Elizabethtown College - Church of the Brethren Photographs

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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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Dwellings, Fences, Farming
Bucher Homestead located near Annville and Fredericksburg, Pa. See: The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County by J.G. Francis, 1916, page 118. Glass plate negative.
Houses, Fences, Dwellings
Bucher Homestead. Annville, Fredericksburg, Pa. 8.58 X 6.74 in.
Fences, Dwellings, Churches
Bucher Meetinghouse. Annville, Fredericksburg, Pa. 11.56 X 6.42 in.
Churches, Fences
Cornwall Meetinghouse of the Tulpehocken Church. Tulpehocken congregation formed in 1841. Later called Bucher Meetinghouse when became part of Midway Congregation. 9.81 X 8.02 in.
Farmhouses, Croplands, Farms
Daniel Royer homestead, east of Richland, Lebanon Co., Pa. See The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. 1916. p. 103. J.G. Francis. Glass plate negative.
People, Children, Adults
Bottom row, 2nd from left is Edna Philips, 3rd from left is Mary Francis Beckley (1900-1977); seated far right is Paul Eckert; Boy standing in middle is Dana Eckert; woman seated with baby (Williard Francis) is Mary Zug Francis; Man in back row is Sam Eckert and to his left is Martha Zug Eckert. Rest are unidentified. Taken in Lebanon Co. Pa. Glass plate negative.
Farmhouses, Farms
Elder Abraham Zug (Smaltz) homestead, Richland, Lebanon Co., Pa. See The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. 1916. p. 103. J.G. Francis. Glass plate negative.
Farms, Croplands, Houses
Ezra Royer homestead, near Reistville, Lebanon Co., Pa. See The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. 1916. page 103. J.G. Francis. Glass plate negative.
Churches, Fences
Fredericksburg Church of the Brethren. Located seven miles northeast of Lebanon in Lebanon County, Pa. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 888. 10.16 X 7.62 in.
Churches, Fences
Fredericksburg meetinghouse. See page 118, The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. J.G. Francis, 1916. Glass plate negative.
Churches, Fences, Cemeteries
Frystown meetinghouse with cemetery. Picture taken in Swatara, Pa. Glass plate negative.
Churches, Fences, Cemeteries
Hake Meetinghouse with cemetery. Located on Route 72 near Lebanon, PA. 9.95 X 8.01
Churches, Fences
Hanoverdale Meetinghouse of the Big Swatara congregation. Built in 1860. Building was partially destroyed during a hurricane in 1896. A larger structure was built at the same location, five miles north of Hershey, Pa. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 142. 9.88 X 7.98 in.
Churches, Fences
Hanoverdale Meetinghouse of the Big Swatara congregation. Built in 1860. Building was partially destroyed during a hurricane in 1896. A larger structure was built at the same location, five miles north of Hershey, Pa. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 142. 10.84 X 7.53 in.
Churches, Fences, Cemeteries, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Heidelberg Meetinghouse with cemetery. Built in 1867 and enlarged in 1900. Located in Reistville, Lebanon County, PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 1095. 10.01 X 7.86 in.
Churches, Fences, Cemeteries
Heidelberg meetinghouse with cemetery. Picture taken in Reistville, PA. Glass plate negative.
Churches, Fences
Heidelberg Meetinghouse. Built in 1867 and enlarged in 1900. Located in Reistville, Lebanon County, PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 1095. 9.96 X 7.85 in.
Churches, Fences, Cemeteries
Heidelberg Meetinghouse with cemetery. Built in 1867 and enlarged in 1900. Located in Reistville, Lebanon County, PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 1095. 9.92 X 8.03 in.
Churches, Fences
Hoke's meetinghouse. Picture taken near Midway, PA. See page 118, The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. J.G. Francis, 1916. Glass plate negative.
Houses, Children
Home of Ephraim Erb, Ella Zug Erb, and children. Near Millbach, Lebanon Co., Pa. Glass plate negative.