Original caption states: “Miss Josephine Baker, popular stage performer, sings the National Anthem as the finale to the show held in the Municipal Theater, Oran, Algeria, N. Africa. The band is directed by T/Sgt. Frank W. Weiss.”
Miss Josephine Baker sings the National Anthem
- 5/17/1943
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 531160
Full Citation: 111-SC-175237; Miss Josephine Baker, popular stage performer, sings the National Anthem as the finale to the show held in the Municipal Theater, Oran, Algeria, N. Africa. The band is directed by T/Sgt. Frank W. Weiss; 5/17/1943; Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918–ca. 1981; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/josephine-baker-sings-the-national-anthem/, April 4, 2026]
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