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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Bethany Church
Bethany Church
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. July 8, 1950.
Bethany Church
Bethany Church
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bethany Church
Bethany Church
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. July 12, 1924.
Bethany Church
Bethany Church
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bethany Church Bible Class
Bethany Church Bible Class
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rev. C. G. Hesse's Bible Class.
Bethany Church Bible Class
Bethany Church Bible Class
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Andrews Bible Class. Taken Mother's Day, May 1915 at 1820-18 E. Westmorland Street, Phila.
Bethany Church Choir
Bethany Church Choir
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Choir.
Bethany Church "Clodhoppers Club"
Bethany Church "Clodhoppers Club"
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Clodhoppers Club" after the show. November 27, 1931.
Bethany Church Flag Presentation
Bethany Church Flag Presentation
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mens Adult Bible Class. Bethany Mission. J. W. Replogle, teacher. Kensington Ave, above Allegheny Ave. Phila. June 20, 1915. "Flag Presentation."
Bethany Church Members, the Bowmans
Bethany Church Members, the Bowmans
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bowmans, May 19, 1925.
Bethany Church Mortgage Burning Service
Bethany Church Mortgage Burning Service
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rehersal for Mortgage Burning held November 30, 1947.
Bethany Church Open-Air Service
Bethany Church Open-Air Service
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Open-air Service. 1909.
Bethany Church Outing
Bethany Church Outing
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bethany Brethren S. S. Outing, Burholm Park, Phila. July 8, 1939. Rev. Nevin Zuck, Pastor.
Bethany Church Picnic
Bethany Church Picnic
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bethany Brethren S. S. Picnic at Berholme Park. July 8, 1922.
Bethany Church Playground
Bethany Church Playground
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Playground, 1909.
Bethany Church Primary Department
Bethany Church Primary Department
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Primary Department, Bethany Brethren S.S. Kensington Ave, Phila. October 12, 1924.
Bethany Church Rededication
Bethany Church Rededication
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rededication of Church. November 1949.
Bethany Church Social
Bethany Church Social
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Combined Social of the Adult Bible Classes of Bethany Mission, Kensington, Phila. May 27, 1915.
Bethany Church "Soldiers of the King"
Bethany Church "Soldiers of the King"
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Soldiers of the King" Bible Class. George Chambers, teacher. Eld. S. G. Greyer, Pastor. March 4, 1928.
Bethany Church Sunday School Picnic
Bethany Church Sunday School Picnic
Bethany Church of the Brethren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sunday School Picnic in Hunting Park, Philadelphia. July 11, 1925.