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James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards

The James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards contains nearly 20,000 postcards depicting church architecture across the United States. The collection was begun in the early 1900s by the young John Christian Tanis, father of James Robert Tanis, donor of the postcards to Special Collections and Archives at Princeton Theological Seminary. The word “church” here has been very broadly interpreted to include religious buildings of all faiths, including temples, synagogues and mosques. The collecti...


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Main Street. On this site originally stood the House of Robert Kerr, where were held sessions of the Upper House of the State of Franklin. The first sessions of Greene County's Court were also held here. The Baptist Church established in 1872, was moved to its present location in 1948.
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Boedeker at Parklane Offices, 635 Meadows Bldg., Dallas, Texas 74206 America's Largest, Original, Religious Painting of the Miracle at Pentecost, 124 feet long, 20 feet high, Begun in 1961, Completed in 1969. Over 200 figures contained in the work.
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While worshipping here Harriet Beecher Stowe was inspired to write Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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of Paul Revere fame, Salem Street Paul Revere's son, Joseph Warren Revere bought this Pew in 1808. Shown in background replicas of the two original Lanterns hung in the steeple in 1775. Note the foot warmer on floor.
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The visitor to Wheeling is immediately impressed with the large number of churches, their outstanding architectural design, and their convenient locations.
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Built in a style suggestive of a corn crib, this unique church symbolizes the farming industry of many of its worshipers and the annual "Lord's Acre Day" when corn is sold for its support. Masses: Sundays 8:00 and 10:00 A.M. Holy Days 6:00 and 8:00 A.M.
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An outstanding example of early American Architecture.
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The Healthy Place
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First building erected 1925, annex in 1953. Facilities include Sanctuary, Colonial Chapel, Social Hall, seating 300. All-electric kitchen, parlor, air conditioning, and Sunday School facilities to accommodate 1000.
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Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, located on Monument Avenue, is a combination of the Grace Street Presbyterian Church, organized in 1821, and the Church of the Covenant organized in 1871. The present building was completed in December 1923, and is equipped with a magnificent Skinner organ. The services are broadcasted by Station WBBL.
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This masterpiece of Tudor-Gothic architecture has gained a world-wide reputation for its exterior and interior beauty. The carillon in its 212-foot tower is among the very finest in the country. The Cathedral overlooks the famed Indiana World War Memorial Plaza.
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Showing ruins of Baptist church
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The Friendly City
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Sanctuary seating capacity 600. Racine Bible Church
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Church of President Wilson. Located at Irving and 16th Streets. The church the President attends. Here can be seen Washington's most fashionable gathering.
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on Martha's Vineyard Island
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Made of polished white marble and surmounted by a fifty-foot baldachin, the main altar is the focal point of the Cathedral. Behind the main altar may be seen the reredos of the Lady Chapel.
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Since 1771. Decorated with holly and magnolia at Christmas, the 1785 sanctuary, where Bishop Philip William Otterbein preached, takes on the joyful aura of the season.
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White Mountains, N.H.
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Meredith Bay is a long arm of New Hampshire's largest lake. The attractive town of Meredith is located on a narrow neck of land between the bay and Lake Waukewan.
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Over five thousand large loose-lead volumes of ongoing grass-roots history of the Presbyterian Church in the United States are kept up to date here. Detailed new installments are sent in annually by perceptive Local Historians of the Women of the individual churches. Each year thousands consult this unique and outstanding attraction during their visit to the Historical Foundation - a Must during your stay in the Land of the Sky.
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is of Gothic Revival design and was erected in 1839. The church was used for a hospital during Union occupation of the town.
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One of the oldest churches in North Dakota. A small brick chapel built in 1883-84 by the Marquis DeMores at Medora. It was presented to the valley in 1920 by the DeMores family. It is still in use as a community church.
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Fifth Avenue at 29th Street, New York City. Dr. Normal Peale, Minister. The Collegiate Church, founded in 1628, is the oldest Church in America having a continuous ministry from the date of its establishment. Large auditorium filled to capacity every Sunday, with overflow in two chapels, where service is viewed through circuit television.
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St. John's Catholic Church, Forestville, Michigan, on U.S. 25
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Rumford Falls, Maine
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School, Rectory and Church of Saint Leo
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13th Street and 12th Ave.
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