittman on right, Attorney T. C. Walker on left, looking at a sculpture of a well. Quote on top reads, “Cast down your bucket where you are” from Booker T. Washington. It is designated for those a part of Industrial…

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Large group of people gathered in front of buildings. Building on far left is the building designated as the US Post Office, and the building on the far right is the replica cabin of Booker T. Washington's birthplace at Booker T. Washington…

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Group of eleven people pictured outside the Virginia Industrial Hall. Assumedly some sort of board or group of teachers. President Sidney J. Phillips fifth from left, Portia Washington Pittman, far right. Attorney T. C. Walker second from left.…

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Group of two people at a gathering. There is a man on the left holding a cigarette, and the woman on the right is in a long dress.

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Pictures of the Virginia Industrial Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group of eleven people pictured around two tables. Assumedly some sort of board or group of teachers at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured at center, Portia Washington Pittman third from right. Attorney T.…

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Pictures of the Virginia Industrial Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group of five men; one man is assumedly giving a demonstration on an automobile part. Portia Washington Pittman at the far right. Possibly located at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Attorney T. C. Walker and Portia Washington Pittman pictured holding a mop in the air at Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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Four women and one child pictured holding dresses in front of a photo of Booker T. Washington and two quotes from Mr. Washington. Possibly located at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Group of eleven people pictured outside the Virginia Industrial Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Assumedly some sort of board or group of teachers.President Sidney J. Phillips fifth from left, Portia Washington Pittman, far right,…

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Assumedly a group of students offering a demonstration of building to some of the group members pictured in CSE022.7. Portia Washington Pittman looking at camera. Attorney T. C. Walker on far-right side of image. Possibly located at Roanoke Branch of…

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Three students offer a bricklaying demonstration to some of the group members from CSE022.7. Portia Washington Pittman is the woman that is pictured. Attorney T. C. Walker on far right. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington…

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Sept. 15, 1954; Mrs. Ada Chapell and daughter outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Both in dresses.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Farmer looking at the camera with the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building in the back right of the image.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Mrs. Ada Chapell and daughter inside Booker T. Washington Elementary.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Mrs. Ada Chapell and daughter in line to speak to teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary. Other girls lined up behind Mrs. Chapell's daughter.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Mrs. Ada Chapell and daughter in line to speak to teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary. Other girls lined up behind Mrs. Chapell's daughter.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.

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Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.

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Four students work on bricklaying. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Three people addressing the crowd assumedly at 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Celebration at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Standing in front of Burroughs house.

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Three people addressing the crowd assumedly at 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Celebration at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Standing in front of Burroughs house.

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Three people addressing the crowd assumedly at 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Celebration at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Standing in front of Burroughs house.

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Crowd listening to speaker, assumedly at 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Birthday Celebration at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Standing in front of Burroughs house.

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Four people in front of Virginia Cottage. In front, there is a sign that reads, "Buildings On These Grounds Are Being Renovated and Remodeled By Community Workers Teachers and Students Of The ROANOKE BRANCH Of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Trade…

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People congregating and coming from inside the Virginia Industrial Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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People gathered inside of a building assumedly at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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People gathered inside of a building assumedly at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Portia Washington Pittman in front row.

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Car entering for "Booker Washington Birthplace, VA The 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Birthday Celebration Will be Held on These Grounds April 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Public is Invited."

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Group of people seated, assumedly for Booker T. Washington 4th Annual Birthday Celebration at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Virginia Industrial Hall in the back.

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Same group of people as 24.3, but taken from behind the group. The people are facing the Post Office and Burroughs house building and the reconstructed cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Large group of people outside of a bus. Black dog in front of the people. Concession stand in the back right. Located at the Booker T. Washington Memorial Birthplace.

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Large group of people circled around what is assumedly a musical performance. Virginia Industrial Hall in the background at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Large group of people circled around what is assumedly a musical performance. Virginia Industrial Hall in the background at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group of three at a table. Middle person is possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, wife of President Sidney J. Phillips and one of the postmistresses of the Booker T. Washington National Monument Post Office at Booker T. Washington Birthplace…

