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[Geraldine Williams' spring ball]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.287 Author/Creator: Place Written: Roanoke, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1948 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.8 x 13.7 cm. Order a Copy

Geraldine Williams in gown standing with her date. Accompanied by invitation to spring ball, GLC09587.252.

Twitty, Geraldine Williams, 1930-

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