[Postcard of First Baptist Church, Goldthwaite]

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Postcard of the First Baptist Church in Goldthwaite, Texas, a red brick building with several stained glass windows and a square tower on the foremost corner. A white door entrance is on the south side of the building, and a second white door entrance is on the east side of the tower.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. [1946..1948].

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Postcard of the First Baptist Church in Goldthwaite, Texas, a red brick building with several stained glass windows and a square tower on the foremost corner. A white door entrance is on the south side of the building, and a second white door entrance is on the east side of the tower.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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"The First Baptist Church of Goldthwaite, Texas was erected in 1946 complete with Wurlitzer organ and carillon at a total cost of $100,000.00. It was destroyed by fire October 26, 1948. It was considered to be one of the most beautiful and commodious churches in this section of the state. The Reverend Joseph L. Emery is pastor."

Handwritten on back: "This building burned 1948 (new one built 1949 looks much the same)"

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  • [1946..1948]

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  • March 14, 2019, 11:27 p.m.

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  • July 11, 2019, 1:32 p.m.

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  • 31.453473, -98.570834

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[Postcard of First Baptist Church, Goldthwaite], postcard, [1946..1948]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1131761/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.

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