How many women were in the 1940 All-American Youth Orchestra?

marysue --

The enormous link below leads to a Google-cached page that includes
two photographs of the All-American Youth Orchestra, one taken in 1940
and one taken in 1941.  In the 1940 photograph they are in a formal
dress rehearsal, so it is possible to look carefully at the photo and
make a very good estimate of the number of young women in the
orchestra at that time -- I see six.

The 1941 is a little harder to estimate from since the players are in
casual dress, but the number of women that are definitely discernible
(to me) is nine.

Here's the link:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/stokowski/27.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/stokowski/aayo.html&h=396&w=900&sz=87&tbnid=sQVbelvaVLMJ:&tbnh=63&tbnw=143&start=14&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dstokowski%2B%2522all-american%2Byouth%2Borchestra%2522%2B%2B%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLB,GGLB:1969-53,GGLB:en%26sa%3DN


If that link doesn't work for you, the following, more manageable
link, is to a Google Images search results page.  The photographs in
question are linked in the bottom row of the search results:

http://images.google.com/images?q=stokowski%20%22all-american%20youth%20orchestra%22%20%20&hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLB,GGLB:1969-53,GGLB:en&sa=N&tab=wi


I am posting this information as a comment, not an answer, but I can't
be sure that all of the young women in the orchestra are in these
pictures (e.g., the harpist or harpists don't seem to be around) or
that I have counted correctly.  However, if this information does meet
your needs, I would be happy to post it as an "official" answer to
your question and claim the fee.  Please let me know.


markj-ga

Markj-ga
There is much valuable information in what you have sent me.  I thank
you very much. However, I know there were at least 20 women in the
All-American Youth Orchestra.  I was looking for a listing that would
show the exact number.
Marysue