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Congregation Members at First Baptist Church of Lakeland
Taken in the late 1890s/early 1900s, this is a photo of some of the congregation of the First Baptist Church of Lakeland. This church came to be from meetings held in the 1890s in Lakelanders' homes.
Lakeland Room
At College Park Community Center
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Urban Renewal Plan, R-2113. Lakeland Urban Renewal Area, College Park, MD. October 10, 1978. See Description for specific info about this particular page.
Exhibit "B" Property Rehabilitation Requirements, cont'd. Capacities.
Lomax Fountain
On November 8, 2002, the City of College Park honored former mayor and city councilman Dervey A. Lomax for his twenty-seven years of service to the community. A fountain outside of Paint Branch Elementary School was dedicated to him. Lomax was elected to the city council in 1957 and served as mayor from 1973 to 1975. Present for the November 9, 2002, dedication were, from left to right, Rev. Stephen L. Wright, Elston Lomax, Thelma Lomax, Dervey A. Lomax, Gregory Lomax, and College Park Mayor Stephen Brayman.
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Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School Graduation Photo (front and back)
Two graduates outside again, in cap and gown. Also scanned: the back of the photo.
Teen Night
During Heritage Weekend
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Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School 35th Reunion Souvenir Journal, a yearbook from the 35th Class Reunion (June 14-15, 1985) at First Baptist Church in College Park, Md and the Ramada Inn in Lanham, Md. See Description for any details on this particular page. Note from donor Arthur Dock: "Edgar Smith put this together for us. It has a few letters and a set of senior superlatives and the yearbook photos of each student. The next item is the program for the 35th Class Reunion. Then there are a series of photographs of one particular party--the reunion. 14 photos. Also an inventory list for the 3 items.
Continuing with photos of the students as they were in 1985 with a short bio.
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Parade
Household of Ruth
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Children's Choir
Embry AME Church
Home Construction
Neighbors helping neighbors to build and maintain their homes is a tradition in the community of Lakeland. Above, James Clemmons is shown in the central section of Lakeland, on Pierce Avenue, preparing the foundation for the new home of friends Julia and Harold Pitts. The Pitts had lived on the western section of Lakeland Road but were displaced by the urban renewal project.
Mary and Harry Braxton
In cartoon cutout of couple at shotgun wedding
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Section of Lakeland map
Hand marked map showing location and ownership of subject lots within Lakeland
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Sergeant Leroy W. Pitts, U.S. Army
Sergeant Leroy W. Pitts, the son of Harold and Julia Pitts, was born in 1941 at Freedman’s Hospital in the District of Columbia. He grew up in Lakeland and was educated in Lakeland schools through junior high school. In 1964, he married Virginia Pumphrey. They had a daughter, and he helped raise two step-children. In 1966, Pitts was inducted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam.
Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School 35th Reunion Souvenir Journal, a yearbook from the 35th Class Reunion (June 14-15, 1985) at First Baptist Church in College Park, Md and the Ramada Inn in Lanham, Md. See Description for any details on this particular page. Note from donor Arthur Dock: "Edgar Smith put this together for us. It has a few letters and a set of senior superlatives and the yearbook photos of each student. The next item is the program for the 35th Class Reunion. Then there are a series of photographs of one particular party--the reunion. 14 photos. Also an inventory list for the 3 items.
"The class thirty five years later!!!! '1950-1985'" and, opposite, photos of the students as they were in 1985 with a short bio.
