Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1948.021.0089Description
Photo of decorations at the Methodist Church for Baccalaureate service for Class of 1901. Lou Alphine, James Bennett, Walton France.
Update 2008: Black and white print affixed to dark grey matboard, which has two holes punched in top. Mat has embossed decorative border along outside edge of textured dimpled design. Photo of interior of a church taken from center aisle that has a white mat? laying on the carpeted floor. Partial pews are seen on side left and right. Focal point of photo is a center platform stage area that is decorated with a semi-circle of potted plants placed along front edge of stage left to right with large eucalyptus plant on each side of the potted plants that are in the row. There is a banner of material draped above the plants behind them. there are two high back throne type chairs at rear of stage on side left and right with a large floral decorated area center rear of stage. The words VITA, SINE LITERS, MORSEST are in a semi circle above stage on frontside facing. A two toned swag drape is gathered at top of wall on center back of stage wall and draped to side left and right with decorative loop at wall edge and hung straight to floor. The walls are light colored.
matboard has a decorative border around all edges of an ivy type vine and two parallel lines encircle print in a square around print edge.
Written on back in blue ink: Decoration of M.E. Church Rawlins at Backlaureate[xic] (Baccalaureate) sermon of class of 1901. Lou Alphine; Jas Bennett; Walton France.
Written in blue green ink: Decorations of Methodist Church for Baccalaureate sermon of class of 1901. Lou Alphine; James Bennett; Walton France.
Condition is good. Very slight soiling front and back of matboard with wear on matboard corners resulting in abrading of corner surfaces. Mat has minor scratches on surface .Print has fingerprints, scratches in emulsion, indentations in emulsion and tiny circular spots throughout top surface. Unclear as to their origin. Bottom corner of print has slight lift to it.
See also: 1948.021.0145Collection
Photograph Collection