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Vertical file digitized photographs. Drawer 2, Folder 07, Family Day. No dates, no names. Circa December 1995 (inferred). 12 color photographs and negatives (Kodak Gold 200). Photograph #7 missing. Students, faculty, and parents at University Center, Valdosta State University.

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Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, Vertical file digitized photographs. Drawer D2, folder 07. Family Day, November 9, 1996. 21 4x6 color photographs and negatives (Kodak Gold 200). No names. Families, students, and faculty at Valdosta State University Family Day event, November 9, 1996 at the University Center. Valdosta, Georgia.

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