Gospel Singing Convention

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Members of a gospel singing convention gather by the train depot in Jasper, circa 1910. Two conventions were held in the town each year, in May and September, and attracted large crowds from neighboring communities.

Courtesy of Georgia Archives, Vanishing Georgia, #
pck219-82.

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