"I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids--and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me."

- Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man"

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Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford in Medical Corps Young photo of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford when he served in World War I as a Private Medical DET in the 370th Infantry, 93rd Division. -	List of Slaves owned by John Augustine, page 1 This is a two-page list of slaves owned by John Augustine, the master of Venus. The document is dated March 1783. Venus was a housemaid on the Bushfield Plantation and her mother, Jenny,... -	Article, Washington Post Title: Register of Freed Slaves Bares Fairfax County Roots, by Thomas Grubisich, Washington Post Staff Writer, February 8, 1977. -	Wreath for West A wreath dedicated to West Ford at the slave cemetery at Mount Vernon. From LABH collection. -
Pickett Family Photo Family photo of Charles and Florence Ford Pickett - left to right back row: Boyd, Larry, Cecil, Charles (Father), David, Michael, front row: Sharon, Patricia, Florence (mother), Beverly and... -	Enlistment Document 10th Cavalry Copy of Major Ford's enlistment contract when he joined the 10th Cavalry. -	Angela and Homer at Buffalo Soldier's Museum Angela and Homer Henry at the Buffalo Solider's Museum in Kansas 2018. -	Ronald L. Chase Photo of Ronald L. Chase behind his desk at the Gum Springs Museum, October 2022. Ron is the Founding Director of the Gum Springs Historical Society and the Gum Springs Museum.... -
Back of the Bushfield Manor House This is a photo of the backyard of the Bushfield Manor house 2022. This is the scenic river view that West Ford and his family would have experienced. (Photo credit Angela Allen Henry... -	Dr. Cecil B. Ford Tombstone Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford and his wife Florence are buried in Camp Butler National Cemetery. Cecil Bruce was the son of Major George Ford. -	Family Photo This is a photo of Theresa Allen, Leyland Branch and Jacquelyn Allen-Whitehead, daughter of Theresa and granddaugther of Leyland Branch (Photo credit: Jacquelyn Allen-Whitehead Collection).... -	The Pittsburgh Courier Sat Aug 19 1961 Article stating that West Ford was known as the Negro son of George Washington. -
Joyce Ford wife of Harrison Ford Photo of Joyce Ford receiving her college degree. -	Florence, with daughter and granddaughters Photo of Carol Allen Adams, holding daughter Tanya, with Elise Ford Allen and her mother Florence. -	James in the Military Photo of James O. Allen, left, and T. Morgan, United States Army at Fort Huachuca. -	Page 2 List of Slaves by J. A. Washington, 1783 Venus and her mother (Jenny) names appear below. MLV put in the writing next to the names. Data from the MVLA. -
Plaque at Mount Vernon in honor of West Ford This is a plaque that was placed at the entry of the Mount Vernon Slave cemtery for slave burial area. It mentions West Ford: West Ford (1784-1863), a freed slave who was hird by the... -	Reinlistment into the 10 Calvary Major George Ford did two tours with the 10th Calvary. This document shows his reinlistment on September 11, 1872. -	Gum Springs Button Photo of a button designed by Robert Fasick for the Gum Springs Juneteenth and Community Day Celebration on June 18, 2022. The button states it all - Gum Springs Matters. -	Slave Memorial Stone Photo of Slave Memorial Stone at Mount Vernon Cemetery. -