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Early black family of Ames. Back row (left-right); Larmar, John Sr.(father), Nellie Martin Shipp (mother), and John Jr. Front row (l-r): Julia Nell, Thelma, Archie Lou (the infant sitting on her mother's lap who would become Archie Lou Greene, the mother of Archie and Bruce Greene), and Mildred. The children are all still living (in 1991) but only John Jr. still lives in Ames. For additional information about this family see "Early African-American Families of Ames" in The Ames Intelligencer (newsletter of the Ames Heritage Association), Spring, 1991. This photograph appeared in the article and incorrectly identified the infant as Grantland Shipp. Grantland was born around 1926, after this photo was taken. A letter from Archie Lou Greene, who resides in Omaha, Nebraska, corrected the error. (See also: 131.719.6; 147.809.3-4)