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A photo of Mary Frances Awkard Fairfax posing with her choir students in front of the Lucy F. Simms School.

A photo of a group of chilren standing in front of the Lucy F. Simms School.

A newspaper article detailing the life and accomplishments of Mary Frances Fairfax, who taught at the Lucy F. Simms School for more than 40 years.

A photo of three older adults, including Mary Awkard Fairfax, posing with a framed photo of Lucy F. Simms in a living room.

A photograph of a street and a marching band from the back after what looks like a parade. People line the streets two or three deep, and two young women in majorette marching band uniforms walk toward the camera.

A map of the north side of Harrisonburg, labeled with street names.

A labeled map detailing the routes students took from surrounding towns to get to the Lucy F. Simms School.

A photograph of an older married man fiddling with a camera, standing on a porch.

A photograph of a man standing on the sidewalk near a car at the intersection of Conrad Avenue and an unknown street.

A photograph of a boy and three girls holding books in front of a car.