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Two men working at some sort of machine. Man at back seems to be holding a saw, and man at the front seems to be stretching some sort of material. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 9, 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips with adult and baby pigs. Assumedly Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 9, 1950; Chickens running around a coop. Virginia Industrial Hall, Burroughs house, Virginia Cottage, and other cars in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 9, 1950; Chickens running around a coop. Virginia Industrial Hall, Burroughs house, Virginia Cottage, and other cars in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 9, 1950; Chickens running around a coop. Virginia Industrial Hall, Burroughs house, Virginia Cottage, and other cars in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 9, 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips talks to another man by the chickens and chicken coops. Virginia Industrial Hall, Burroughs house, Virginia Cottage, and other cars in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; President Sidney J. Phillips, left, shaking hands with unidentified woman in front of memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Five women standing behind desk for portrait. Woman on far right is possibly Postmistress Virginia Hurt Phillips. 2nd from left is Mrs. Ada D. Chapell.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Portrait of an unidentified woman.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Two women shaking hands with man at far right. Assumedly Mrs. Alice Smith Jones in the middle.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Assumedly Mrs. Alice Smith Jones being sworn in as Postmistress at Booker T. Washington Post Office. Mrs. Jones is facing a man and they both have their right hands raised.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Assumedly Mrs. Alice Smith Jones being sworn in as Postmistress at Booker T. Washington Post Office. Mrs. Jones is facing a man and they both have their right hands raised.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Two women shaking hands. Woman on left is Mrs. Ada Chapell. Woman on right is assumedly Mrs. Alice Smith Jones.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Audience gathered for Mass at St. Andrew's. Stained glass panels along walls.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.

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Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Audience gathered for Mass at St. Andrew's. Stained glass panels along walls.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room eating a meal. Wood-panelled walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. Long table of people eating in a wood-panelled room. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room eating a meal. Wood-panelled walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room eating a meal. Wood-panelled walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Unidentified Group Portrait.

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Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Color Photo. Rev. James Goode standing with two people as the people eat their meal. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

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Assumedly Rev. Stone of Hill St. Baptist. Portrait taken in front of plain background.

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Assumedly Rev. Stone of Hill St. Baptist. Portrait taken in front of plain background.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, far right, holding a child next to two men in front of the Well Sculpture in honor of Booker T. Washington.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; People, including President Sidney J. Phillips, giving speeches to graduates. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on the wall on the left, portrait of Booker T. Washington on the wall on the right.

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Group of five men, two graduates, to perform. Assumedly at graduation. Assumedly at High Street Baptist in Roanoke.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Large circle of people in graduation robes and caps surrounding the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Pictures inside of a classroom at Booker T. Washington Elementary.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Pictures inside of a classroom at Booker T. Washington Elementary.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Pictures inside of a classroom at Booker T. Washington Elementary.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Group of graduates and others stand for a portrait by a sign that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Group of graduates and others stand for a portrait by a sign that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Graduate standing with glass bottle of soda, another man inside the concession stand hands the graduate another.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Large circle of people in graduation robes and caps surrounding the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; President Sidney J. Phillips, right, shaking hands with another man in front of the Well Sculpture in honor of Booker T. Washington.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Graduates and other school members process away from the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born. Also passing Virginia Cottage.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Graduates and other school members process away from the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born. Also passing Virginia Cottage.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Large circle of people in graduation robes and caps surrounding the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Three women sipping soda out of glass bottles in front of concession stand.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Three women sipping soda out of glass bottles in front of concession stand.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Four graduates sipping soda out of glass bottles in front of concession stand.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; People, including President Sidney J. Phillips, giving speeches to graduates. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on the wall on the left, portrait of Booker T. Washington on the wall on the right.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; People, including President Sidney J. Phillips, giving speeches to graduates. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on the wall on the left, portrait of Booker T. Washington on the wall on the right.

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May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; People, including President Sidney J. Phillips, giving speeches to graduates. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on the wall on the left, portrait of Booker T. Washington on the wall on the right.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips and Portia Washington Pittman pictured with a cow alongside the Well Sculpture to honor Booker T. Washington at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips assumedly speaking to others while seated at a desk, holding a hammer. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind him. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips assumedly speaking to others while seated at a desk, holding a hammer. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind him. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips shaking hands with a graduate in white graduation robes. Unknown man in background. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips shakes hands with a graduate in white graduation robes. Portia Washington Pittman stands in the background. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips shakes hands with a graduate in white graduation robes. Portia Washington Pittman stands in the background. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; Six graduates in white graduation robes stand around the Well Sculpture to honor Booker T. Washington located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 10th; Six graduates in white graduation robes stand around the Well Sculpture to honor Booker T. Washington located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Portia Washington Pittman shakes hands with, possibly, Mrs. L. M. Jones, in front.

