222 results for: Religion and Spirituality
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Girl posing on stage after First Communion, Seattle, circa 1953
An unidentified young girl stands on a stage with her hands folded as in prayer, probably at the time of her First Communion ceremony at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
ID Number:2014.49.014.033.0075
Date:Circa 1953
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Wedding party in church, Seattle, 1959
Eleven unidentified people in a wedding party pose for a group portrait at Seattle's Mount Zion Baptist Church at 19th Avenue and E. Madison Street.
ID Number:2014.49.014.034.0076
Date:1959
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Rev. McKinney speaking with newlyweds at wedding reception, Seattle, 1959
Reverend Samuel McKinney stands to the immediate left of the unidentified bride and groom at their wedding reception at Mount Zion Baptist Church at 19th Avenue and E. Madison Street.
ID Number:2014.49.014.035.0152
Date:1959
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Swedish Baptist Church, Seattle, circa 1920
The Ballard Baptist Church constructed this building in 1916 at the corner of 20th NW and NW 63rd Street. In 1893, members of the First Swedish Baptist Church of Seattle had ventured beyond the confines of downtown Seattle to make their home in Ballard, at that time a town of about six hundred people. As did most of the inhabitants…
ID Number:2016.59.5
Date:Circa 1920
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Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church and parishioners, Seattle, circa 1922
The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church formed in 1919 in the Ballard neighborhood, at 1706 NW 65th Street. Immigrants from Finland, like other Scandinavians, found that churches and other organizations strengthened their community. In 1954, the Finnish Lutheran Church moved to a newly constructed building in Crown Hill. The building in this photo is currently a private residence. While the old…
ID Number:2016.59.8
Date:Circa 1922
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Swedish Tabernacle, Seattle, circa 1925
Located at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Pike Street, construction on the Swedish Tabernacle Church was completed in 1906 under the guidance of the architect, John A. Creutzer. Swedish immigrants formed a large number of religious and secular organizations that bound them together as a community. This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work…
ID Number:2016.59.27
Date:Circa 1925
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Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seattle, circa 1920
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church began in 1908 as an outreach mission of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in downtown Seattle to the Swedish immigrants that settled in the Green Lake area at the turn of the 20th century. The congregation was served by several intern pastors before calling their first full time pastor, Otto Karlstrom, in 1911. Services were held in Swedish…
ID Number:2016.59.30
Date:Circa 1920
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St. Joseph's Church, Seattle, circa 1930
This image is of St. Joseph's Church which was constructed with Superior Portland Cement. The 10 story building was originally designed in the early Gothic style but the challenge of building during the Great Depression necessitated a change from granite and marble to a newly rediscovered technology, reinforced concrete, bringing the original estimate from $1,000,000 down to $450,000. Reinforced concrete…
ID Number:2016.92.235
Date:Circa 1930
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Rev. Samuel McKinney, Coretta Scott King, and Louise McKinney, Seattle, November 1961
Rev. Samuel B. McKinney, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, invited his friend and former classmate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to speak in Seattle in 1961. Dr. King arrived in Seattle on November 8, spoke at UW's Meany Hall and the Temple de Hirsch on November 9, and Garfield High School and the Eagles Auditorium on November 10. Afterward,…
ID Number:2018.10.7
Date:1961
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Rev. William Henry Kanouse business card, circa 1933
This business card for William Henry Kanouse (1877-1951) advertises him as "an ordained medium and spirit photographer." Spirit photography, popular in the late nineteenth century, purported to record ghosts and other spirits through photography. The card also advertises "trumpet meetings" held Sunday and Thursday at 8 p.m., and the availability of appointments from 1-5pm. An address of 301 21st Ave…
ID Number:2018.34.1
Date:Circa 1933