Elizabethtown College - Church of the Brethren Photographs

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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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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.
Franconia Church
Franconia Church
Churches, Cemeteries
Franconia Church. Picture taken in Montgomery County, Pa. Glass plate negative.
Grave of Christopher Sauer (Sower)
Grave of Christopher Sauer (Sower)
Cemeteries, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Grave and gravestone of Christopher Sauer (Sower). See page 88, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pa. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Picture taken in Methacton, Pa. Glass plate negative.
Grave of Christopher Sauer (Sower)
Grave of Christopher Sauer (Sower)
Cemeteries, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Grave and gravestone of Christopher Sauer (Sower). See page 88, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pa. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Picture taken in Methacton, Pa. Glass plate negative.
Grave of Peter Becker
Grave of Peter Becker
Cemeteries, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Grave and gravestone of Peter Becker (1687-1758). See page 88, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pa. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Picture taken near Harleysville, Pa. Glass plate negative.
Gravestone of Henry Price
Gravestone of Henry Price
Graves, Cemeteries, Fences, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Gravestone and grave of Henry Price (1827-1906), member of the Indian Creek Church. See page 303, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Picture taken in Harleysville, Pa. Glass plate negative.
Gravestones of Elder Samuel Harley and Elizabeth nee Kline
Gravestones of Elder Samuel Harley and Elizabeth nee Kline
Cemeteries, Graves, Fences, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Graves and gravestones of the elder Samuel Harley (1795-1878) and Elizabeth nee Kline (date illegible). Members of the Indian Creek Church. Picture taken in Harleysville, Pa. See page 302, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Green Tree Brethren Meetinghouse
Green Tree Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences, Cemeteries
Green Tree Meetinghouse with cemetery in back. Picture taken in Oaks, PA. See page 231, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Green Tree Brethren Meetinghouse
Green Tree Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Green Tree meetinghouse. Picture taken in Oaks, PA. Glass plate negative.
Hatfield Brethren Meetinghouse
Hatfield Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Hatfield Meetinghouse. Picture taken in Hatfield, PA. See page 312, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Hatfield Church
Hatfield Church
Churches, Fences
Hatfield Church. Located one mile south of Hatfield in Montgomery County, PA. As early as 1833, services were conducted in this area an an outreach of the Indian Creek congregation. Meetinghouse constructed ca. 1850. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 588. 9.94 X 8.12 in.
Hatfield Church
Hatfield Church
Churches, Fences
Hatfield Church. Located one mile south of Hatfield in Montgomery County, PA. As early as 1833, services were conducted in this area an an outreach of the Indian Creek congregation. Meetinghouse constructed ca. 1850. Picture reads German Baptist Brethren Church, So. Hatfield, PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 588. 11.34 X 7.28 in.
Hatfield Church
Hatfield Church
Churches, Fences
Hatfield Church. Located one mile south of Hatfield in Montgomery County, Pa. As early as 1833, services were conducted in this area an an outreach of the Indian Creek congregation. Meetinghouse constructed ca. 1850. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 588. 11.50 X 8.22 in.
Hatfield Church
Hatfield Church
Churches
Hatfield Church. Located one mile south of Hatfield in Montgomery County, PA. As early as 1833, services were conducted in this area an an outreach of the Indian Creek congregation. Meetinghouse constructed ca. 1850. Present house 1928. Remodeled 1953. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 588. 10.92 X 6.99 in.
Indian Creek Brethren Meetinghouse
Indian Creek Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Indian Creek Meetinghouse. Picture taken in Harleysville, PA. See page 289, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Mingo Meetinghouse
Mingo Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Mingo Meetinghouse organized from the Indian Creek congregation in 1869. Built at Gratersford in 1893, remodeled in 1952 and replaced in 1952. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 843. 9.74 X 7.92 in.
Price Cemetery
Price Cemetery
Cemeteries, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Price Cemetery of the Indian Creek Church. Picture taken in Harleysville, Pa. See page 302, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Royersford Brethren Meetinghouse
Royersford Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Royersford Meetinghouse. Picture taken in Royersford, Pa. See page 256, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Royersford Brethren Meetinghouse
Royersford Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches
Royersford Meetinghouse. Picture taken in Royserford, Pa. See page 256, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp177. Glass plate negative.
Skippack Meetinghouse
Skippack Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Skippack Meetinghouse. Built around 1860 and remodeled in 1937. Located two miles northeast of Collegeville in Montgomery Co., PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 1189. 9.67 X 6.63 in.