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June 10th; Assumedly mid-twentieth century era Ford car with someone in the driver's seat. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; Portia Washington Pittman pictured with a cow in front of the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 10th; Picture of a cow with a car and the Tuck Industrial Hall in the background at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 10th; Room set up like a bedroom with laundry hanging as well. In a floral arrangement, there is a sign that reads, "Applied Home Economics and Sewing." Possibly located at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; Room set up like a bedroom with laundry hanging as well. In a floral arrangement, there is a sign that reads, "Applied Home Economics and Sewing." Assumedly at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking with a female student. Poster of Booker T. Washington behind them. Assumedly at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips and Portia Washington Pittman speaking at a desk. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind them. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips and Portia Washington Pittman speaking at a desk. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind them. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Carver High School men’s basketball team with twenty players and two coaches. Players are sitting in four rows of five on the bleachers, and coaches are in suits. First row (left to right) - Mr. James W. Price, Coach; William Gravely; Edward…

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Carver High School men’s basketball team with twenty players and two coaches. Players are sitting in four rows of five on the bleachers, and coaches are in suits. First row (left to right) - Mr. James W. Price, Coach; William Gravely; Edward…

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Interior image of, assumedly, First Baptist Gainsboro, as a service is ongoing. There is someone giving a sermon, and multiple other people on the altar and in pews.

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Image of Carver School from the intersection of what is now 4th and Broad St.

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Large group of students gathered around tables at the finished Carver School. Bottom Row (left to right): Reba Mae Terry, Lewey Boyd Hale, Frankye Hunter, Martha Ella Vineyard, Clara Frances Anderson, Joseph Curtis, Charles Thompson, Evelyn Irene…

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Large group of students gathered around tables at the finished Carver School. Bottom Row (left to right): Reba Mae Terry, Lewey Boyd Hale, Frankye Hunter, Martha Ella Vineyard, Clara Frances Anderson, Joseph Curtis, Charles Thompson, Evelyn Irene…

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July 1951; Large group of men huddled around a woman as she writes something in front of a typewriter. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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July 1951; Large group of men huddled around a woman as she writes something in front of a typewriter. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Oct. 17, 1951; Sign that reads, "Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Departments - S. J. Phillips, President" hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured…

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17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

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Oct. 17, 1951; Sign that reads, "Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Departments - S. J. Phillips, President" hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured…

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Oct. 17, 1951; Sign that reads, "Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Departments - S. J. Phillips, President" hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured…

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Oct. 17, 1951; Sign that reads, "Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Departments - S. J. Phillips, President" hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured…

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17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

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17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

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17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

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17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

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Assumedly Mr. Myers, standing on the far right, in his graduation robe and cap with three other graduates, waiting to shake hands with President Sidney J. Phillips at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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August 1951; Three men pictured in what is assumedly the Auto-Body Shop as part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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August 1951; Three men pictured in what is assumedly the Auto-Body Shop as part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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5 Feb. 1951; A woman in white, on the right, handing an older gentleman a plate of food. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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5 Feb. 1951; Two women in white, watching an older gentleman eat. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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5 Feb. 1951; A woman in white, on the right, pointing to a bag of "Pillsbury's BEST Flour." Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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5 Feb. 1951; Two women in white, watching an older gentleman eat. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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5 Feb. 1951; Two women in white, baking. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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5 Feb. 1951; Women in a room typing on typewriters, with a sign on the wall saying, "Nothing Great in LIFE is Ever Achieved without Enthusiasm." Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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5 Feb. 1951; Women in a room typing on typewriters, with a sign on the wall saying, "Nothing Great in LIFE is Ever Achieved without Enthusiasm." Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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24 Dec. 1950; Photograph of dilapidated brick structure. Two chimneys are standing. Not believed to be caused by the Fire of December 1950. Possibly across the road from Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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24 Dec. 1950; Photographs of destroyed buildings and the memorial cottage where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved. Some of the brick structure remains standing. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T.…

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24 Dec. 1950; Photograph of dilapidated brick structure. Two chimneys are standing. Not believed to be caused by the Fire of December 1950. Possibly across the road from Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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24 Dec. 1950; Photographs of destroyed buildings and the memorial cottage where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved. Some of the brick structure remains standing. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T.…

