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Title: Adventist camp 1888 at P and Mariposa streets Fresno California
Creator: [Unknown]
Date Created and/or Issued: 1888
Publication Information: Fresno County Library
Contributing Institution: San Joaquin Valley Library System
Collection: Photographs Selected from the Collections of the San Joaquin Valley Library System Member Libraries
Rights Information: This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the fair use clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 § 107 U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the California History and Genealogy Room, Fresno County Public Library, 2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93721-2285; (559) 488-3195, press #3, then #5.
Description: Adventist camp meeting on the northwest corner of P and Mariposa streets. The Seventh-Day Adventist formally organized in Fresno in 1888 after sporadic meetings in and around the area. Moses J. Church, a convert to the religion, built a $40,000 church for the congregation with a seating capacity of 800. The church was located on the northeast corner of O Street and Mariposa.
Type: image
Format: 1 Photographic print (postcard) :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt3v19q3ck
frp0144
Subject: Church, Moses J., 1818-1900
Seventh-Day Adventists--California--Fresno County--19th century
Streets--California--Fresno County--19th century--Photographs
Fresno (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--19th century--Photographs
Fresno (Calif.)--Social life and customs--19th century--Photographs

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