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Title
Mertie West standing at entrance to First Methodist Church, Boston, 1947
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1947-10
October, 1947
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of Mertie West posing in front of an announcement board outside of the First Methodist Church in Boston. A brick-paved sidewalk stretches across the foreground, on an incline up to the left. At the back edge of the sidewalk, Mertie West stands, left-of-center, in front of the stone facade of First Methodist Church and looks to camera. The building is viewed close-up. Immediately behind Mertie, a wrought iron fence stretches from center to right. Behind it, a small patio leads back to lattice-pane double window inset into the stone building. Centered on the exterior of the window is an announcement board which reads, "FIRST METHODIST CHURCH FOU[NDED] 1792 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 a.m. Italian Sermon by Rev. Giuseppe Merlino Sept. 28th 10:45 a.m. Oct. 5th Rally Day Service World-Wide Holy Communion 'Methodism on the March' National Groups Joining 2:30 p.m. Ukranian Sermon by Rev. Conrad Kosak September 28th 7:30 p.m. October 5th Evening Worship Services with Rev. V.L. Taylor 'A Day at Camp Co-No-Mo' Sermon by Dr. Stroud." The brick exterior of a neighboring building is visible in the background along the left edge.
Text from negative sleeve: 2350. Eastern trip Boston October 1947 1 Interior Fanueihl [sic] Hall showing painting over stage Daniel Webster replying to Hayne 2 Mertie West sitting in Fanueil [sic] Hall. Painting of George Washington at right of stage 3 Mertie West standing at entrance First Methodist Church in Boston in Italian center 4 WEST street down by the market 5 & 6 View of Holy Name parade from our hotel window (Statler) 7 Mertie West talking to caretaker at Bunker Hill monument 8 Mertie West at corner at entrance to Bunker Hill monument park
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2350_003
ark:/21198/zz002j3kwq
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Signs (Notices)
Methodist churches--Massachusetts--Boston
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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