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Image of Seattle-area nuns walking on beach at Grayland, WA, August 1960
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Seattle-area nuns walking on beach at Grayland, WA, August 1960

A group of nuns from the Order of Saint Benedict enjoyed their summer vacation at the beach in Grayland. In this image, they enjoy a walk along the shore. From left to right are Sisters Ebba, Lydia, Rita, and Agnes. After a weeklong break they returned "refreshed and strengthened" to their routine duties of teaching school in the Seattle and…
ID Number:1986.5.6047.2
Date:1960
Image of Seattle-area nuns digging for clams, Grayland, WA, August 1960
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Seattle-area nuns digging for clams, Grayland, WA, August 1960

A group of nuns from the Order of Saint Benedict enjoyed their summer vacation at the beach in Grayland. In this image, Sister Agnes (left) and Sister Ebba (standing, with sunglasses) are triumphantly holding razor clams they have caught. Sister Lydia (front, kneeling) is reaching for a clam in a hole she dug and Sister Ruth (with shovel) continues to…
ID Number:1986.5.6047.3
Date:1960
Image of Seattle-area nuns fishing on beach at Grayland, WA, August 1960
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Seattle-area nuns fishing on beach at Grayland, WA, August 1960

A group of nuns from the Order of Saint Benedict enjoyed their summer vacation at the beach in Grayland. This image shows two of the nuns fishing at the shoreline. Sister Lydia (left) is waiting for a bite while Sister Rita (right) casts her line. After a weeklong break they returned "refreshed and strengthened" to their routine duties of teaching…
ID Number:1986.5.6047.4
Date:1960
Image of Sunday school children outside Bethany Friends church, March 20, 1960
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Sunday school children outside Bethany Friends church, March 20, 1960

Bethany Sunday School, later Bethany Friends Community Church, was originally located at Atlantic Street and 24th Avenue South, beginning in the early 1900s. When that building was demolished in 1939 to make way for the approach of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, the church's seventy-five members moved to a nearby space at 25th Avenue South and South Dearborn Street. In…
ID Number:1986.5.7858.1
Date:1960
Image of Parishioners outside Findlay Christian Church, Seattle, October 3, 1954
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Parishioners outside Findlay Christian Church, Seattle, October 3, 1954

In this photo, members of the Findlay Christian Church at 4520 Findlay Street enter for a Sunday morning observance of World Wide Communion Sunday and homecoming. The Findlay Christian Church was founded in 1907 as a congregation of the Disciples of Christ and exists as of 2017 as Welcome Table. The church moved to Beacon Hill in 2016. Caption information…
ID Number:1986.5.7916.1
Date:1954
Image of Crane removing cupola of First Presbyterian Church, July 13, 1962
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Crane removing cupola of First Presbyterian Church, July 13, 1962

The third First Presbyterian Church building at 7th Avenue and Spring Street was erected in 1907, during the ministry of Rev. Dr. Mark A. Mathews, a Southerner from Jackson, TN, who led the congregation from 1902-1940. In 1962, a new Chapel and Christian Education Building dedicated to Matthews were built, and in 1968 the church shown here was demolished and…
ID Number:1986.5.7932.1
Date:1962
Image of Pastor McKinney breaking ground for church addition, Seattle, April 28, 1962
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Pastor McKinney breaking ground for church addition, Seattle, April 28, 1962

Founded in 1890, Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle is home to the oldest and largest African American congregation in the state of Washington. In this image a crowd looks on as Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney (1926-) turns the first shovelful of earth during the groundbreaking ceremony for a $250,000 addition to the church building at 1634 19th Avenue,…
ID Number:1986.5.8041.1
Date:1962
Image of Jessie Shields breaking ground for church addition, Seattle, April 28, 1962
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Jessie Shields breaking ground for church addition, Seattle, April 28, 1962

Founded in 1890, Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle is home to the oldest and largest African American congregation in the state of Washington. In this image a crowd looks on as Mrs. Jessie L. Shields, building committee chairperson, accompanied by Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney (1926-), breaks ground during the groundbreaking ceremony for a $250,000 addition to the church…
ID Number:1986.5.8041.2
Date:1962
Image of Pastor McKinney leading ground breaking ceremony, Seattle, April 28, 1962
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Pastor McKinney leading ground breaking ceremony, Seattle, April 28, 1962

Founded in 1890, Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle is home to the oldest and largest African American congregation in the state of Washington. In this image a crowd looks on as Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney (1926-) leads the groundbreaking ceremony for a $250,000 addition to the church building at 1634 19th Avenue, in the Central District neighborhood. Caption…
ID Number:1986.5.8041.3
Date:1962
Image of Procession entering St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, 1937
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Procession entering St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, 1937

St. Mark's Episcopal Church was founded in 1889 and originally located in downtown Seattle. In the 1920s, it was designated as the cathedral for the diocese and a building designed by San Francisco architects Brown and Champney began construction in 1928. Due to the stock market crash of 1929, a simpler version of the magnificent Gothic design was built. Most…
ID Number:1986.5.8183.1
Date:1937
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