[Youth Choir]

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Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Choir. Back row - left to right: Rosalie Pentecost, Pat Hilton, Robert Gartman, Billy Reeder, George Nelson, Murphy Vaught, Gary Branson, Isaac Bertrand, John Howard, Homer Claude Holmes, Hugh Reeder, Mark Youngblood, Wayne Phillips, Harvey Taylor. Middle row - left to right: Marian Dooley, Alyce Jane Speck, Ann Montgomery, Catherine Vaught, Betty West, Sarah Lacy, Cathryn Anglemeyer, Jerry Bertrand, Elizabeth Ann Donan, Betty Garrett, Nancy Prafka, Willie Mae West, Katherine Howard, not known, Joan Pinder. Front row - left to right: standing in front of choir in black dress is Peggy McIntosh, choir … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1948.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2007 and was provided by the First Christian Church of Port Arthur to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 316 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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First Christian Church of Port Arthur

The church, which is part of the Disciples of Christ, has been in Port Arthur since 1904. In addition to the important role they play in their community, the church is known for famous musician Janis Joplin, who sang with the youth choir in the early 1950s. They received a Rescuing Texas History grant in 2007 to aid in digitization.

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Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Choir. Back row - left to right: Rosalie Pentecost, Pat Hilton, Robert Gartman, Billy Reeder, George Nelson, Murphy Vaught, Gary Branson, Isaac Bertrand, John Howard, Homer Claude Holmes, Hugh Reeder, Mark Youngblood, Wayne Phillips, Harvey Taylor. Middle row - left to right: Marian Dooley, Alyce Jane Speck, Ann Montgomery, Catherine Vaught, Betty West, Sarah Lacy, Cathryn Anglemeyer, Jerry Bertrand, Elizabeth Ann Donan, Betty Garrett, Nancy Prafka, Willie Mae West, Katherine Howard, not known, Joan Pinder. Front row - left to right: standing in front of choir in black dress is Peggy McIntosh, choir members sitting in front with white clothes, left to right: Joan Bertrand, Jane Jolley, not known, Ollie Bet Collins, Phyllis Foote, Norma Swearingen, Anita Ruth Brown, Phillip Foote, Bobby Shiflet. Standing in front of choir: A.E. Catanach, Choir Director, and pianist Austine Mills.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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"8" x 10" b/w photo. Youth Choir, 700 - 5th street 1948. All members are identified on back of photo. A.E. Catanach, Director, Austine Mills, Pianist."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2007

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  • 1948

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  • Feb. 19, 2008, 6:58 p.m.

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  • Oct. 7, 2009, 12:44 p.m.

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[Youth Choir], photograph, 1948; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34939/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting First Christian Church of Port Arthur.

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