History Museum On The Square - Photo Archives
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 | Accession Number:1998-284-1 Accession Date: Condition:good Location:Archives, Black Hist. Coll., Box 2, Folder 34 Keywords:African American, Gibson Chapel, Presbyterian Church, segregation, Cumberland, historic site Area of Origin:Springfield MO Period:ca 1940 Category:Documentary Artifact Object:Print, photographic Maker:uk Description/History:Black and white photo of Gibson Chapel Presbyterian Church, at the southwest corner of Washington Ave. & Tampa St. (Pine) with members of the congregation standing in front. The church was formed in 1865 as the First Negro Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the first African American church started in Springfield after the Civil War. Peter Lear was the first pastor and it was named after H.A. Gibson. News-Leader Photo Information: |
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