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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Abraham Harley Cassel
Abraham Harley Cassel
People, Portraits
Abraham Harley Cassel (1820-1908). Glass plate negative.
Amwell Church
Amwell Church
Churches, Fences, Bicycles and tricycles
Amwell Church. Picture taken in Sergeantsville, N.J. Note the bicycle on the left. Glass plate negative.
Bellgrove Meetinghouse
Bellgrove Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Bellgrove (Spring Creek) Meetinghouse. Picture probably taken in eastern Pa. Glass plate negative.
Birthplace of Henry Woodman
Birthplace of Henry Woodman
Houses, Fences, Dwellings
Birthplace of Henry Woodman. See page 38, The History of Valley Forge by Henry Woodman, 1922. Glass plate negative.
Brecht and Rothrock Cemetery
Brecht and Rothrock Cemetery
Cemeteries, Graves, Fences, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Brecht and Rothrock Cemetery of the Great Swamp Church. Picture taken north of Philadelphia in Upper Milford Township, Pa. See page 284, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Brick Meetinghouse
Brick Meetinghouse
Churches
Brick meetinghouse with stone foundation near a road most likely in Eastern PA. Glass plate negative.
Bucher (Cornwall)
Bucher (Cornwall)
Churches
Bucher wooden meetinghouse in Lebanon County, PA. Glass plate negative. See page 118 of The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County by J.G. Francis, 1916.
Bucher Homestead
Bucher Homestead
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.
Chiques Church
Chiques Church
Churches, Fences
Chiques Church. Picture taken near Elizabethtown, Pa. Glass plate negative.
Conewago Meetinghouse
Conewago Meetinghouse
Churches
Conewago meetinghouse, located 5 miles south of Hershey in Dauphin Co., Pa. Explanation from the Brethren Encylcopedia page 332. Glass plate negative.
Coventry Brethren Meetinghouse
Coventry Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches
Coventry Meetinghouse. Picture taken in Pottstown, Pa. See page 204, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Coventry Church
Coventry Church
Churches
Coventry Church, Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pa. Glass plate negative.
Daniel Royer Homestead
Daniel Royer Homestead
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.
East Hanover (Big Swatara) Church
East Hanover (Big Swatara) Church
Churches
East Hanover (Big Swatara) Church, in Dauphin Co. or Lancaster Co., Pa. Glass plate negative.
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
East Petersburg Brethren meetinghouse. Picture taken in East Petersburg, Pa. Glass plate negative.
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
East Petersburg Meetinghouse. Picture taken in East Petersburg, Pa. See page 399, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp208. Glass plate negative.
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
East Petersburg Meetinghouse. Picture taken in East Petersburg, Pa. See page 399, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp211 and gp131. Glass plate negative.
Eckert and Francis families
Eckert and Francis families
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.
Eckert Family
Eckert Family
Family, Children, Adults, Fathers, Mothers, Families
Sam Eckert (father) and Martha Zug Eckert (mother) are in the center. Martha is the sister of Mary Zug Francis and the aunt of Suzanne Francis Donmoyer. Mary Zug Francis is pictured holding her son, Willard Francis. The children are (from left to right) Paul Eckert, Dana Eckert (a minister), and Mary Francis Beckley. The woman on the far left is unidentified. Picture probably taken in eastern Pa. Glass plate negative.
Elder Abraham Zug (Smaltz) Homestead
Elder Abraham Zug (Smaltz) Homestead
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.