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Mount Zion Baptist and St. Paul's A.M.E. Choirs

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Group portrait of African American choirs from Mount Zion Baptist Church and St. Paul's A.M.E. Church, taken at Mount Zion, 548 W. Johnson Street. (?) Top row l to r: Merle Newville, Walter Blair, Charles Newville, David Sims, Jesse Guy, Charles Givens, Sam Sims; 2nd row l to r: Rose Newville, Eddie Mae Champion, Dorothy Anderson, Hermon Jordon, Rosemary Sanders, Dorothy Newville, Ola Jordan; botton row l to r: Anna Hines, Elizabeth Mitchell, Margaret Russell, Mamie Mathews, Mary Sanders, Rev. P.L. Sanders, Ida Smith, Blossom Champion, Mary Wiley and Margaret Skenandore.

Date Created:
April 11, 1937

Publication Information

Date Created
April 11, 1937

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 6058.5886B

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Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W01211R
Legacy ID
WHi 15174

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