Guide to the Roberts Family Papers

Marianne Carden; Maria Ortiz

African American Museum and Library at Oakland

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Oakland, California 94612

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Guide to the Roberts Family Papers

Collection number: MS 2

African American Museum and Library at Oakland

Oakland, California

Processed by:: Marianne Carden; Maria Ortiz
Date Completed:: 03/06/2013
Encoded by:: Sean Heyliger

Descriptive Summary

Title: Roberts family papers

Dates: circa 1850s-1984

Collection number: MS 2

Creator: Roberts, Patricia F.

Creator: Roberts, Gloria P.

Collection Size: 3 linear feet (7 boxes)

Repository: African American Museum and Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)

Oakland, CA 94612

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Access Restrictions

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Publication Rights

Permission to publish from the Roberts Family Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum and Library at Oakland.

Preferred Citation

Roberts family papers, MS 2, African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Acquisition Information

The Roberts Family Papers were donated to the Northern California Center for Afro-American History and Life by Patricia F. and Gloria P. Roberts on June 7,1992.

Processing Information

Marianne Garden and Maria Ortiz (photographs), 1995

Biography / Administrative History

Frederick M. Roberts

Frederick Madison Roberts was born in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1880 to Andrew J. and Ellen Wales Roberts. From his mother, he acquired the distinction of being the great-grandson of Sally Hemings, a woman reputed to be the mistress of Thomas Jefferson. In 1886, the family moved to Los Angeles, where Andrew Roberts helped to start a tracking and storage company. He later opened a mortuary business, Roberts Undertaking, and trained his sons, Frederick and William, to help him.

Roberts was the first African American to graduate from Los Angeles High School and he went on to attend the University of Southern California for one semester and then transferred to Colorado College, where he received an A.B. in legal studies. He also received a certificate from the Chicago School of Embalming. While in Colorado, he began his career as a newspaper publisher by serving as editor of Colorado Springs Light from 1908-1912. He also served in his first civic office, acting as deputy assessor of El Paso County, Colorado.

Upon his return to Los Angeles, Roberts joined his father's business as a mortician and also purchased and began editing New Age, a weekly paper. Around 1914, Roberts moved to Mississippi to take on the position of principal of the Mound Bayou Industrial School. After four years of educational work, he returned to California and ran for the Republican seat for the 74th District in the state legislature. His victory in this race proved to be a milestone, for he became the first African American to hold a seat in the California State Legislature. He held this seat continuously for ten years and then after reapportionment occurred, he was elected from the 62nd District for three more terms. In 1934, he lost his seat to Democrat Augustus F. Hawkins. Politics continued to interest him, however, and in 1946, he became the Republican nominee for the 14th District seat in the United States House of Representatives. He lost the election to Democratic candidate Helen Gahagan Douglas but remained active in the Republican party up until his death.

In addition to his careers as a politician, newspaper publisher, and mortician, Roberts also played an important role in civic and religious affairs. He acted as a director for local branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Y.M.C.A., the Urban League, and the Outdoor Health Association. He frequently gave speeches at events sponsored by the Woman's Political Study Club. Roberts also served as a trustee of the First A.M.E. Church at Eighth and Towne avenues.

Roberts married his wife, Pearl Willard Hinds, on November 30,1921. They had two daughters, Gloria and Patricia. He died suddenly in 1952 after suffering a fatal injury in an automobile accident.

Pearl Willard Roberts

Pearl Roberts was born on January 17,1892 to Lucy McKinney and Wiley Hinds on their ranch in Tulare County. She spent the first nine years of her life on the ranch and attended Deep Creek School, a country school in the neighboring town of Farmersville. Her father bought the family a piano when she was about six years old and arranged for Pearl and her sister to travel to Visalia for piano lessons.

When Lucy Hinds decided to move to the city of Oakland and take a rest from the hard ranch work, Pearl joined her and began attending Oakland High School. She continued her piano lessons and also played the organ and sang in the choir at her church. Upon finishing high school, she attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio. Oberlin had a strong commitment to providing educational opportunities for women of color and Pearl gained not only excellent musical training, but also leadership skills. After completing her degree and a summer session at the Boston Conservatory of Music, Pearl accepted a position as teacher in the music department at the State Normal College of South Carolina at Orangeburg. She later became department head and developed a deep interest in negro spirituals as a result of hearing them sung by her students.

Upon her return to Oakland to care for her mother and invalid brother, Pearl accepted a position as a church organist and became the first African-American female pipe organist in Northern California. She also taught piano and started a chorus, the Etude Musical Club, which performed spirituals along with popular songs. This group received a great deal of praise from critics and even an offer to tour the United States.

On November 30, 1921, Pearl married Frederick Roberts and moved to Los Angeles. She continued her musical activities at the First A.M.E. Church at Eighth and Towne, serving as organist, choir director, and founder of the Clef Club. She also became active in political affairs through participation in the Woman's Political Study Club. After her husband's death in 1952, she was accorded the honor of serving as a member of the Electoral College for the State of California. She died on July 21,1984.

