River Baptism in Neon, KY

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Identifier
000023360
Alt Identifier
21438
Asset Type
Date
Content created 1940
Description (Baptist pastor in prayer, preparing young boy for immersion baptism. Other congregants stand in the river and on the river bank. The inscription on the back reads: “The day Ona Blaine Quillen was Baptized. This is Lawrence Collins being baptized by Rev. James (called Jim) Wiseman. Pastor First Church of God, Neon, Ky. 1940”
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Baptist pastor in prayer, preparing young boy for immersion baptism. Other congregants stand in the river and on the river bank. The inscription on the back reads: “The day Ona Blaine Quillen was Baptized. This is Lawrence Collins being baptized by Rev. James (called Jim) Wiseman. Pastor First Church of God, Neon, Ky. 1940”
 
Creator
Unknown (artist)
Digital Format
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Format
Photograph
Generation - General
Original
Container
Item
Color
B&W
Subject
Religious custom
Topics, Library of Congress Authority
Baptism, Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Baptists,, Appalachian Region, Southern
Geographical Areas, Library of Congress Authority
Kentucky, Appalachian Mountains
Genre, Library of Congress Authority
Photographs
Coverage
Eastern Kentucky
Source
Appalshop
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Related Collections
Common Heritage Project Collection
Linda Collins materials
Related Place
Letcher County, KY
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