File:More details African American contribution to the railroad by Carl Butler Belt-Butler-Milligan.jpeg

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Revision as of 18:53, 18 April 2026 by Pwenner (talk | contribs) (Estelle Belt, former docent at the Brunswick Heritage Museum, Carl Butler, artist, and Eleanor Milligan, former curator at the museum. This photo was likely taken during the unveiling of Carl's stunning mural depicting African-American "gandy dancers" who helped build the Brunswick railyard. The mural has been featured at the museum since 1997 and currently serves as the cover photo for Smoketown History. With this mural, Carl honored the memory of his grandfather, George Butler, who was the...)
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Estelle Belt, former docent at the Brunswick Heritage Museum, Carl Butler, artist, and Eleanor Milligan, former curator at the museum. This photo was likely taken during the unveiling of Carl's stunning mural depicting African-American "gandy dancers" who helped build the Brunswick railyard. The mural has been featured at the museum since 1997 and currently serves as the cover photo for Smoketown History.

With this mural, Carl honored the memory of his grandfather, George Butler, who was the first Black stationary fireman to work on the railroad in Brunswick. Abbie Ricketts wrote an excellent article about the mural's creation in the February edition of the Brunswick News-Journal, which includes this photo.

Carroll Harrison Kehne I first met Carl while he was a student at BHS. We met again when we hired him to help with the painting of the “Mural of Hope” in Frederick, Md. He was very talented and I enjoyed working with him on the wall.

Michael Farmer Carl was our camp counselor at Camp Greentop when all the elementary school students would go there. I remember him fondly, and came to know the rest of his immediate family later on. All great folks.

(Photo courtesy of Madeleine Butler and the Brunswick News-Journal)

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