Hallie Q. Brown Community House (553 Aurora Ave)

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Black and white picture of several children gathered on the floor around their teacher, who sits at an upright piano, playing music.

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Black and white photo of two teenagers at HQB creating layouts for a newspaper. In front of them are multiple photographs and a typewriter. Behind them, another teenage boy is peaking his head into the room. The two teenagers at the table have been identified as Robert Hickman and Gloria Presley.

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Black and white photo of a man and woman shaking hands while receiving a check from First National Bank.

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A large group of elders and HQB staff are gathered in the auditorium, with most people seated in chairs. At the front of the room, Bob Harris is dressed as Santa Clause, standing in front of a table of gifts.

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Black and white photo of seven men sitting at a meeting table, at 552 Aurora Ave, with paperwork. Fourth from the left is Freddy Slemmons. Fifth from the left is Hector Phillip Vassar.

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Black and white picture of three women standing together outside in the lot next to Hallie Q. Brown Community House. Two of the women have been identifies as Betty Lou Dodd and Bernadean Anderson. The woman in the middle has not been identified.

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BW photo of several elders sitting at long tables in the HQB gymnasium drinking tea and coffee.

Scope and Contents Black and white photo of seven people sitting around a table at Hallie Q. Brown Community House. Typed on the back of the photo is the following information: January 5, 1965 at 7:15 PM. Teenagers who belong to the center council talking about some of the problems they have and what they are doing to overcome them. [The people in the photo are as identified as follows]Rev. Samuel Robinson, teen director; Inex Dawson, 16, of 683 Fuller; Paulette Dent, 16 of 868 W....

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Faded black and white photo of teenagers in formal wear, standing in a dance hall.

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Contact sheets. Sheet A depicts portraits of teenagers, some of which are wearing boxing gloves and shorts. Sheet B depicts adults in the HQB gym, playing cards and handing out gifts.