Souvenir Program of the Goodwill Baptist Church in the Dedication of their New House of Worship: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Souvenir program from the dedication of the Goodwill Baptist Church. The tan cover has a thin ribbon graphic border. Below the title, the location, 410 North Monroe Street, Richmond, Va. is listed. The dates for the services [November 22nd through December 11th 1953] are noted above the pastor, Rev. W. B. Ball. The program begins with images and a brief biography of the pastor and his wife, Mary M. Ball. The program has images of church members and committees. There is schedule information interspersed with advertisements. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The back cover is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1953
• Created by: Goodwill Baptist Church, American, founded after 1900
• Subject of: Rev. William B. Ball, American, born ca. 1890
• Type: souvenir programs
• Medium: ink on paper, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)
• Place depicted: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Social life and customs
• Topic: The Black Church
• Object number: 2015.97.40.66
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.