Dessie Randall Thomas served as the Sunday School superintendent of Embry AME Church for 32 years. Through her dedicated teaching and fine example, she guided the religious education of generations of Lakeland's youth. She's pictured here in September 1962, with Sunday school students and staff at the time. She is third from right in the center row. Rev Robert H. Baddy is in the back row, on the far left.
Top Freshman class, Lakeland High School with Mary Day fist row First on left bottom left unknown bottom left center is Sadie Gus Thomas right is George "Pete" Walls
Ross home on Lakeland Road after storm Agnes
The home of Charles Hamlett and his second wife, Nettie Edwards Hamlett. It was located on Cleveland Avenue near Lake Artemesia. Originally a single home, over time more units were added for use as rentals.
The 1943 freshman class of Lakeland High. By this time, the county school buses were bringing students to Lakeland from the other African-American communities along the US Route 1 corridor, from Mount Rainier to Laurel. After 1946, students also were bussed from the Highland Park area of the county until Fairmount Heights Junior -Senior High School opened in 1950.
Harold Sampson became the College Park Animal Control Officer in 1971. That year's October Municipal Scene newsletter reported, "His reputation is spreading fast. One dog from College Park Woods traveled through the rain and turned himself in at the Municipal Building this morning." That humorous report set the tone for Sampson's relationship with city residents. He was the most popular city staff member.
Snowy day on Pierce Avenue
Images from testimonial dinner for Hattie Sandidge hosted by Lakeland Civic Association at Paint Branch Elementary School Image top left shows Mrs. Sandidge, center flanked by her husband on the left and Dervey Lomax to the right the image below features the Sandidge family
City of College Park public works crew with City boundary sign
Mr. and Mrs. Lomax with co ex Wayne Curry
At Lakeland Road rails run parallel to 54th Avenue
Baltimore Avenue at Melbourne
Edwards house twenty years after another image in this collection.