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[Angleton Church]
Photograph of a church in Angleton, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with lots of windows. There are other buildings in the background, and there is a playground to the left.
[Angleton Group]
Photograph of a group of people sitting, maybe in a church. There are adults and children in the picture. The note on the back identifies the location as Angleton and dates the photograph to 1951.
[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a large wooden building with a tower in front, and there is a fence around it. The building is identified on the back of the photograph and the date is 1953.
[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas in 1953. The church is a large wooden building with a tower on the front. There is a fence around the church.
[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with a fence around it. The entrance in front is built to look like a tower. A building behind the church was the Pastors' manse. According to the information on the back, this photograph was taken in 1953.
[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with a fence around it. The entrance at the front is built to look like a tower. There is a shed at the back of the building to the left and another building behind it. According to the information on the back, this photograph was taken in 1953.
[Car Parked in Front of Two Church Buildings]
Photograph of a car parallel parked in front of two church buildings. Both of the buildings are light-colored brick, have covered porches, and have a line of windows at the side. There is a sidewalk in front of the buildings as well as several shaped bushes and shrubs. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco - Manse at night Entrance to annex at left".
[Charred Brick Building]
Photograph of a section of a charred brick building. The side of the building spans the entire image, and the front entrance is visible around the corner on the left-hand side. There are several very large windows that are broken and black with charcoal, and there are dented screens hanging from them. The back of a person's head is visible on the lower left-hand corner of the image. There is a faded handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio 1st fire - Nov. 21, 1952".
[Children at a Congregation]
Group of young girls standing at the pews of a church during a congregation. Some of the girls are looking at the camera, however many are looking in different directions. The girls are all dressed in light patterned dresses. There is a woman sitting and holding a young boy and another young girl. There are several adults standing at the pews in the background and reading from small bibles. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Robstown. Latin-American congregation meeting in 1st. Presby. Church".
[Children in church]
Photograph of children sitting in the pews of the Iglesia Presbiteriana in Austin, Texas. There are boys and girls in the group, and there are some adults. There is a table in front of the pews. The following is written on the back of the photograph: "Austin V. C. S. 1950."
[Children in church]
Photograph of children in the Iglesia Presbiteriana. The children are standing. There are boys and girls, as well as a few adults. There is an older woman at the bottom right corner of the photograph. The following is written on the back: "Austin V. C. S. 1950."
[Children performing in church]
Photograph of children performing for an audience in the Iglesia Presbiteriana in Austin, Texas. The children are standing at the front of the sanctuary, and there is a pulpit behind them. The audience is seated in the pews and wooden chairs. On the wall behind the children is clock and a Sunday School attendance board. A woman is playing the piano to the left. The following is written on the back: "Austin V. C. S. 1951."
[Church Choir Singing]
Photograph of a small group of church choir members singing. The choir members, who are all wearing robes, are holding open songbooks. The singers are standing together behind a low wall. There are two girls standing in the front row on the far left-hand side of the image who are both sharing the same songbook. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Choir, San Benito 5/3/53".
[Church in Angleton]
Photograph of a church in Angleton, Texas. The church is a white wooden building. There is a man standing in front wearing a suit and holding a hat. The note on the back identifies the location and dates the photo to 1951.
[Church in Angleton]
Photograph of a church in Angleton, Texas. The church is a white wooden building. There are other buildings in the background. Two men are standing in front of the entrance. The names Seddon and Damian are written on the back. The note on the back also identifies the location and dates the photograph to 1951.
[Class Standing in Front of a Sunday School Building]
Photograph of a group of young boys and a teacher standing in front of a Presbyterian Sunday School building. The six boys are all wearing baggy pants and light-colored collared shirts. The teacher, who is standing behind the boys, is wearing a suit and holding a book and papers. The building behind the group is elevated off the ground with stilts. The open windows that line the walls make the inside of the building partially visible. In the background behind the building, there is a large bush and several people standing behind it. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photograph that translates to read, "Class # 4. Vincente Huerta. Newgulf"
[Commemorative Plaque on the Wall]
Photograph of an engraved plaque hung up on a tiled wall. The plaque reads: "The Synod of Texas, Award of Recognition and Merit Presented to Central Presbyterian Church San Antonio, Texas, For having Assumed Full Responsibility for its own Maintenance and Growth in the Lord, On April 1, 1953 and Thereafter, David L. Stitt, Moderator of Synod, Ruben M. Armendariz, Pastor, Presented April 26, 1953, 'Lux Lucet In Tenebris'". The Latin phrase at the bottom of the plaque translates to read, "Light Shines in Darkness".
