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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Akron, Brethren Church
Akron, Brethren Church
Churches
Earl Ziegler's Brethren Churches photograph collection.
Akron Church
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
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
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.
Steinmetz Meetinghouse
Steinmetz Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences, Cemeteries
Steinmetz Meetinghouse of the Springville Congregation. Built in 1847. The Steinmetz House was razed in 1939 to make way for the current Akron Church of the Brethren. Located in Akron, PA. See History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, edited by S. R. Zug et al. 1915, page 354.