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Photos from Mrs. Billie Caviel's 90th Birthday Party

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On Saturday 26 July 2025, The Lubbock Roots Historical Arts Council threw a birthday bash for Mrs. Billie Caviel. She and her late husband Alfred opened the first black-owned pharmacy in Lubbock. The building still stands at its original location off of 19th and Avneue A, but it now houses the Caviel’s Museum of African American History.

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