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American Spirituals

1945

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An album titled American Spirituals by Kenneth Spencer, Sonora, MS 478. The album contains four LPs, (2011.21.4a-d). 2011.21.4a-d: Four records from the American Spirituals set. Each record has a red Sonora label with gold lettering at center. Each label has the songs for that side and the Sonora logo. 2011.21.4e: The album jacket cover is pink with black print. Depicted on the jacket, is a chariot drawn by four white horses racing past an angel blowing a trumpet. 2011.4f: The album also contains a paper holder for all four LPs. The paper holder has four sections held together by binding on the proper right edge.

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Catalog reference: 2011.21.4a-f

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