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24 Dec. 1950; Men looking in the rubble for what remains. A chimney and a portion of the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved remain. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T. Washington…

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24 Dec. 1950; Men looking in the rubble for what remains. A chimney and a portion of the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved remain. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T. Washington…

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24 Dec. 1950; A more close-up view of the destruction of buildings. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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24 Dec. 1950; Four people standing behind one person inside one of the buildings at Booker T. Washington National Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Tuck Industrial Hall with several American flags hanging on it. Two mid-twentieth century vehicles parked in front. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Group of five students giving bricklaying demonstration in front of stage. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Picture of the front of the stage. Bricks are laid. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

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June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

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June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

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June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

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June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

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June 4 June 5; Group of three inside mid-twentieth century car (left) and group of three around tractor (right). Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Group of seven boys around mid-twentieth century car while trying to fix it. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Small bed and drawer set. Assumedly part of a student project. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Tuck Industrial Hall on the left of the image with several mid-twentieth century cars parked beside it. People walking around in foreground. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; People on stage giving speeches to the crowd. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; People on stage giving speeches to the crowd. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Unidentified man in graduation robe giving speech to graduates. Assumedly High St. Church.

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June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to graduates both in and out of graduation cap and robe. Image is at High Street Baptist.

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June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to graduates both in and out of graduation cap and robe. Image is at High Street Baptist.

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June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips awarding diplomas to graduates of Booker T. Washington. Image is at High Street Baptist.

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June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips awarding diplomas to graduates of Booker T. Washington. Image is at High Street Baptist.

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June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips awarding diplomas to graduates of Booker T. Washington. Image is at High Street Baptist.

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June 4 June 5; Photos of the crowd at Booker T. Washington Graduation Ceremony inside High Street Baptist Church.

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June 4 June 5; Photos of the crowd at Booker T. Washington Graduation Ceremony inside High Street Baptist Church.

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June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Group of seven people outside of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved, seemingly placing a sign that reads, "1856." Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Graduates in both black and white graduation robes and caps pose in front of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin, where he was born enslaved at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Group of people walk from Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved, past Virginia Cottage and Burroughs House. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Picture looking out at the Booker T. Washington graduates in robes and caps. Presumably family members and other supporters sit behind them. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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June 4 June 5; Large group of people on stage. President Sidney J. Phillips giving speech at main microphone. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Different groups of students all working on mid-twentieth century Ford car. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School Roanoke Branch.

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Different groups of students all working on mid-twentieth century Ford car. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School Roanoke Branch.

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Group of three students working on a bricklaying assignment. Assumedly Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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President Sidney J. Phillips looking within Booker T. Washington Trade School Auto Shop. Partially disassembled car in the foreground. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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Photos of a mid-twentieth century vehicle parked in front of wall. Wall has partially wiped away sign that reads, “Mapl__ Lea__” as well as, “Mechanical Department - Roanoke Branch Booker T. Washington Memorial Trade School A Field Service Booker T.…

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Interior of mid-twentieth century car. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Interior of mid-twentieth century car. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Interior of mid-twentieth century car. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Different groups of students all working on mid-twentieth century Ford car. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School Roanoke Branch.

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Different groups of students all working on mid-twentieth century Ford car. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School Roanoke Branch.

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President Sidney J. Phillips looking within Booker T. Washington Trade School Auto Shop. Partially disassembled car in the foreground. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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31 Aug. 1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

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31 Aug. 1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

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31 Aug. 1954; View from Booker T. Washington Elementary School building, looking out into farmland.

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31 Aug. 1954; Photo of farmer standing in crops, Booker T. Washington Elementary School behind him.

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1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

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1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

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1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

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1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

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1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

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1954; Unidentified building at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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1954; Unidentified building at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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1954; Several farmers picking cotton from the fields around Booker T. Washington Elementary School.