[Commemorative Plaque on the Wall]
Photograph of an engraved plaque hung up on a tiled wall. The plaque reads: "The Synod of Texas, Award of Recognition and Merit Presented to Central Presbyterian Church San Antonio, Texas, For having Assumed Full Responsibility for its own Maintenance and Growth in the Lord, On April 1, 1953 and Thereafter, David L. Stitt, Moderator of Synod, Ruben M. Armendariz, Pastor, Presented April 26, 1953, 'Lux Lucet In Tenebris'". The Latin phrase at the bottom of the plaque translates to read, "Light Shines in Darkness".
[Commemorative Plaque on the Wall]
Photograph of an engraved plaque hung up on a tiled wall. The plaque reads: "The Synod of Texas, Award of Recognition and Merit Presented to Central Presbyterian Church San Antonio, Texas, For having Assumed Full Responsibility for its own Maintenance and Growth in the Lord, On April 1, 1953 and Thereafter, David L. Stitt, Moderator of Synod, Ruben M. Armendariz, Pastor, Presented April 26, 1953, 'Lux Lucet In Tenebris'". The Latin phrase at the bottom of the plaque translates to read, "Light Shines in Darkness".
[The congregation at Divino Salvador]
Photograph of the congregation at Divino Salvador. They are sitting in the pews of the church, and there are children sitting in small chairs in the aisle. The choir is at the front of the sanctuary. There are three windows behind them and a sign above that says "Bien Venidos." The pulpit is in front of the choir. A man is coming through the door on the left, and the congregation seems to be looking in his direction. The following information is written on the back: "At Presbytery Divino Salvador, c. c. Fall 1952."
[Convention at Divino Salvador]
Photograph of a church convention. The following information is written on the back: "Divino Salvador (Corpus Ch) 1952 Convention." There are four cars parked in front of the church, and a group of people are gathered under a tent to the left of the building. The church is white with a cross above the entrance.
[Convention at Divino Salvador]
Photograph of a convention at Divino Salvador in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1952. This information is written on the back of the photograph. There are four cars parked in front of the church, and a group of people is gathered under a tent to the left of the building. More people are talking by the car on the far left. The church is white with a cross above the entrance.
[Convention at Divino Salvador]
Photograph of a convention at Divino Salvador in Corpus Christi, Texas. There are two tents set up outside of the church, and people have gathered for the convention. There are tables and chairs under the tents where people are having refreshments. The church is a white building, there are houses are in the background. According to the information on the back, the convention took place in 1952, and the two women walking from the tent are identified as Mrs. Magdalena Denham and Mrs. M. L. Lopez, Jr.
[Couple and their Baby at a Presbyterian Congregation]
Photograph of a couple holding a young child and standing at the pews at a church congregation. Both of the people are facing toward the right-hand side of the image. Across the aisle from them on the right, more people are standing the same way and holding open bibles. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Robstown".
[El Divino Salvador]
Photograph of a congregation in front of El Divino Salvador. The church is a white building with an enclosed entry way. The congregation is gathered in front. The man standing with his back to the camera in the middle of the group has been identified with an arrow as J. C. Palacio. The following is written at the top of the photograph: "Enero 1950 El Divino Salvador E. D."
[Divino Salvador Church]
Photograph of a group of women meeting in the Divino Salvador Church in Corpus Christi, Texas. The following information is written on the back: "Part of the group that met for an all-day bi-district meeting, Nov., 1950." One woman is standing next to a table at the front facing the other women who are sitting in the pews. There is also a woman sitting at the piano to the right.
[Divino Salvador Church]
Photograph of the Divino Salvador Church in Corpus Christi. It is dark outside, and there are people coming out of the church. The church is a white building with a cross above the entrance and trees around it. The following information is written on the back: "Corpus Christi Divino Salvador Church Presbytery meeting Fall 1953 [1952?]."
[Divino Salvador Kindergarten]
Photograph of the Divino Salvador Kindergarten class in Corpus Christi, Texas. The children are posing in front of a fence along with two women and a man who is kneeling on the front row. There is a field behind them, and there are houses in the background. The date on the back of the photograph is October 1950.