Gloria Pearl Roberts

Gloria Roberts began her study of music with John Gray at the Gray Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. She won her first piano contest at age eight and went on to become a three-time winner of the annual piano contest of the California Festival of Music and Art during her teens. While a music student at the University of Southern California, she studied with Marguerite Bitter and won piano competitions sponsored by Mu Phi Epsilon and the California Music Teacher's Association. Gloria continued her studies at the Julliard School of Music in New York, where she prepared for a career as a concert pianist. After winning first prize at the National Guild of Piano Teachers auditions, she began concertizing in New York and New Jersey and received critical acclaim as "the Marian Anderson of the keyboard." She then embarked upon a West Coast tour, playing recitals in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fresno, Seattle, and Portland. After several years of touring, she returned to southern California, where she became a church organist and First Vice-President of the Southeast Symphony Association.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Roberts Family Papers document the activities of a family who achieved many milestones for African-Americans in California. Frederick Roberts was the first African American to graduate from Los Angeles High School and the first African American state assemblyman. In addition, he worked for the first African-American mortuary to be established in Los Angeles. His wife, Pearl, attended both the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Boston Conservatory of Music. She became the first African-American woman pipe organist in Northern California and founded a very successful choral group which was acclaimed for its performance of spirituals. Frederick and Pearl's daughter, Gloria, also pursued a career in music and performed in both the United States and Europe as a concert pianist.

Although not comprehensive in scope, these papers provide insight into these various milestones. They do not offer an in-depth look at the career of any one individual but do highlight some of the achievements of Frederick, Pearl, and Gloria Roberts. Frederick Roberts' political career is not thoroughly documented and is only represented by miscellaneous campaign flyers, pamphlets, and correspondence. However, the papers do include election reports and flyers relating to his campaign for the Republican seat of the 14th Congressional District, as well as materials from the National Republican Convention he attended right before his death in 1952. Information on Roberts' biography and his involvement in the undertaking business and in various civic and religious groups is also present in the form of correspondence, clippings, and pamphlets. The papers also encompass a large collection of photographs documenting Roberts' role as a politician, as well as various family members.

The musical contributions of Pearl and Gloria Roberts are documented in programs, correspondence, and clippings relating to their education and concertizing. Their involvement in the political arena and in religious affairs is also illustrated in materials from the Woman's Political Study Club and the First A.M.E. Church. In addition, various pamphlets, certificates, programs, and letters provide a record of Pearl Roberts' service on the Electoral Committee for California. Personal correspondence received by these two women upon the death of Frederick Roberts also contains many warm tributes to and reminiscences about him from politicians and friends. The papers also include one miscellaneous file of materials on the Roberts' other daughter, Patricia Fredericka.

Arrangement

Sub-group I. Frederick Roberts Series I. Biographical Series II. Business Activities Series III. Civic Activities Series IV. Political Activities Series V. Religious Activities

Sub-group II. Pearl Roberts Series I. Biographical Series II. Business Activities Series III. Civic Activities Series IV. Musical Activities Series V. Political Activities Series VI. Religious Activities

Sub-Group III. Gloria Roberts Series I. Biographical Series II. Musical Activities Series III. Political Activities

Sub-group IV. Patricia Roberts Series I. Biographical

Sub-group V. Assorted

Sub-group VI. Photographs

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Roberts, Frederick M., 1880-1952

Roberts, Gloria Pearl

Roberts, Patricia

Roberts, Pearl Willard, 1892-1984

African Americans--California--Los Angeles--Politics and government.

African Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

Collection Contents

Sub-Group I. Frederick Roberts

Series I. Biographical

Physical Description: 4 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Contains clippings and personal correspondence relating to the life of Frederick Roberts, as well as obituaries and memorials which commemorate Roberts and summarize his significant contributions to the African American community.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.

Box 1 : 1

Obituaries 1952

Box 1 : 2

Memorials 1952, 1967-1976

Box 1 : 3

Correspondence 1923-1948

Box 1 : 4

Newspaper clippings 1946 and undated

Series II. Business Activities

Physical Description: 1 folder

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Consists of correspondence relating to the Roberts and Sons undertaking firm and to investments.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Box 1 : 5

Correspondence 1947-1952

Series III. Civic Activities

Physical Description: 1 folder

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Includes assorted pamphlets and awards from clubs and associations Roberts was affiliated with.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Box 1 : 6

Clubs and associations 1925, 1946

Series IV. Political Activities

Physical Description: 10 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Contains correspondence, campaign flyers, pamphlets, election reports, and notes relating to Roberts' campaign for the 14th Congressional District seat in the House of Representatives in 1946. Also includes miscellaneous pamphlets concerning the Republican platform and the Republican party's stand on issues concerning African American rights. A little bit of insight into Roberts' role in the California State Legislature can be gleaned from pamphlets, letterhead listing his committee affiliations, and an article he published on the position of African Americans within the government.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.