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In driveway, looking toward Tuck Industrial Hall on the right, Virginia Cottage to its left, and Burroughs house farther to the left. Concession stand to the farthest left. Signs on the left read (going backward): Michigan, Mississippi, Kansas,…

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Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips at the podium. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips at the podium. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Large group gathers around a large floral arrangement, seemingly a funeral arrangement. A man plays the trumpet. President Sidney J. Phillips is standing behind the woman who positions the arrangement. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace…

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Large group gathers around a large floral arrangement, seemingly a funeral arrangement. A man plays the trumpet. President Sidney J. Phillips is standing behind the woman who positions the arrangement. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace…

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Large group gathers around a large floral arrangement, seemingly a funeral arrangement. A man plays the trumpet. President Sidney J. Phillips is standing behind the woman who positions the arrangement. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace…

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Group of men looking at a part of, assumedly, a tractor. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Unidentified man speaks to a crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips sits underneath portrait of Booker T. Washington. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Tuck Industrial Hall with several American flags. Two mid-twentieth century cars parked in the front. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Unidentified man speaks to a crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips sits underneath portrait of Booker T. Washington. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Unidentified man speaks to a crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips sits underneath portrait of Booker T. Washington. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group of three men stand in front of Well Sculpture for Booker T. Washington. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group of five women are pictured. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Post Office Staff. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Virginia Cottage in the background with Well Sculpture in the foreground. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Two boys sitting on the last row of seating in front of the Burroughs house and the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Two boys sitting on the last row of seating in front of the Burroughs house and the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Large crowd listening to a speaker in front of the Burroughs house and the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Looking from beside the Burroughs house, the front of the crowd. Concession Stand is in the background. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Large group of people seemingly preparing for a musical performance. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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A man and a woman standing next to one another. Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved in the background. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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1947; One woman is being crowned by a man while two other women watch. Assumedly one of the women is Mrs. Brown.

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Dec. 1949; Group of nine people stand in front of the Virginia Industrial Hall before its construction is fully complete. President Sidney J. Phillips stands in the middle of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from left. Located at the Booker T.…

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Dec. 1949; Group of nine people stand in front of the Virginia Industrial Hall before its construction is fully complete. President Sidney J. Phillips stands in the middle of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from left. Located at the Booker T.…

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Dec. 1949; Group of nine people sit around two tables. President Sidney J. Phillips is seated in the center of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from right. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Dec. 1949; Group of nine people sit around two tables. President Sidney J. Phillips is seated in the center of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from right. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Dec. 1949; Group of nine people stand under a portrait of Booker T. Washington. President Sidney J. Phillips stands in the middle of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from right. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace…

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Oct. 1949; Group of men surrounding a mid-twentieth century Ford vehicle. There is a man in the driver's seat. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School breaking for lunch in front of the concession stand at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School breaking for lunch in front of the concession stand at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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Oct. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips (far right) with three women, and a cow in front of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Well sculpture to honor Booker T. Washington is in the left foreground. Located at the…

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Oct. 1949; Group of graduates gathering around the Booker T. Washington memorial cabin where he was born enslaved. Students are in black and white graduation robes and caps. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Oct. 1949; Group of students from the Booker T. Washington Trade School constructing Hopkins Hall at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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Oct. 1949; Group of students from the Booker T. Washington Trade School constructing Hopkins Hall at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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Oct. 1949; group of students from the Booker T. Washington Trade School in front of a partially constructed Hopkins Hall, discussing. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Oct. 1949; group of students from the Booker T. Washington Trade School in front of a partially constructed Hopkins Hall, discussing. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School on the partially constructed roof of Hopkins Hall. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School on the partially constructed roof of Hopkins Hall. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School on the partially constructed roof of Hopkins Hall. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School on the partially constructed roof of Hopkins Hall. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Oct. 1954; A group of farmers picking cotton on the land outside of the Booker T. Washington Elementary School.

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Oct. 1954; A group of farmers picking cotton on the land outside of the Booker T. Washington Elementary School.

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Nov. 1950; A student is showing another adult a measuring tape for a project. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Nov. 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips, right, is talking with another man over a model set. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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April-May 1950; Large crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. Booker T. Washington memorial cabin on right. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Photos of the crowd gathered in front of the Burroughs house. Tuck Industrial hall and concession stand are shown in the background. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Photos of the crowd gathered in front of the Burroughs house. Tuck Industrial hall and concession stand are shown in the background. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Aerial photos of demonstrators on stage. Assumedly Booker T. Washington students. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Aerial photos of demonstrators on stage. Assumedly Booker T. Washington students. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Unidentified man speaking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. President Sidney J. Phillips looking at notecards behind the speaker. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Unidentified group of people gathered on stage in front of Burroughs house. Assumedly board members, teachers, or other supporters of teaching efforts at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified man speaking to the crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in the background.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of students in white jumpsuits ("Booker T. Washington Trade School") giving an automobile demonstration to another group of men.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of bricklayers giving a demonstration on stage.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of students (possibly electricians or radio technicians) giving a demonstration.

