Earlie “Earl” Strickland (Lumbee) is an 81-year-old Vietnam Veteran and Packaging Services Industries (PSI) Box Manufacturing Company retiree. Originally from Robeson County, North Carolina, Earl has lived in East Baltimore for many years. He is the companion of Minnie Sampson Maynor. Earl is a private person and declined to be recorded for the interview portion of this project, but enjoyed visiting and being photographed. He gave permission to share this information and these images.