Box 1 : 7

Campaign flyers circa 1928-1946

Box 1 : 8

Correspondence 1928, 1946-1950

Box 1 : 9

Election reports 1946-1952

Box 1 : 10

Letterhead undated

Box 1 : 11

Assorted notes 1944-1963

Pamphlets

Box 1 : 12

Republican Centennial Committee of Los Angeles County, Facts about your Republican Party circa 1950s

Box 1 : 12

Chamber of Commerce, Communist infiltration of the U.S.: its nature and how to combat it 1946

Box 1 : 12

Chodorov, Frank Sources of rights 1954

Box 1 : 12

Republican Congressional Committee, The Republican Party and the Negro circa 1952

Box 1 : 12

The Book of Presidents 1952

Box 1 : 12

Veterans and Citizens Committee for Douglas MacArthur, Our first president and father of our country 1952

Box 1 : 12

Garnett, Frank, The American Constitution and its significance in these critical times 1945

Box 1 : 12

Chamber of Commerce of the U.S., Communists within the government: the facts and a program 1947

Box 1 : 12

Of such as this: a pictorial undated

Box 1 : 12

Republican Centennial Committee of Los Angeles County, Citizens handbook 1957

Box 1 : 12

California State Printing Office, Report of the Joint Senate Assembly undated

Box 1 : 12

You've never had it so good! circa 1952

Box 1 : 12

Republican National Committee, Abe and Ike circa 1955

Box 1 : 13

Pamphlets on African Americans and the Republican Party

Box 1 : 13

Readers Digest, The president and the negro 1954

Box 1 : 13

Taft National Committee, The proof is in the winning 1952

Box 1 : 13

Hoover, Herbert, The constructive character of the Republican Party 1952

Box 1 : 13

California Republican Party platform 1958

Box 1 : 13

Republican Party platform 1948

Box 1 : 14

Republican campaign materials circa 1950s

Box 1 : 15

National Republican Party convention 1952

Box 1 : 16

Roberts, Frederick M., The citizen of African descent and the federal government circa 1933

Series VI. Religious Activities

Physical Description: 1 folder

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Consists of church pamphlets which document some of Roberts' activities at the First A.M.E. Church at Eighth and Towne streets in Los Angeles.

Arrangement

Arranged by date.

Box 1 : 17

Church pamphlets 1924-1952

Sub-Group II. Pearl Roberts

Series I. Biographical

Physical Description: 16 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Contains an autobiography, clippings, and correspondence which reveal Pearl's relationships with her family and document significant events in her life. Includes letters of condolence from political and civic leaders, as well as personal friends, that evaluate the character and achievements of Frederick Roberts. Also contains some assorted documentation on Pearl's musical education at Oberlin College and the Boston Conservatory of Music.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.

Box 2 : 1

Autobiography undated

Box 2 : 2

Newspaper clippings undated

Box 2 : 3

Obituaries 1984

Box 2 : 4

Correspondence: from Frederick M. Roberts 1943-1952

Box 2 : 5

Correspondence: from mother 1921-1928

Box 2 : 6

Correspondence: from Lucy Hinds 1909-1910

Box 2 : 7-10

Assorted correspondence 1922-1956

Box 2 : 11

Condolences from politicians and civic leaders on the death of Frederick M. Roberts 1952

Box 2 : 12

Condolences from personal friends on the death of Frederick M. Roberts 1952

Box 2 : 13-14

Telegrams on the death of Frederick M. Roberts 1952

Box 2 : 15

Greeting cards undated

Box 2 : 16

Musical education 1913-1917

Series II. Business Activities

Physical Description: 2 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Includes documentation relating to Pearl's employment at May Department Store and to legal matters concerning her parent's property in Tulare County.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.

Box 2 : 17

May department store 1946-1959

Box 2 : 18

Real estate 1922-1955

Series III. Civic Activities

Physical Description: 3 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Consists of pamphlets, programs, and correspondence documenting Pearl's involvement in various women's and musical clubs, such as the Etude Musical Club and the Phys-Art-Lit-Mor Club.

Arrangement

Arranged by club and thereafter by date.

Box 2 : 19

Clubs 1948-1977

Box 2 : 20

Etude Musical Club 1919-1921

Box 2 : 21

Phys-Art-Lit-Mor Club 1922-1963

Series IV. Musical Activities

Physical Description: 1 folder

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Contains programs from concerts in which Pearl performed.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Box 3 : 1

Programs 1915-circa 1922

Series V. Political Activities

Physical Description: 4 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Includes correspondence and documentation relating to Pearl's involvement in the Woman's Political Study Club and to her service on the Presidential Elector's Committee for the State of California.

Arrangement

Arranged by format or activity and thereafter by date.