[Divino Salvador Kindergarten]
Photograph of the Divino Salvador Kindergarten class in Corpus Christi, Texas. The children are posing in front of a fence along with two women and a man who is kneeling on the front row. There is a field behind them, and there are houses in the background. The date on the back of the photograph is October 1950.
[Divino Salvador Kindergarten]
Photograph of a group of kindergartners at Divino Salvador in Corpus Christi, Texas. The children and two women, possibly teachers, are sitting in the pews. There are doors at the back of the room. The back dates the photograph to October 1950.
[Divino Salvador Kindergarten]
Photograph of the kindergarten class at Divino Salvador in Corpus Christi, Texas. The children and two women, possibly teachers, are sitting in the pews. A third woman and a man are standing at the back The back dates the photograph to 1950.
[Divino Salvador kindergartners going home]
Photograph of the children of the Divino Salvador kindergarten ready to go home for the day. This information is given on the back. The children are in a car that is parked in front of the church. A man is standing outside of the car facing away from the camera. The back dates the photograph to October 1950.
[Five Men Standing in a Doorway]
Photograph of five men standing in a doorway outside. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Mercedes 1952 front row: J. de la Luz C. Guerro, pastor, Eleno Garza, Robto. García"
[Four Men Sitting Behind a Podium]
Photograph of a side view of four men dressed in suits sitting on a bench on a stage. There is a wood podium in front of the seated gentlemen. Another man is standing beside the podium on the far right-hand side of the image. There is a stack of books on top of the podium, several vases of flowers on the stage up to the foreground, and a large tabletop fan pointed toward the seated men. There is a faded handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Presbyterian ceremony at San Benito. May 3, 1953, Seated: Rev. McGee, Pastor 1st. Presby. Harlingen, David L. Stitt, Rev. Charles Robinson, 1st. Presby. San Benito, Rev. S.H. Reisner, 1st. Falfurrias. Standing - Rev. J.S. Cavazos, pastor, Mexican Presby. Ch., San Benito".
[Front of a Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the front of a light-colored, wood slatted Presbyterian church. On the right-hand side, there is a small entrance to the church that consists of three corner steps leading up to two open doorways. There are two closed and blinded windows at the front of the building, as well as a sign that reads "Iglesia Presbiteriana" above the first front window. The side of the church is visible on the right-hand side of the image; it is lined with windows. The building is elevated from the ground on short stilts and is surrounded by trees and bushes. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "New Braunfels, First (Mex.) Presby Ch".
[Front of Church and Manse]
Photograph of the front of a lightly-colored brick church and manse. The church is situated on the far left-hand side of the image, while the manse sits next to it on the far right. Several shaped bushes and shrubs are planted in front of both buildings. There is a road in front of the buildings in the foreground of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco - Church and manse".
[Front of Small House with Vines in Harlingen]
Photograph of the front of a small, light colored house in Harlingen. There are wooden steps leading up to the front porch in front of the large, windowed front door. On either side of the door there are tall windows that frame it. There are two garden trellises with over grown vines on either side of the front porch. The roof of the house is very wide, and it slopes down toward the viewer. There is a chimney on the far right of the image. On the back of the photograph, there is handwriting visible that reads, "Harlingen- New manse 1952". There is also an upside down stamp that reads "430D".
[Front View of a Stage with Fold-Up Chairs]
Photograph of the front of a stage, which is in the background of the image, and several rows of fold-up chairs facing it. There is an aisle down the center of the room that leads to the front of the stage. The stage has a geometric border around is as well as curtains on either side. Part of a piano is visible on the right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco- interior of annex assembly room".
[Group of Hispanic Women Sitting at a Table]
Photograph of a group of five Hispanic women sitting at a table in front of a stage. The wooden table in front of them has several objects on top of it, such as a bowl, a book, and a bell. There is a man standing on the far right-hand side of the image in between two of the women. The stage behind the group has steps leading up to it. There is a chalk board on the far left-hand side of the image with writing on it. There is also a piano, a couple of plants, and chairs on the stage. The handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "WACO Women of the Church- Officers. June 11, 1950 Pastor, (standing) Rev. Ismael Maldonado."
[Group of People Lined Up at the Side of a Building]
Photograph of a group of people stand in line along the side of a sided building. Most of the people in the group, which mostly consists of women, are looking at the camera and smiling. Everyone is dressed in their church attire. There is a beam and wire fence which contains the line at the side of the building. People are visible inside the building through the four open windows. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Convención, Mercedes 1950 ?".
