todaysdocument: Happy Birthday, Marian Anderson! ( 2/27/1897 - 4/08/1993) “Marian Anderson, wo
todaysdocument:Happy Birthday, Marian Anderson! ( 2/27/1897 - 4/08/1993)“Marian Anderson, world’s greatest contralto, entertains a group of overseas veterans and WACs on [the] stage of the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium…”, 4/11/1945 Series: Photographs of Notable Personalities, 1942 - 1945. Record Group 208: Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951Renowned contralto Marian Anderson was born 120 years ago on February 27, 1897. Listen to her famous outdoor concert at the Lincoln Memorial, on April 9, 1939 in the @usnatarchives online Catalog.(H/T to @ourpresidents!) -- source link
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