Souvenir Centennial Celebration: Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Golden Jubilee: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Souvenir program for the golden jubilee of the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. The program has a gold-colored textured cover with green text and images. There is a graphic of the church between the title. The location in Jacksonville, Fl. and the date of July 18-24, 1938 is listed below. At the bottom, text reads [One Hundred Years in the Master's Service]. The program begins with pictures of the pastors starting from 1868. There is a foreword by W. H. Lee. There is a history of the church and pages titled [PATRIOTS OF YESTERYEAR]. The program information is at the end of the booklet. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The back cover is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1938
• Created by: Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, American, founded 1838
• Type: souvenir programs
• Medium: ink on paper, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 1/4 × 9 1/8 × 1/8 in. (31.1 × 23.2 × 0.3 cm)
• Place used: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Religious rituals and ceremonies
• Topic: Social life and customs
• Topic: The Black Church
• Object number: 2015.97.40.67
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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