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includes dates: 1967 - 1968
First Baptist Church women

First Baptist Church women

1968

Ladies at First Baptist Church posed for this photo during the Church's Anniversary celebration in the late 1950s. The ladies are, from left to right, (first row) Mamie McCorkle, Mary Brooks, Alice Briscoe, and Maria Dory; (second row) Lucy Gordon, Mary Johnson Weems, Rose Cager Adams, Patricia Barber, June Jackson,, Harriet Smith, Mary Rustin, unidentified person, Jeanette Brooks, and Julia Pitts; (third row) Alice Branson, Mattie Cameron, Emma Conway, and Patty Hawkins.

Honored for Service

Honored for Service

1968

Honorees and guests at event recognizing long time employment. Second from left is George Henry Gross. He was awarded for his 45 years of service as an employee of the University of Maryland.

Ready for an Outing

Ready for an Outing

1968

These students are ready for a beach trip. Their teacher offered the outing as a reward to those earning top points in her classroom behavior program. Pictured are front left to right ?, Danny Parker, Joy Sharps behind Karen Sampson, Alison Sampson, Patricia Campbell and rear Delphine Gross and Myra Howard

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Report Card

1968

5th Grade Report card for Maxine Gross

Homes on Pierce Avenue

Homes on Pierce Avenue

1968

In 1970, Prince George’s County officials reported that only a few of Lakeland’s streets were paved, lighting was inadequate, and home values lagged behind those of neighboring white communities. The report failed to mention contributing influences, such as the disparity in economic prospects and the lack of financing opportunities for residential and commercial properties. African Americans were primarily dependent on unregulated private lenders; bank mortgages were rarely granted. Here are two homes on Pierce Avenue circa 1965. On the left is the home of Willie Laney and his wife Arlene; to the right is the home built by Elwood Gross and his wife Wilmer in 1962. (Courtesy of Thelma Lomax.)

Across School Playing Field

Across School Playing Field

1968

Playing field of Lakeland Elementary School. The school building is out of view to the left. To the far left is an above ground community pool