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Do not reproduce pictures without the consent of the original owner.

Photo of Louis Gossett, Jr. by Luke Ford.  Permission granted.
Photo of Mahalia Jackson in Public Domain, photographer, Carl Van Vechten,
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Photos of various family members used on this site were provided by
Dorothy Danner-West, Vivian Jones, and the late Robert Danner.

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