[World Youth Conference]

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Photograph of the World Youth Conference. Five buses are parked in a row with all the members of the conference standing in front of the buses, waving at the photographer. The conference was held at Methodist Temple on Fifth Street because the First Christian Church did not have a large enough place to have the meeting.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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J.C. Watkins Photography February 11, 1955.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2007 and was provided by the First Christian Church of Port Arthur to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 179 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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First Christian Church of Port Arthur

The church, which is part of the Disciples of Christ, has been in Port Arthur since 1904. In addition to the important role they play in their community, the church is known for famous musician Janis Joplin, who sang with the youth choir in the early 1950s. They received a Rescuing Texas History grant in 2007 to aid in digitization.

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Photograph of the World Youth Conference. Five buses are parked in a row with all the members of the conference standing in front of the buses, waving at the photographer. The conference was held at Methodist Temple on Fifth Street because the First Christian Church did not have a large enough place to have the meeting.

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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"8" x 10", b/w image: World Youth Conference, spring 1954. Held at Methodist Temple on Fifth Street because FCC did not have a large enough place to have the meeting."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2007

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  • February 11, 1955

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  • Feb. 19, 2008, 7:08 p.m.

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  • March 1, 2017, 2:19 p.m.

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J.C. Watkins Photography. [World Youth Conference], photograph, February 11, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34903/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting First Christian Church of Port Arthur.

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