[Group of Teachers Standing in Front of a Sunday School Building]
Photograph of a group of female Sunday School teachers standing in front of a school Presbyterian building. The four young teachers stand closely together; they are all wearing past the knee-length collared dresses. An older teacher wearing a light-colored dress stands slightly away from the group. The teachers are all facing toward the right side of the image. The building behind them is raised slightly from the ground, and the open windows that line the wall make a part of the inside visible. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back that translates to read, "Class # 3. Mrs. Josefa M. de Moreno, Newgulf".
[Group Posed in Front of a Presbyterian Building]
Photograph of a group of people posed in front of a Presbyterian building. The group consists of three rows of people; the first consists of two young girls and one young boy sitting on the ground, the second row consists of three men and one baby, and the top row consists of five women standing and facing the camera. The men are all wearing light collared shirts and pants, and the women are all wearing long dresses. The building in the background has four visible windows, which are opened, and is elevated from the ground on short stilts. There is a large grassy field visible in the background on the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photograph that translates to read, "Class # 6. Mr. Hernando Gutierrez, Newgulf
[Group Posed in Front of a Presbyterian Sunday School]
Photograph of a group of teachers and administrators posing in front of a Presbyterian Sunday School center. The group consists of two rows of people; the front row is made up of three men who are squatting and facing the camera. The second row consists of three women wearing long dresses and two men wearing suits and ties. The building in the background has four visible windows, which are opened, and is elevated from the ground on short stilts. There is a large grassy field visible in the background on the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photograph that translates to, "Officers and Sunday School Teachers, B.S. García, Director; G.S. García, Sub-director; E.A. de García, Secretaria; Teachers, Miss Sara Ranjel; Mrs. Elisa G. de Rios; Mrs. Josefa M. de Moreno; Mr. Vicente Huerta; Mr. Vicente Hanjel, Mr. Hernando Gutierrez. New gulf
[Group Standing in Front of a Presbyterian Building]
Photograph of a group of Sunday School students and their teacher posed in front of their building. The first two rows of students consist of two girls and seven boys kneeling and sitting on the ground. The back row consists of six girls and their teacher standing and facing the camera. A young girl is standing behind the group and looking at the camera. There is a large grassy field in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back that translates to read, "Class # 5. Mr. Vicente Ranjel, This class and their counselor represents the "Christian Endeavor" Society. Mr. Vicente Rangel Newgulf".
[Hispanic Girl Standing in a Convention Line]
Photograph of a young woman standing in a crowded line for a convention. She is wearing a white blouse and is looking past the camera. There is another girl standing next to her who is looking at the camera and smiling. The slatted building which the line is standing against is visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads "Mercedes".
[Hispanic Presbyterian Congregation Outside of a Church]
Photograph of a large Hispanic Presbyterian congregation standing in a group in front of the entrance of a light-colored, wood-slatted church. The large group, which spans the length of the entire image, consists of men in suits, women in skirts and blouses, and children. Most of the people are looking toward the camera, however there are many people in the background walking around and looking elsewhere. There is a young boy in the foreground standing away from the group and posing with his eyes closed and his hands on his hips. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio 1st. 50th Anniversary 1/4/53".
[Hispanic Presbyterian Women's Choir]
Photograph of a group of Hispanic choir women. The women are all wearing shiny choir robes and holding books, and the group spans the entire length of the image. There are four men wearing suits scattered in the background behind the women. The wall of a light-colored, wood-slatted building with a row of windows makes up the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio, Central Presby. Choir - on day of 50 Anniv. 1-4-53".
[Home and Office of Secretary of Latin-American Work]
Photograph of the home and office of the secretary of Latin-American work. The house is white with a front porch with two chairs, and there are trees around the left side. There is a garage to the left. "Oct. 1951 Studer S. A. Tex." is printed at the bottom.
[Home and Office of Secretary of Latin-American Work]
Photograph of the home and office of the secretary of Latin-American work. The house has a front porch and lots of windows. The photograph was taken from the left side of the house. There are trees around this side. In the forefront of the picture is a fenced area with grass and shrubs. "Oct. 1951 Studer S. A. Tex." is printed at the bottom.
[Iglesia Presbiteriana in Corsicana]
Photograph of the Iglesia Presbiteriana in Corsicana, Texas. The name of the church is on a sign above the front door. The church is a two-story brick building with a water tower behind it. A man is standing in the doorway of the church. The back of the photograph dates it to 1951.
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