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Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) performing
Subject:
African American history, Paul Henderson, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Portrait female, Women's history, Entertainers, Churches and synagogues, Baltimore (Md.)--Churches and synagogues 
Item ID:
HEN.00.A2-270
Creator:
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Description:
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) performing. Possibly Gillis Memorial Church. Reverend Theodore Jackson. Audience in background. Photography by Paul S. Henderson (1899-1988), circa February 1959.
Date of Original:
ca. 1959
Collection:
Paul Henderson Photograph Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Negative, 4 x 5 inch (10.16 x 12.7 cm)
Restrictions:
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 