Box 3 : 2

Certificates 1937, 1984

Box 3 : 3

Correspondence 1944-1980

Box 3 : 4

Presidential Elector's Committee 1927, 1952-1962

Box 3 : 5

Women's Political Study Club 1932-1960

Series VI. Religious Activities

Physical Description: 4 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Consists of certificates, pamphlets, and clippings which document Pearl's service to the First A.M.E. Church at Eighth and Towne streets in Los Angeles.

Arrangement

Arranged by record type and thereafter by date.

Box 3 : 6

Certificates 1954-1974

Box 3 : 7

Church pamphlets 1902-1977

Box 3 : 8

Newspaper clippings 1971-1974

Box 3 : 9

Writings undated

Sub-Group III. Gloria Roberts

Series I. Biographical

Physical Description: 2 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Contains correspondence and personal documents relating to Gloria's education and to various family members.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.

Box 3 : 10

Correspondence 1951-1961

Box 3 : 11

Personal documents 1931-1950

Series II. Musical Activities

Physical Description: 3 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Consists of correspondence, clippings, and programs which document Gloria's career as a concert pianist in the 1950s and 1960s.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.

Box 3 : 12

Correspondence 1951-1961

Box 3 : 13

Newspaper clippings 1942-1951

Box 3 : 14

Programs 1942-1961

Series III. Political Activities

Physical Description: 2 folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Includes correspondence and pamphlets relating to Gloria's involvement in the Woman's Political Study Club and service on election boards.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.

Box 3 : 15

Correspondence 1952-1956

Box 3 : 16

Women's Political Study Club 1957-1963

Sub-group IV. Patricia Roberts

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

Contains miscellaneous clippings and certificates documenting the activities of Patricia Roberts.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Series I. Biographical

Box 3 : 17

Assorted materials 1945-1977

Sub-group V. Assorted

Physical Description: 7 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

Consists of clippings, business cards, address book, and envelopes.

Arrangement

Arranged by format.

Box 3 : 18

Business cards 1922, undated

Box 3 : 19

Newspaper clippings 1914-1962

Box 3 : 20

Address book undated

Box 4 : 1-4

Envelopes undated

Sub-group VI. Photographs

Physical Description: 285 photographs

Series Scope and Content Summary

Includes portraits, family photos, and group photos from various political and social events. Photographs include a daguerreotype, tintypes, carte-de-visites, cabinet cards, and an album.

Arrangement

Arranged by accession number.

Box 4 : 5

Bust shot of Frederick M. Roberts running for the Board of Education in October 31, 1911 [001/001A] 1911

Box 4 : 5

Tintype of a boy standing wearing a dark colored suit and a dark colored derby hat [002] circa 1870

Box 4 : 5

Two unidentified women are posed standing beside what appears to be a gate made from rough hewn wood [003] circa 1870

Box 4 : 5

Unidentified man standing in front of a painted background [004] circa 1870

Box 4 : 5

Unidentified woman and boy [005] circa 1850

Box 4 : 5

Unidentified woman is standing in front of a wooden framed building [006] circa 1930

Box 4 : 5

Young woman is sitting in a chair turned slightly not smiling [007] circa 1900

Box 4 : 5

Woman is standing wearing a dark colored dress, her right arm is resting on the arm of chair [008] circa 1880

Box 4 : 6

Unidentified boy wearing a dark suit with his right hand holding his vest [009] circa 1905

Box 4 : 6

Unidentified boy and girl [010] circa 1905

Box 4 : 6

Unidentified girl standing with her right arm resting on a pillar [011] circa 1905

Box 4 : 6

Portrait of Julia Hinds [012] circa 1895

Box 4 : 6

Portrait of Johanna Hinds, Pearl Hinds Roberts oldest sister, [013] circa 1900

Box 4 : 6

Photograph of a woman and two children [014] circa 1900

Box 4 : 6

Wiley Hinds in a sitting position with his right hand holding his suit coat [015/15A] circa 1915

Box 5 : 1

Portrait of Gloria Roberts [017] circa 1955

Box 5 : 1

Baby photograph of the Holland's baby [018/18A] undated

Box 5 : 1

Young woman who is wearing a dark colored top and a checkerboard colored head garment [020] undated

Box 5 : 1

Frederick M. Roberts with brother, sister, and mother [021/21A/21B] circa 1894

Box 5 : 1

Portrait of Frederick M. Roberts wearing a light colored jacket with his hands in his pockets [022] circa 1949

Box 5 : 1

Photograph of a N.A.A.C.P meeting in Compton, California, Frederick M. Roberts is standing fourth from the right, Pearl Roberts is standing in front of her husband [023/59] circa 1923

Box 5 : 1

Frederick M. Roberts (infant) [024] circa 1880

Box 5 : 1

Frederick M. Roberts wearing a dark colored suit with his arms folded [025] circa 1925

Box 5 : 1

High school portrait of Frederick M. Roberts [026] circa 1900

Box 5 : 1

Pearl Roberts is seated wearing a white dress and white gloves [027] circa 1911

Box 5 : 1

Dirt road with two horses pulling a carriage with men in the background standing looking in the direction of the camera [028/28A] undated

