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Members of the Ducheses social club during a formal event at Lakeland's hall. The club along with their companion group the Dukes hosted social events during the 1940s and 1950s.

Taken from Lakeland High School yearbook

Lakelander yearbook page

Lakelander Yearbook

Lakelander yearbook

Lakelander Yearbook

Yearbook cover in color The school colors are described as gold and true blue

Lakelander yearbook

Lakelander yearbook

Lakelander Yearbook

Lakelander yearbook

Lakelander yearbook

Lakelander Yearbook

Lakelander yearbook

Streetcar on Cabin John Loop, Glen Echo, MD

Evening Event - Dollar Tree front Ila McFerren Conley, Willie Mae Potts Smith, Mary Daisey Briscoe, Harry Braxton Sr, Mary Weems Braxton, Dessie Randall Thomas Rear Flora Conway Thomas, Maria Lomax, Eliza Gray, Saxaline Briscoe Campbell.

Youth fundraising event at Embry AME Church circa 1949

Mock weddings such as this one at Embry A.M.E. Church, circa 1949, were popular dramatizations and fundraisers for churches. The church’s youth played the parts of bride, groom, minister, and wedding party. Embry maintained an active Sunday School, providing a Christian foundation and a social outlet for many children in the community. Embry also was active in the A.M.E. Church’s Potomac District Sunday School Council.

Myron Gray's mother, Emma Christine, is in the doorway with one of the Gray children (unknown which); his aunts, Eliza and Pauline are at the table; his uncle, James Gray is standing. Left to Right: Eliza, James, Emma Christine with one of the Gray children, and Pauline Gray.

Janet Randall and Jacqueline Randall

At Embry AME Church

At Embry AME Church they are left to right Edward Dory, Clarence Gray, Jr, unknown and Elmore Adams

Lola Giles Brooks Cyrous with baby Violetta Sharps Jones

Photo taken in 1953 or 1954 in DC - they'd moved to DC after marrying. Donor's father was in WWII, stationed in Pacific. Maybe Guam?

Thomas Albert Randall and Agnes Serena Ross both grew up in Lakeland and were married on December 24, 1941. They had four children at the time of this 1949 photo. They are twins Janet (far right) and Jacqueline (far left), Thomas, and Pamela. The youngest child, George, was born in 1953.

Children of the Randall family

Two children of the Randall family and a cousin

Lakelander yearbook

Image of one of the cars on route 82 which serviced Lakeland.

The activities introductory page.

Taken during 25th Anniversary Celebration for George Henry and Agnes Gross at their home on Cloud Avenue. Mr. Gross worked in the kitchens of a dinning hall at the University of Maryland. A friend, one of the University's bakers made the cake shown.

graduating class of 1950. Senior photos continued.

The section B class photo, with the student faculty. Class of 1950

Seated in her home on Cloud Avenue during party celebrating 25th Wedding Annaversirty

With cake during celebration of wedding anniversary

Guests and host during 25th Anniversary celebration of George Henry and Agnes Gross in the dining room of their Cloud Avenue home

In Lakeland

The Christmas season served as portrait-taking time for Diane Weems and her younger brother, Donald Weems (Kuwasi Balagoon). This picture was taken around 1950 in the living room of the family home on Navahoe Street.

Agnes and George Henry Gross were married in a quiet ceremony at the home of her sister Ira, in Baltimore, Maryland. The couple chose to make a festive occasion of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Family and friends were invited to the Gross residence on Cloud Avenue on April 8, 1950, for a reception. Here the Grosses view their anniversary gifts.

During the 25th anniversary celebration of her brother George Henry and his wife Agnes at their home on Cloud Avenue

Florance Weatthers Gray Lee, Mary Walls Weems, Pearl Briscoe, Cecelia Brooks, Gertrude Walls Corprew at Lakeland's Hall

Yearbook Page from Lakelander yearbook of Lakeland High School

Front row, left to right: Uncle William Gray, Aunt Pauline Gray, Uncle Oscar Gray, Clarence Gray Sr., Uncle Robert "Ridgley"; Back row, left to right: friend of Uncle Jim, Uncle Jim, Cousin Ruby Edgerton.

Lakeland High School, The General Course 14 June 1950 Signed by Edgar A. Smith, principal of school

Embry AME Church