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April-May 1950; Fully constructed Hopkins Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Typewriters set up on stage in front of Burroughs house.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of nine men on stage singing in front of Burroughs house.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Virginia Cottage in frame.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of six people in front of Burroughs house.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of five men by Well sculpture. Virginia Cottage in background.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of three men gathered around the grave of James Burroughs. One man plays the trumpet.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of three men gathered around the grave of James Burroughs. One man plays the trumpet.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Three people gathered around a sewing desk. Unidentified woman speaks to the class.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Three people gathered around a sewing desk. Unidentified woman speaks to the class.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Class or group gathered in a room listening to unidentified woman talk about sewing.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Class or group gathered in a room listening to unidentified woman talk about sewing.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Class or group gathered in a room listening to unidentified woman talk about sewing.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Class or group gathered in a room listening to unidentified woman talk about sewing.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Baby chicks pictured in a chicken coop.

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Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Baby chicks pictured in a chicken coop.

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April-May 1950; Crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. President Sidney J. Phillips is at the bottom right of the photo, looking over his shoulder. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Large crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. Tuck Industrial Hall in back left. Many cars and buses parked in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Small group preparing musical performance. Majorettes preparing a performance as well. Assumedly students from Lucy Addison High School. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Small group preparing musical performace. Majorettes preparing a performance as well. Assumedly students from Lucy Addison High School. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to the crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April-May 1950; Unidentified man speaking to the crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Two students atop a wooden structure. President Sidney J. Phillips in the foreground of the photo on the right. Possibly Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Large banquet tables set up with months of the year on them. In order from left to right, May, January, December, February, June.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Group of three people holding an assumed birthday cake.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Two choirs singing in High Street Baptist.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Two choirs singing in High Street Baptist.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Group of eight choir singers gathered for a picture.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Group of five people standing behind a banquet table. Other people in the background walking in.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.

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High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.

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1982; Assumedly High Street Baptist Church meeting area. Noel C. Taylor at the podium. Three other unidentified women to the left.

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1982; Mt. Zion AME Roanoke Church; still standing on Melrose Ave. NW in Roanoke, VA.

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1982; Mt. Zion AME Roanoke Church; still standing on Melrose Ave. NW in Roanoke, VA.

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1982; Mt. Zion AME Roanoke Church; still standing on Melrose Ave. NW in Roanoke, VA.

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1982; Image of a police officer possibly directing traffic.

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1982; Group of five graduates in graduation robes and caps by a staircase.

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1982; Group of fifteen women posing for a photograph. Sign in the back reads, "Honor Post Membership 1943-1944."

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1982; Woman posing for a photograph against a plain backdrop. Assumedly posed in Clark Studio.

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1982; Noel C. Taylor at the podium, handing a gift to a woman.

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1982; Young man on crutches posing for a portrait. His knee is wrapped up and he is wearing Converse High-Tops.

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1982; Young man on crutches posing for a portrait. His knee is wrapped up and he is wearing Converse High-Tops.

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1982; Group of five women standing to the left side of the podium. Noel C. Taylor at the podium.

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1982; Group of five women standing to the left side of the podium. Noel C. Taylor at the podium.

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1982; Noel C. Taylor accepting an award from a man in robes in front of a crowd. Religious mural in the background.

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1982; Noel C. Taylor accepting an award from a man in robes in front of a crowd. Religious mural in the background.

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1982; Noel C. Taylor accepting an award from a man in robes in front of a crowd. Religious mural in the background.

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1982; Unidentified building. Assumedly a church; signs of stained glass in top center window.

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1982; Mt. Zion AME Roanoke Church; still standing on Melrose Ave. NW in Roanoke, VA.

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1982; Photo of a photo. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Girls gathered for a portrait inside someone's home.

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1982; Photo of a small house. Two adults and a small child appear in frame.

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1982; Photo of a small house. Two adults and a small child appear in frame.

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1982; Photo of a small house. Two adults and a small child appear in frame.

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Photo of a photo. Group of four women standing together.

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Photo of a photo. Group of women in Order of the Eastern Star apparel posed for a photograph.

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Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

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Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

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Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

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Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

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Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

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Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

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Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

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Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

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Photo of a photo. Group of women in Order of the Eastern Star apparel posed for a photograph.

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Man posed for his portrait in front of a plain backdrop. Assumedly taken in Clark Studio or other home.