Box 5 : 2

Young woman is wearing a dark colored dress [029] circa 1905

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts and Rev. Frederick Jordan standing outside looking at blueprints for the new educational building for the A.M.E church [030] circa 1940

Box 5 : 2

Pearl H. Roberts wedding picture with her bridal attendants standing with her inside a home [031] circa 1921

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts with unidentified group [032] circa 1948

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts standing with unidentified man while they both look at a document that said, 'Kill This Ad On Nov 5' [033] circa 1948

Box 5 : 2

Pearl H. Roberts and Frederick M. Roberts at a party [034] circa 1949

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts and five unidentified men positioned at train's side door [035] circa 1947

Box 5 : 2

Photograph of Frederick M. Roberts [036] circa 1950

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts standing with five unidentified people [037] circa 1950

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts dancing with unidentified woman [038] circa 1949

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts greets two men at a train station [039] circa 1947

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts is standing outside in front of a building with a group of unidentified people [040] circa 1948

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts, Pearl H. Roberts and Patricia Roberts are sitting on a sofa looking at documents [041] circa 1947

Box 5 : 2

Unidentified man pointing to three elephants wearing headdress with the initials 'W.J.R.' [042] circa 1949

Box 5 : 2

Joe Louis and Frederick M. Roberts with a group of unidentified men stand in front of plane [043] circa 1946

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts shaking hands with a unidentified man near a truck [044] circa 1948

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts and two unidentified men stand in a room with a statue of an elephant on the mantle [045] circa 1946

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts standing outside with unidentified sailor looking at a newspaper [046] circa 1945

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts shaking hands with an unidentified man on the street [047] circa 1948

Box 5 : 2

Joe Louis and Frederick M. Roberts shaking hands at a celebration [049] circa 1946

Box 5 : 2

Adolph Menjou, Joe Louis, Frederick M. Roberts and Patricia Roberts pose for a photograph [050] circa 1948

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts and his daughter Patricia Roberts at a gathering [051] circa 1946

Box 5 : 2

Frederick M. Roberts and four unidentified people are standing inside a room [052] circa 1947

Box 5 : 2

Lionel Hampton and Frederick M. Roberts shaking hands inside of a building [053] circa 1948

Box 5 : 3

Joe Louis and Frederick M. Roberts are shaking hands in front of airplane [054] circa 1947

Box 5 : 3

Joe Louis and Frederick M. Roberts [055] circa 1947

Box 5 : 3

Joe Louis and Frederick M. Roberts standing outside with their hats in their hands [056] circa 1947

Box 5 : 3

Joe Louis and Frederick M. Roberts standing outside [057] circa 1947

Box 5 : 3

Frederick M. Roberts and Lena Horne sitting at a table with their right arms and hands raised [060] circa 1948

Box 5 : 3

Frederick M. Roberts is seated at a desk with a pen in his right hand [061] undated

Box 5 : 3

Photograph of Frederick M. Roberts [064] circa 1927

Box 5 : 3

Sister of Pearl Roberts in Farmersville, California [065] circa 1925

Box 5 : 3

Photograph of two babies in front of a wired fence with a barn and wagon in the background [066] circa 1930

Box 5 : 3

Mr. and Mrs. Hinds in front the wooden frame house [067] circa 1915

Box 5 : 3

Gloria Roberts and Patricia Roberts [068] circa 1933

Box 5 : 3

Pearl Hinds Roberts with a group of six unidentified people, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [069] 1913

Box 5 : 3

Frederick M. Roberts is posed with two unidentified women [070] circa 1928

Box 5 : 3

Lucy Hinds, Pearl Hinds Roberts, and Gloria Roberts at the beach [071] circa 1925

Box 5 : 3

Frederick M. Roberts with two unidentified men outside the A.J. Roberts Sons and Company, a wooden framed building on Los Angeles Street [072] circa 1921

Box 5 : 3

Pearl Roberts with three unidentified women who are at the grave site of Grandma Hinds [073] circa 1925

Box 5 : 3

Pearl Hinds Roberts standing in front of her home in Oakland [074] circa 1925

Box 5 : 3

Unidentified man standing on the sidewalk with his arms folded [075] undated

Box 5 : 4

Frederick M. Roberts, Gordon McDonough, and Mr. Waterman at ground breaking ceremony [076] circa 1948

Box 5 : 4

Frederick M. Roberts and Gordon McDonough are in the front of crowd of black people at ground breaking ceremony [077] circa 1948

Box 5 : 4

Patricia Roberts is sitting on the grass [078] circa 1934

Box 5 : 4

Patricia Roberts, aged 2 years [079] circa 1934

Box 5 : 4

William G. Roberts, brother of Frederick M. Roberts [080] circa 1930

Box 5 : 4

Portrait of Pearl H. Roberts [081] circa 1925

Box 5 : 4

Unidentified man and woman standing in front of wooden building [082] circa 1955

Box 5 : 4

Photograph of unidentified young woman wearing a dark colored dress [083] circa 1880

