Francis Street Baptist Church Congregation Group Photo from Church Album, 1900
Entry/Object ID
P9999.BHF.632
Description
Francis Street Baptist Church Congregation Group Photo from Church Album, 1900. Digital images (2) of photo in church album. Large congregation of men, women, and children shown on steps and front walk in front of the church that stood between 10th & 11th Streets on Francis St. (The church was later moved further south to about 16th & Angelique.)
Caption: The old Francis Street Baptist Church located between 10th and 11th streets on Francis. 1900.
One is an image of a news photo. The other the identical picture but from black/white photo. 1900 is printed on the news photo the other photo had been assumed to be from 1930. On it Francis Street Baptist Church is clearly visible over the door. Difficult to tell year from clothing style. Men are in 3 pc suits, women visible in front in choir robes. Boys are in knee pants, girls with white stockings. Women's hats could be 1930s style.
FrancisSt.Baptist Congregation 1900.jpg
LargeGroupInFrontOfChurch.jpg
Collection
Black Archives
Made/Created
Date made
1900
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
Search Terms
Black History, Black Churches, St. Francis Baptist Temple, Francis Street Baptist Church
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Digital Image
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Digital Image Only
Condition
Overall Condition
Not Rated
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Jun 22, 2013
Provenance
Notes
Digital Images from photos loaned from members of Black Archives for scanning only
