Elizabethtown College - Church of the Brethren Photographs

About This Collection

The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and nursing homes associated with the Church. The photographs date from the 1890's to the present. A subset of the collection includes images from 200 glass-plate negatives dating from 1890 to 1915. These photographs were taken by J.G. Francis, a leader in the founding of Elizabethtown College and a minister of the Church of the Brethren in eastern Pennsylvania.

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126 General Conference

Church of the Brethren

126 General Conference Church of the Brethren Hershey PA June 4-11 1924, Missionary Convocation June 9, 1924. Keystone Photo Co. Harrisburg, Pa.

Abraham Harley Cassel

People, Portraits

Abraham Harley Cassel (1820-1908). Glass plate negative.

Abraham L. B. Martin

Portraits, People

Abraham Lincoln Brinser Martin (1866-1935). Photo taken Feb. 8, 1917. 8.50 X 9.87 in.

Akron, Brethren Church

Churches

Earl Ziegler's Brethren Churches photograph collection.

Akron Church

Churches

Akron Church. Organized on April 5, 1913, developing out of the Mohler (Springville) and Middle Creek (West Conestoga) congregations. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 14. 4.42 X 2.72 in.

Akron Church Interior

Churches, Pews, Altars

Akron Church interior. Organized on April 5, 1913, developing out of the Mohler (Springville) and Middle Creek (West Conestoga) congregations. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 14. 4.42 X 2.72 in.

Akron Meetinghouse

Churches, Fences

Exterior of the Akron Meetinghouse. Originally a part of the West Conestoga congregration. Built in 1898. 11.65 X 7.84 in.

Alexander Mack Schule

Alexander Mack Schule Schwarzenau – Germany Dedicated August 19, 1958 – 250th anniversary of Church of Brethren Built by contributions of the Brethren 1956-58

Altoona First Church of the Brethren

Churches

Altoona First Church of the Brethren. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. 4.45 X 3.01 in.

Ambler Church

Churches, Drawings

Exterior of a Church of the Brethren on Rosemont and Butler Avenues, Ambler, Pa. Built 1922-23. 9.09 X 8.06 in.

Ambler Church

Churches

Ambler Church. Built 1922. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 22. 4.98 X 7.07 in.

Amwell Church

Churches, Fences, Automobiles

Amwell Church. Located one mile east of Sergeantville, N.J. Erected in 1856. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 27-28. 4.86 X 3.43 in.