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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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.
Amwell Church
Amwell Church
Churches, Fences, Automobiles
Amwell Church. Located one mile east of Sergeantville, N.J. Erected in 1856. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 27-28. 4.86 X 3.43 in.
Amwell Church
Amwell Church
Churches, Fences, Bicycles and tricycles
Amwell Church. From the Roots, page 148. Note the bicycle on the left. 9.92 X 7.99 in.
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.
Annville Church
Annville Church
Churches, Fences
Exterior of the Annville Church. "This structure, repaired after a storm in 1915 tooks its roof off, was replaced in 1948-49 after a fire in 1947." Explanation from The Brethren Encyclopedia page 39. 10.00 X 7.86 in. See: The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County by J.G. Francis, 1916, page 123.
Annville Church
Annville Church
Churches, Fences
Exterior of the Annville Church. "This structure, repaired after a storm in 1915 took its roof off, was replaced in 1948-49 after a fire in 1947." Explanation from The Brethren Encyclopedia page 39. 9.67 X 7.71 in. See: The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County by J.G. Francis, 1916, page 123.
Annville Church
Annville Church
Churches, Fences
Exterior of the Annville Church. "This structure, repaired after a storm in 1915 took its roof off, was replaced in 1948-49 after a fire in 1947." Explanation from The Brethren Encyclopedia page 39. See page 504, E.D. Church History. 9.84 X 7.60 in.
Annville Church
Annville Church
Churches, Fences, People, Automobiles
Exterior of the Annville Church of the Brethren after a cyclone on Saturday, August 21, 1915. 10.89 X 6.75 in.
Annville Church
Annville Church
Churches, Fences, People
Exterior of the Annville Church of the Brethren after a cyclone on Saturday, August 21, 1915. 11.50 X 7.27 in.
Annville Church
Annville Church
Churches, Fences, People
Exterior of the Annville Church of the Brethren after a cyclone on Saturday, August 21, 1915. 11.37 X 7.09 in.
Balsbaugh Gravestone
Balsbaugh Gravestone
Cemeteries, Fences, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Christian H. Balsbaugh gravestone. 1831-1909. See page 517, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvaniam 1915. 7.25 X 11.33 in.
Balsbaugh Gravestones
Balsbaugh Gravestones
Cemeteries, Fences, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Gravestones of Elizabeth Balsbaugh (1796-1874) and Peter Balsbaugh (1793-1871). Elizabeth was the wife of Peter Balsbaugh. 7.25 X 11.10 in.
Balsbaugh Gravestones
Balsbaugh Gravestones
Cemeteries, Fences, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Gravestones of Elizabeth Balsbaugh (1756-1822), Valentine Balsbaugh (1755-1851), and Lorenz Etter (1787-1853). See page 511, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1915. 10.50 X 7.46 in.
Bellgrove Meetinghouse
Bellgrove Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Bellgrove (Spring Creek) Meetinghouse. Picture probably taken in eastern Pa. Glass plate negative.
Bellgrove Meetinghouse
Bellgrove Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Exterior of the Bellgrove Meetinghouse. Part of the Spring Creek Congregation. 9.82 X 8.05 in.
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.
Brooklyn First Church of the Brethren
Brooklyn First Church of the Brethren
Churches, Fences
Exterior of the Brooklyn First Church of the Brethren. Portrait of the elder J. Kurtz Miller (1865-1935) in upper right hand corner. Sign on building states, Revival Services and Bible Study Here Every Night at 8 p.m. Congregation organized on October 4, 1899. 11.04 X 8.25 in.
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.
Bucher Homestead
Bucher Homestead
Houses, Fences, Dwellings
Bucher Homestead. Annville, Fredericksburg, Pa. 8.58 X 6.74 in.