Box 5 : 4

Unidentified woman in front of a car [085] circa 1935

Box 5 : 4

Couple wearing long dark colored coats with fur collars [087] circa 1911

Box 5 : 4

Black car with a sign in the back window that says 'Hoover'[089] circa 1929

Box 5 : 4

Unidentified white wooden structure [090] undated

Box 5 : 4

Pearl H. Roberts, boyfriend (left), and unidentified man [091] circa 1918

Box 5 : 5

Two unidentified boys riding a dark colored horse [092/92A] circa 1925

Box 5 : 5

Car on the street [093/93A] circa 1928

Box 5 : 5

Pearl H. Roberts, Lucy Hinds, and unidentified woman standing in front of the White House [094] circa 1915

Box 5 : 5

Frederick M. Roberts wearing a dark colored suit [095] undated

Box 5 : 5

Frederick M. Roberts wearing a dark colored suit [096] circa 1948

Box 5 : 5

Frederick M. Roberts wearing a dark colored suit wearing a flower in his lapel button hole [097] circa 1948

Box 5 : 5

Frederick M. Roberts wearing a dark colored suit wearing a flower in his lapel button hole [098] circa 1948

Box 5 : 5

Four adults and one baby are sitting on the beach mostly dressed in beachwear [099] circa 1925

Box 5 : 5

Chamsey Long of Oakland, California [100] undated

Box 5 : 5

Boy wearing a dark colored dress and hat [101] circa 1902

Box 5 : 5

Young woman wearing a light colored dress [102] circa 1929

Box 5 : 5

Unidentified woman standing outside in front of a wooden structure [103] circa 1920

Box 5 : 5

Gloria Roberts is wearing a light colored dress with her hands to her side [104] circa 1960

Box 5 : 5

Pearl Roberts standing outside wearing a light colored dress and a dark colored hat [105] circa 1918

Box 5 : 5

Lucy Hinds with second child [106] circa 1875

Box 5 : 5

Five people pose for photograph outside in front of tree [107] circa 1920

Box 5 : 6

Unidentified man and woman in cotton fields in South Carolina [108] circa 1915

Box 5 : 6

Pearl Roberts (left), Cecil Cohen (middle), and Estelle Pinkley (right) standing outside of house [109] circa 1919

Box 5 : 6

Two unidentified women outside [110] circa 1920

Box 5 : 6

Two women stand outside in front of a wooden x [111] 1914

Box 5 : 6

Pearl H. Roberts standing outside on a porch with her right hand and arm resting on a wooden post [112] circa 1915

Box 5 : 6

Cousin Maybell wearing a light colored blouse and tan colored shirt [113] circa 1915

Box 5 : 6

Lucy Hinds (right) and Ma Nicholas (left) [114] circa 1915

Box 5 : 6

Elizabeth Armstrong laying on the grass outside in her front yard [115] circa 1935

Box 5 : 6

Frederick M. Roberts wearing a dark colored suit and a striped tie [116] circa 1948

Box 5 : 6

Frederick M. Roberts is wearing a dark colored suit and turned slightly in the image looking away from the camera [117] circa 1948

Box 5 : 6

Pearl and Gloria Roberts (right) [118] circa 1935

Box 5 : 6

Pearl Mitchell riding a bicycle in Wilburforce, Ohio [119] circa 1918

Box 5 : 6

Pearl Roberts in her sister's yard in Farmersville, California [120] 1921

Box 5 : 6

Lucy Hinds in front of a large cactus plant standing at a train stop [121] circa 1915

Box 5 : 6

Fifteen girls in a swimming pool [122] 1938

Box 5 : 6

Pearl H. Roberts’ mother standing on a wooden structure [123] circa 1905

Box 5 : 6

Two young men and two young ladies all in a sitting position [124] 1910

Box 5 : 6

Two unidentified men in a sitting position outside [125] undated

Box 5 : 6

Lillian Wall wearing a cowboy hat and bandanna [126] circa 1915

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Three people sitting on the lawn with a wooden structure in the background [127] circa 1915

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Seven people at a picnic in Oakland, California [128] circa 1929

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Patricia Roberts, one year old [129] circa 1935

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Gloria Roberts in front of her home on Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles, California [130] circa 1946

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Pearl H. Roberts sitting holding a book with both hands on her lap [131/131A] circa 1960

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Pearl H. Roberts standing outside in front of a wooden structure [132] circa 1905

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Frederick M. Roberts in a metal frame [134] circa 1950

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John McKinney, uncle of Pearl H. Roberts [135] circa 1890

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Unidentified man and woman in carriage decorated with roses [136] circa 1905

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Frederick M. Roberts at graduation from Los Angeles High School [137] 1900

