Title
Colp Chorus
Subject
Federal Music Project (U.S.)
New Deal (1933-1939)
Choirs (Music)
African Americans
Illinois--Colp
Illinois--Anna
Theater, Open-air
Great Depression
Musicians
Singers
African American singers
African American choirs
Conductors (Music)
Description
The Colp Chorus and members of a massed community chorus prepare for a performance at the outdoor Ravine Theater in Anna. The chorus was a product of the Federal Music Project, a component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation that employed musicians during the Great Depression.
Creator
Johnson's Studio
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
7/10/1938
Format
jpg
Language
en
Identifier
401315
Federal Music Project
Original Format
portrait
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
20 x 26 cm