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1982; Man posing for a portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or another home.

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1982; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or other home.

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1982; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or other home.

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1982; Photo of the church "Garden of Prayer #7." Church is still standing at the corner of 8th and Madison in Roanoke, VA.

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1982; A man and a woman have their portrait taken in a kitchen. More candid than portraiture.

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1982; Woman sat for her portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or another home.

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1982; Man sat for his portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or another home.

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1956; Baby in a crib, facing a table with a cake, card, and floral arrangement.

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1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Mrs. Jessie Jones, 3rd grade teacher at Carver school.

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1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Glasses on and off. Mrs. Flossie West, Home Economics, Carver School.

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1949-1950; Woman poses for portrait against plain background. Wall behind background is slightly in frame.

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1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Mrs. Florence Prunty, English, Civics, Carver School.

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1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Mrs. Madeline Parham, Business, Biology, Cafeteria Manager, Carver School.

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1949-1950; Man posing for his portrait against a plain background. Wall behind background is slightly in frame. Mr. James Price, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, and coach at Carver School.

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1949-1950; Man posing for his portrait against a plain background. Wall behind background is slightly in frame. Mr. James Price, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, and coach at Carver School.

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1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Mrs. Edna Prunty, 1st grade, Carver School.

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1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her.

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1982; Photo of a photo. Large group of people gathered outside for a picture.

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March 11, 1967; Assumedly portrait of Mrs. Darlha Davis. Photo of her with glasses and without glasses in front of plain background.

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Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, on left, holding baby with Mrs. Ada Chapell on the right in front of mid-twentieth century Ford vehicle at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Unidentified baby on a bed.

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Mrs. Ada Chapell and baby at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Aerial photo of the crowd of people gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in background with sign that reads, "Walter Hopkins Memorial Hall."

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Aerial photo of the crowd of people gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in background with sign that reads, "Walter Hopkins Memorial Hall."

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Aerial photo of the crowd of people gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in background with sign that reads, "Walter Hopkins Memorial Hall."

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Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group of children running in front of a group of students playing musical instruments. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Unidentified man with baby at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Two men standing in front of corn and hay structures at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group seated inside for an assumed seminar at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group seated inside for an assumed seminar at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Group seated inside for an assumed seminar at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips off to the far left, standing.

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Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips with Attorney T. C. Walker and baby in front of Booker T. Washington memorial cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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St. Gerard's Men's Basketball team. Group of seven men posed for their picture.

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St. Gerard's Men's Basketball team. Group of seven men posed for their picture.

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St. Gerard's Men's Basketball team. Group of seven men posed for their picture with Fr. Donlen.

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Two speakers addressing the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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Two speakers addressing the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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Aerial photo of a group of people on stage and one man at the podium, addressing the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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Photo taken from behind the stage. Virginia Cottage to the left, Tuck Industrial hall in the background, and Hopkins hall to the right of the stage. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Aerial photo of a group of people on stage and one man at the podium, addressing the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Tuck Industrial Hall in the back left.

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Unidentified man at the podium, speaking to crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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President Sidney J. Phillips, right, and, possibly, his wife, Virgnia Hurt Phillips, left, at podium at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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1949; Black and white cow at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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1949; Two students styling the hair of a small client at the Booker T. Washington Beauty School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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1949; On the left, two students wash the hair of a client. On the right, two students sit with a client whose hair is being dried. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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1949; A group of four students listening to a teacher at the front of the room. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Beauty School or Industrial Trade School.

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1949; A group of four students listening to a teacher at the front of the room. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Beauty School or Industrial Trade School.

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1949; Two women stand and pose for their candid picture. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Beauty School or Industrial Trade School.

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1949; President Sidney J. Phillips pictured with cow at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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1949; Group of seven graduates in black and white graduation robes and caps. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind them as well as his quote, "Case Down Your Bucket Where You Are." Assumedly located at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington…

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1949; President Sidney J. Phillips (second from left) looking at Well Sculpture at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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1949; Several students performing bricklaying assignments inside. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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1949; Several students performing bricklaying assignments inside. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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1949; Two students washing someone's hair at the Booker T. Washington Beauty School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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1949; One student styling a customer's hair at the Booker T. Washington Beauty School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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6 June 1949; Mid-twentieth century Ford vehicle. Assumedly at Roanoke branch Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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6 June 1949; Damaged mid-twentieth century car. Assumedly at Roanoke Branch Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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6 June 1949; Cow outside at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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6 June 1949; Cow outside at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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6 June 1949; Cow outside of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May-June 1949; Cow outside of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. President Sidney J. Phillips featured.

