Along with preserving oral histories, this project includes a similar methodology of collecting photographic histories. Because little African-American photographic history of Lexington has been archived, this project hopes to contribute an important and exciting gallery of photographs. The photographs fall roughly into three categories; pictures of the parks in general, portraits of the persons who worked for and contributed to the park system, and images related to the lives of these personalities. A section of maps is also provided. This project owes a tremendous THANKS! to the families that made these photographs available. 178 Images of Lexington's Leisure For a geographic tour of all images by park. MAPS

1. Douglass Park (K) source: 1996, Boyd Shearer 2. Douglass Park, 10 minutes later (K) source: 1996, Boyd Shearer 3. Charles Young Community Center(K) source: 1996, Boyd Shearer 4. Charles Young Community Center (K) source: 1996, Boyd Shearer

1. John Will "Scoop" Brown, center, Director of Recreation source: 1957, Lexington Herald 2. Lucy Rowe Estill Park Board Commissioner, 1946-1956 source: 1950s, Family of Mrs. Estill 3. James O. Jones Park Board Commissioner, 1949-1956 source: 1960s, Mr. Jones 4. Lucy Rowe Estill source: Family of Mrs. Estill

1. Lucy's 1927 Graduating Class from Dunbar High School source: Family of Mrs. Estill 2. and 3. Lucy's 1927 Graduation Announcement source: Family of Mrs. Estill 3. and 4. Lucy's 1936 Recreation Certificate source: Family of Mrs. Estill 5. Mr. James Jones playing golf with friends at Douglass Park (2nd from right and "Smoke" Richardson far right) source: James O. Jones 6.Lucy's Mother, sitting, and Aunt source: Family of Mrs. Estill 7.Lucy's Mother source: Family of Mrs. Estill 8.Lucy's Father source: Family of Mrs. Estill 9.Lucy as young woman with friends source: Family of Mrs. Estill 10.Lucy with sisters and brothers source: Family of Mrs. Estill 11. and 12. James O. Jones and "Smoke " Richardson with baseball team source: Family of Mrs. Estill and James O. Jones 13. and 14. "Smoke" Richardson's Orchestra source: Family of Mrs. Estill

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