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Unidentified young man wearing a light colored suit [138] undated

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Pearl H. Roberts standing with her left hand and arm behind her back [139] circa 1910

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School photograph of an unidentified sixth grade class [140/140A] circa 1903

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Five unidentified men with carriage is pulled by two horses [141/141A] circa 1895

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Rolling hills and a dirt road [142/142A] undated

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Frederick M. Roberts sitting wearing a pin-stripe suit and his right hand is resting on table [143] circa 1946

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Portrait of Edith Hinds, aged 19 [144] circa 1905

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Pearl H. Roberts, aged 19 [145] circa 1913

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Patricia Roberts, aged three sitting on a mattress [146] circa 1937

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Patricia Roberts, aged three sitting on a mattress [147] circa 1937

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Unidentified man sitting [148] circa 1905

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Group of unidentified women standing and sitting [149] circa 1915

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Portrait of William G. Roberts [150] circa 1952

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Frederick M. Roberts sitting on the floor wearing a dark colored suit with his hands resting on his ankles [151] circa 1939

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Gordon Hahn presenting award to Pearl H. Roberts [152] circa 1948

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Supervisor Kenneth Hahn (middle), Pearl H. Roberts (left), and unidentified man (right) [153] circa 1960

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Pearl H. Roberts and Kenneth Hahn [154] circa 1960

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Portrait of Frederick M. Roberts [155] circa 1949

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Portrait of Richard B. Harrison [156] circa 1922

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Front of building of A.J. Roberts, Sons and Co. [157] circa 1940

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Portrait of Florence Cole Talbert, a friend of Pearl H. Roberts [158] 1920

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Gloria Roberts (first row, right) and group with musical instruments [159] circa 1940

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Gloria Roberts in her music class [160] circa 1940

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Gloria Roberts and her school band in group photograph [161] circa 1940

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A. J. Roberts, father of Frederick M. Roberts [162] circa 1926

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Pearl H. Roberts and eight unidentified women standing and sitting inside a hall or home [163] circa 1955

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Unidentified bride in her wedding gown [164] circa 1958

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Pearl H. Roberts (middle), Kenneth Hahn (left), and unidentified man outside on platform [165] circa 1960

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Two babies standing up in their crib [166] undated

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Young boy in a dark colored suit [167] undated

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Family portrait of the Roberts family: Frederick M. Roberts (right), Roberts’ mother (in front), Roberts’ brother (right), Roberts’ sister (left), daughter, A.J. Roberts, son [168] circa 1926

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Uncle Tony standing outside near trays of prunes [169] circa 1920

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Pearl Hinds Roberts seated wearing a white dress and white gloves that cover her elbow [170] circa 1911

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Mr. Hinds driving horse and buggy [171] circa 1910

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Grandma Hinds, Pearl H. Roberts (right) and Zephyr M. Ramsey tour of Washington D.C. [88/172] circa 1915

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Four homes in a court yard [173] 1913

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Mr. and Mrs. Hinds on the porch of their house in Oakland, California [174] 1913

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Unidentified man and woman standing outside facing each other in front of a wooden structure [175] 1913

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Pearl H. Roberts standing outside in front of a wooden house [176] 1913

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Unidentified woman standing next to two children as they face the camera [177] 1913

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Two unidentified women standing in front of house at the bottom of the steps [178] 1913

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President Dwight Eisenhower and his wife sitting on a love seat on a lawn [179] circa 1954

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Frederick M. Roberts seated at his desk in the California State Legislature [19/19A/181A/181C] 1925

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Unidentified man and woman reclining in field [182] undated

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Seated crowd at unidentified event [183] undated

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Ulrich George [184] undated

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Unidentified woman and two children, Treasure Island [185] 1940

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Four unidentified women [186] undated

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Billy Lane, infant, playing at the beach [187] undated

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Mr. Zephyr, Mr. Green, Elizabeth, and four unidentified persons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [188] 1914

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Six unidentified persons in field, Farmersville, California [189] undated

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Grave site of Grandma Hinds [n21.01] circa 1925

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] in baby carriage [n21.02] circa 1925

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Unidentified man and woman by stream [n21.03] circa 1920s

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Unidentified group photograph [n21.04] undated

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Three unidentified women with man in front of house [n21.05] undated

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Three unidentified women with man in front of house [n21.06] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts with cat in front of barn [n21.07] circa 1925

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Unidentified group photograph [n21.08] undated

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Unidentified man and woman on porch of house at 864 Street [n21.09] undated

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Unidentified children with balloons [n21.10] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front yard [n21.11] circa 1925

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Pigs in field feeding [n21.12] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front yard [n21.13] circa 1925

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Pearl Roberts in front of farm house [n21.14] undated

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Pearl Roberts in front of chapel [n21.15] undated

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Group sitting in field with cars [n21.16] undated

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A.J. Roberts, Sons, and Co. building [n21.17] undated

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Pumping water into stream [n21.18] undated

