Description
Souvenir program, Nationwide Gospel train, 1952. [Cover page]: "Souvenir program, Nationwide Gospel Train, 1952". Drawing a train tearing through the cover. [Page 2]: Photograph of Mahalia Jackson. [Page 3]: "The Gospel Train, a gospel and spiritual extravaganza in concert. Starring the inimitable Mahalia Jackson". List of featured singers. [Page 3]: Photograph of Mahalia Jackson. [Page 4]: Short autobiography of Mahalia Jackson. [Page 5]: Photograph and short description of Clara Ward. [Page 6]: Photograph of The Clara Ward Specials. [Page 7 and 8]: "Congratulations to the nationwide Gospel Train". This two page spread includes several photographs of gospel singers and groups. [Page 9]: Photograph and short description of the Selah Jubilee Singers. [Page 10]: Photograph of Reverend Abner Duncans. [Page 11, 12 and 13]: "The Gospel Train salutes hymns of today". Verses to "I want to live like Jesus" and "Lord have mercy", "Bye and bye", "Pass me not", "On the cross he died for me", "There's sunshine in my soul". [Page 14]: A short poem by Shirley Graham. [Back cover page]: "Gospel singing queen of the nation, the great Mahalia Jackson in a stirring religious concert program". A photograph of Mahalia Jackson on the back cover.