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[Williston Church, birthplace of Society of Christian Endeavor, Portland, Me.] – Historic Reproduction

[Williston Church, birthplace of Society of Christian Endeavor, Portland, Me.], [1904?] — historic photograph
[Williston Church, birthplace of Society of Christian Endeavor, Portland, Me.], [1904?]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

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[Williston Church, birthplace of Society of Christian Endeavor, Portland, Me.]

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The church pictured is Williston Church in Portland, Maine, the place where the Society of Christian Endeavor was founded in 1881.

Created / published[1904?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033545. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsCongregational churches.United States--Maine--Portland.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan802 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66773

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