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May-June 1949; Cow outside of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. President Sidney J. Phillips featured.

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May-June 1949; Cow with President Sidney J. Phillips (right) with three other unidentified women in front of Well Sculpture and Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of students gathered around tables, presumably at one of the Booker T. Washington schools. Chalkboard, portrait of Booker T. Washington, and quotes from Booker T. Washington that read, “The happiest individuals are those…

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of students gathered around tables, presumably at one of the Booker T. Washington schools. Chalkboard, portrait of Booker T. Washington, and quotes from Booker T. Washington that read, “The happiest individuals are those…

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around automobiles and mechanic parts. Presumably Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in bricklaying exercises. Presumably Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in construction exercises. Presumably Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in what appears to be either mechanical, radio, or electrical exercises. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in typewriting exercises. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in hair care and beauty salon exercises. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of eight students participating in bricklaying. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of eight students participating in bricklaying. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

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May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of six students participating in bricklaying. Poster of Booker T. Washington in background. Assumedly the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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May 1949, Feb 1950; Group of four students participating in bricklaying. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Another angle of partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Three people laying concrete for the floor of a partially constructed building. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Three people laying concrete for the floor of a partially constructed building. Possibly Hopkins hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips looking at large stacks of bricks not yet laid on the building. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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May 1949, Oct. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips looking at large stacks of bricks not yet laid on the building. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Three students of Booker T. Washington Trade School painting signs. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

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Painted signs at Booker T. Washington Trade School. Possibly located in the Roanoke Branch.

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Unidentified church. Mural in the background and several chairs on the altar.

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Aug. 1950; Mid-twentieth century Ford vehicle parked outside of what is presumably the Roanoke branch of the Booker T. Washington Trade School.

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Pile of rubble. Unidentified buildings in the back. Possibly Roanoke.

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Two unidentified speakers speaking on stage at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Banner above them reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips (right) with baby and Attorney T. C. Walker in front of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Male graduate in graduation robes with a woman. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Male graduate in graduation robes with three other people in front of Tuck Industrial hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Man and woman posed with three small children. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Jan 3, 1950; Small baby sitting on a changing table in front of a portrait of Booker T. Washington.

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Jan 3, 1950; Woman, possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, stocking shelves. Assumedly located in the Post Office at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Jan. 3, 1950; Woman, possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, stocking shelves at Post Office located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Jan. 3, 1950; Outside of the temporary Booker T. Washington Post Office located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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Jan. 3, 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips standing over two unidentified men while also next to a portrait of Booker T. Washington at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Banquet tables set up and room decorated for Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Sign reads, "Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are." Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Crowd gathered at banquet tables for Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Crowd gathered at banquet tables for Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Crowd gathered at banquet tables for Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Crowd gathered at banquet tables for Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Two men changing a lightbulb in the banquet hall. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to the crowd at Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; President Sidney J. Phillips shaking hands with unidentified man at Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Mrs. Ada Chapell walking around tables at Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Group of six women standing around a table at Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Mrs. Ada Chapell is on the far left. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; President Sidney J. Phillips (far right) standing with three adults and a baby for a photo at Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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February 28; Group of five men standing in white dress shirts and bowties. Buttons read, "Booker T. Washington Memorial Half-Dollars on Sale Here." Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

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April 1951; Crowd gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in the background.

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April 1951; Group of women singing to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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April 1951; Unidentified woman being sworn in at the podium at Booker T. Washington National Monument under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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April 1951; Unidentified woman being sworn in at the podium at Booker T. Washington National Monument under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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April 1951; Unidentified woman being sworn in at the podium at Booker T. Washington National Monument under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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April 1951; Unidentified woman speaking to the crowd under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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April 1951; Unidentified woman speaking to the crowd under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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April 1951; Unidentified woman speaking to the crowd under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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April 1951; Unidentified an speaking to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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April 1951; Unidentified man speaking to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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April 1951; Crowd gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in the background.

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April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips (left) shaking hands with an unidentified man (right) under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

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April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips (far left), standing with group of five other men on stage at Booker T. Washington National Monument under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Father Donlen is third from left.

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April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips (left) shaking hands with an unidentified man (right) under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg" at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
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