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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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.

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.

Ezra Royer Homestead

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.

Jacob Wenger Homestead

Farms, Fences, Houses, Barns, Windmills

Jacob Wenger homestead, south of Jonestown, Lebanon Co., Pa. See The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. 1916. page 95. J.G. Francis. Glass plate negative.

Joel Royer Homestead

Houses, Fences, Dirt roads, Farmhouses, Croplands, Agricultural facilities, Farms, Barns

Joel Royer homestead. Picture taken in Kelly Township, Union County, Pa. See page 240, Genealogical Records of the Royer Family in America. J.G. Francis, 1928. Glass plate negative.

John Gibble Farm

Agricultural facilities, Farmhouses, Croplands, Farms, Barns, Fences

John Gibble farm. Picture taken near Light's meetinghouse. See page 95, The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. J.G. Francis, 1916. Glass plate negative.

John Royer Homestead

Houses, Farms, Barns, Croplands, Farmhouses, Fences, Agricultural facilities

John Royer homestead. Picture taken in Union County, Pa. See page 240, Genealogical Records of the Royer Family in America. J.G. Francis, 1928. See also gp199. Glass plate negative.

John Royer Homestead

Houses, Fences, Farmhouses, Agricultural facilities, Croplands, Farms, Barns

John Royer homestead. Picture taken in Union County, Pa. See page 240, Genealogical Records of the Royer Family in America. J.G. Francis, 1928. See also gp215. Glass plate negative.

J.W. Meyer Farm

Agricultural facilities, Farmhouses, Croplands, Farms, Barns, Fences

J.W. Meyer Farm in Fredericksburg, Pa. See page 95, The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. J.G Francis, 1916. Glass plate negative.

Leiser Farm

Houses, Farmhouses, Agricultural facilities, Fences, Farms, Barns, Croplands

Leiser Farm. Picture taken in Kelly Township, Union County, Pa. See page 240, Geneological Records of the Royer Family in America. J.G. Francis, 1928. Glass plate negative.

Nathan Gibble Homestead

Agricultural facilities, Farmhouses, Croplands, Farms, Barns, Fences

Nathan Gibble homestead. Picture taken near Schefferstown, Pa. See page 109, The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. J.G. Francis, 1916. Glass plate negative.

Quarters of General Mifflin at Valley Forge

Houses, Fences, Farms, Farmhouses, Croplands, Agricultural facilities, Barns, Dirt roads

Quarters of General Mifflin at Valley Forge. See page 122, The History of Valley Forge by Henry Woodman, 1922. Glass plate negative.

Quarters of General Morgan and the Commissary General at Valley Forge

Houses, Farms, Barns, Stone walls

Quarters of General Morgan and the Commissary General at Valley Forge. Original building and cave owned by Mordecai Moore, later by Alexander Kennedy, then by David Zook, then Senator Croft. See: The History of Valley Forge by Henry Woodman, 1922, page 123. Glass plate negative.

Quarters of General Poor at Valley Forge

Houses, Fences, Farms, Croplands, Barns, Agricultural facilities, Farmhouses

Quarters of General Poor at Valley Forge. See page 119, The History of Valley Forge by Henry Woodman, 1922. Glass plate negative.

Samuel Royer Homestead

Farms, Fences

Samuel Royer homestead, near Royer meetinghouse, Lebanon Co., PA. See The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County. 1916. page 103. J.G. Francis. Glass plate negative.