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  Alfreddie Ganious, Avery Collection

  Graduation portrait of Alfreddie Ganious taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery moved to Jacksonville in 1950, and later on to Washington, D.C. in the early 1960s, where he became the first Black photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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  Addie Mae Masons Moore, Avery Collection

  A picture of Addie Masons Moore taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery moved to Jacksonville in 1950, and later on to Washington, D.C. in the early 1960s, where he became the first Black photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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  Grace Willis and "Strawberry" Brown, Avery Collection

  A picture of Grace Willis and Erris "Strawberry" Brown taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery moved to Jacksonville in 1950, and later on to Washington, D.C. in the early 1960s, where he became the first Black photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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  Annie Louise Roberts, Avery Collection

  A portrait of Annie Louise Roberts, sister of Althea Mae Roberts. Additionally, she was reared by Dorothy Combs' parents. The image was taken at the Avery Studio, operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee. Avery captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. He moved to Jacksonville in 1950, and later on to Washington, D.C. in the early 1960s, where he became the first Black photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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  John G. Riley and Teachers, Lincoln High School

  John Gilmore Riley pictured with teachers in front of the Old Lincoln High School in 1898.
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  Rev. Dan Speed, Daisy Young, and Roy Wilkins

  An image of Rev. Dan Speed, Daisy Young, and Roy Wilkins, all leaders in the Tallahassee Branch of the NAACP during the Civil Rights' Movement. Dan Speed was the president of the branch, and Roy Wilkins was executive secretary.
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  Old Spencer-Hill Family Laundry

  A picture of the former Spencer-Hill Laundry on the corner of Disston and Gamble (the Bond Community) in the 1950s. This laundry was operated by the Spencer-Hill family, whose matriarch at the time was Cherrye Spenser.
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  Tucker Service , formerly Gulf Station

  A picture of Tucker Service, formerly Gulf Station, on South Adams Street. South Adams Street was a historical center for African-American businesses adjacent to the FAMU campus.
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  Tallahassee Family, 1930s

  An image of a Tallahassee family from the 1930s. The individuals in the photo are labeled as (left-right): Moses Jr., Moses Sr., Aquilina, Mary, Lucille, and Freddie.
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  Martin House

  An image of the front of the Martin House with an unidentified individual standing on the porch.