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SEPTEMBER 15, #onthisday in 1956 (60 years ago): Commencement exercises for 33 nurses were held at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Howard University, with Dr Walter E Hager, president, District Teachers College giving the commencement address, Washington DC, September 15, 1956. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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SEPTEMBER 1, #onthisday in 1974 (42 years ago): Portrait of Mr and Mrs Ronald Mcclain during their wedding, September 1, 1974. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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DECEMBER 25, #onthisday in 1949 (66 years ago): Christmas at Freedmen's Annex, Washington DC, December 25, 1949. Pictured are, Miss Rosa Harrison, Mrs Hattie Maser, Mrs Mildred L Barnes, Mrs Ruth Streeter, and Ralph Mathews Jr. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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DECEMBER 16, #onthisday in 1952 (63 years ago): Student nurses at Freedmen's Hospital prepare songs for Christmas, Washington DC, December 16, 1952. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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JULY 4, #onthisday in 1920 (95 years ago): During the 1920 Lewiston Flood, two bicyclists pass in the distance while flood waters partially submerge a building with a sign reading 'It's the Wheat Flour', Lewistown, Montana, July 4, 1920. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield