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Old Pennypack Baptist Church. 1688 - 1925. [graphic].
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Title
Old Pennypack Baptist Church. 1688 - 1925. [graphic].
Publisher
ca. 1925
Physical Description
1 photographic print (postcard): 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Interior view of pulpit and pews of Baptist church founded in 1688 by twelve men and women from England, Ireland and Wales. Original log church constructed by founders was replaced in 1770 and a third structure was erected in 1805.
Notes
Considered the oldest Baptist Church in Pennsylvania. Originally known as Pennepek.
Real photo. Paul - Photo engraved on recto. Undivided back. AZO stamp box with squares in corner.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Baptist churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Krewstown Road (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- near Pennypack Creek.
Genre
Photographic postcards -- 1920-1930.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| LCP postcards - Religion - [P.9050.15]
Accession number
P.9050.15
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