Print, Photographic

2018.2.4.1

2018.2.4.1

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2018.2.4.1-.14

Description

Series of photographs of Mt. Airy and Germantown churches, photos/captions published between 1984 and 2002. Caption .1: "Germantown [illegible] Choir First Presby Church in Jan 1999" Caption .2: "Members of the Unitarian Society of Germantown have dedicated a Nuclear Free Zone sign. Placed in front of the church building at 6511 Lincoln Drive, the blue and white sign is adorned with a peace dove and large black letters announcing the designation. Congregation members voted to make the site a Nuclear Free Zone at a meeting last spring. Shown are Unitarian Socoety of Germantown leaders, from left, Dennis Brunn, board member; Barbara Dowdall, congregation president; Kathy Sheeder, social action committee chair, and the Rev. William Gardiner, minister of the church." Caption .3: "Church at Market Square Germantown" Caption .4: "View of Market Square Presbyterian Church, built on the site of the early German Reformed Church attended by George Washington during his stays in Germantown." Caption .5: "Gowen House stained glass window" Caption .6: "George Bryant, architect of Mt. Airy, with Elyse and Iris Wallace, members of Grace Epiphany Church, cutting a cake commemorating new roof on sanctuary 12/99" Caption .7: "The Rt. Reverend Charles E. Bennison, Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, left, and the Rev. James M. Taylor, right, at the latter's installation as Rector of Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church, Mt. Airy, on Saturday, December 5, 1998" Caption .8: "Renovated sanctuary First Presbyterian Church in Germantown" Caption .9: "Builders continue to work on the church's 50,000 square foot sanctuary to be dedicated next weekend." Caption .10: "Ceremony marking merger of Church of Epiphany + Grace Episcopal June 1991" Caption .11: "Holy Cross" Caption .12: "This window by William Willett is installed in the First United Methodist Church in Germantown. Stained glass windows in Philadelphia are currently being inventoried in the "Survey of Stained Glass" project under the direction of preservationist Jean Farnsworth. (Photo by William Dowd)" Caption .13: "Historic Market Square Presbyterian Church of Germantown, where George Washington worshipped when he was stayed across the street in Deshler-Morris House, the Germantown White House, is on the Philadelphia Open House Tour for the first time this year." Caption .14: "Coffin with remains of young British soldier who died during the Battle of Germantown in October 1777 are carried into St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Mt. Airy for funeral services before reinternment last November." 10-29-87

Collection

Chestnut Hill Local

Made/Created

Date made

1984 - 2002

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Print Size: Various