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Group sitting in field with cars [n21.19] undated

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Beach [n21.20] undated

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Four unidentified women with young girl [n21.21] undated

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Grandma Hinds in front of farm building [n21.22] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front of car with Hoover sticker [n21.23] circa 1927

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in car with Hoover sticker [n21.24] circa 1927

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A.J. Roberts, Sons, and Co. building [n21.25] undated

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Parasol and building on unidentified beach [n21.26] undated

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Unidentified woman and child on river bank [n21.27] undated

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Frederick M. Roberts and Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] on fence [n21.28] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts with cat in front of barn [n21.29] circa 1925

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Pearl Roberts in front of fence [n21.30] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front yard with doll [n21.31] circa 1920s

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A.J. Roberts, Sons, and Co. building [n21.32] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front yard with doll [n21.33] circa 1920s

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Pearl Roberts and Gloria Pearl Roberts on front steps [n21.34] circa 1920s

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Unidentified woman in front of car [n21.35] circa 1920s

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Pearl Roberts and Gloria Pearl Roberts in carriage with cat [n21.36] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front of barn with cat [n21.37] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts on front steps with camera [n21.38] circa 1920s

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Unidentified baby next to chair in yard [n21.39] undated

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Farm house [n21.40] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts on horse [n21.41] circa 1920s

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Beach [n21.42] undated

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Unidentified woman and child with fishing pole on beach [n21.43] undated

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Pearl Roberts and Gloria Pearl Roberts sitting on fence [n21.44] circa 1920s

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Pearl Roberts sitting with mountains in the background [n21.45] undated

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Patricia Roberts [?] with dog in yard [n21.46] circa 1935

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Two unidentified boys on horse [n21.47] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] sitting on sidewalk [n21.48] undated

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Patricia Roberts [?] with dog in yard [n21.49] circa 1935

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Patricia Roberts [?] with dog in yard [n21.50] circa 1935

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Patricia Roberts [?] in yard [n21.51] circa 1935

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Unidentified woman next to grave site of Grandma Hinds [n21.52] circa 1925

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Unidentified woman next to grave site of Grandma Hinds [n21.53] circa 1925

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Pearl Roberts, Gloria Pearl Roberts [?], and Patricia Roberts with dog in front yard [n21.54] circa 1935

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Unidentified young girl on horse [n21.55] undated

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Unidentified woman and young girl on beach [n21.56] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front yard [n21.57] circa 1925

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Pearl Roberts, Gloria Pearl Roberts, and three unidentified women in front of car [n21.58] circa 1920s

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Pearl Roberts in front of car [n21.59] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts with unidentified children on sidewalk [n21.60] circa 1920s

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Pearl Roberts next to car [n21.61] circa 1920s

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Two unidentified men at beach [n21.62] undated

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Pearl Roberts in field [n21.63] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] next to pigs in front of barn [n21.64] circa 1925

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Frederick M. Roberts and Gloria Pearl Roberts in wagon cart [n21.65] circa 1920s

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Unidentified infant [n21.66] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts on front steps [n21.67] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts riding tricycle in front yard [n21.68] circa 1920s

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Unidentified farm house [n21.69] undated

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Patricia Roberts in front yard with dog [n21.70] circa 1935

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] playing toy piano on front porch [n21.71] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] holding doll on front porch [n21.72]

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Frederick M. Roberts, Gloria Pearl Roberts, and Grandma Hinds at beach [n21.73] circa 1920s

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Grave site of Grandma Hinds [n21.74] circa 1925

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Pearl Roberts, Gloria Pearl Roberts, and Grandma Hinds at beach [n21.75] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] holding doll on front porch [n21.76] circa 1920s

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Unidentified woman in front of house [n21.77] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front yard [n21.78] circa 1925

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Car with Hoover sticker on back window [n21.79] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] in front yard [n21.80] circa 1925

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] in front of car [n21.81] circa 1925

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] in front yard [n21.82] circa 1925

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Gloria Pearl Roberts [?] and Pearl Roberts next to river bank [n21.83] circa 1925

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Farm house [n21.84] undated

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Pearl Roberts sitting next to grave site of Grandma Hinds [n21.85] circa 1925

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Pearl Roberts and unidentified man sitting on front steps [n21.86] undated

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Unidentified man and women in field with group in background [n21.87] undated

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Four unidentified women at grave site of Grandma Hinds [n21.88] circa 1925

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Gloria Pearl Roberts in front yard [n21.89] circa 1925

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Gloria Pearl Roberts wearing sombrero with group in background [n21.90] circa 1925

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Grandma Hinds standing next to farm building [n21.92] undated

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Gloria Pearl Roberts sitting with cat in carriage pulled by Frederick M. Roberts [n21.93] circa 1920s

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Gloria Pearl Roberts and Pearl Roberts at the beach [n21.95] circa 1920s

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Car in front of building [n21.96] circa 1920s

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