Esther Bubley
Baptist church during an evening prayer meeting

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© Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection, Photographic Archives, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Baptist church during an evening prayer meeting
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ArtistAmerican, 1921–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Baptist church during an evening prayer meeting
Date1945
Place depictedTomball, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 11 15/16 in. (26.7 × 30.3 cm)
 Sheet: 10 1/2 × 11 15/16 in. (26.7 × 30.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Steinke
Object number2014.787
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceSteinke Revocable Trust, Oceanside, California; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right corner in ink: 25135; center in pencil reading vertically: 25135; left edge: Tomball, TX 49 (A) SONJ / #25135
not signed
verso center a stamp in red: PLEASE CREDIT / STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.), a stamp in black: PHOTOGRAPH BY / ESTHER BUBLEY
lower right a stamp in red: PLEASE RETURN UNUSED PHOTOS TO / STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.) / PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT. / 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA / NEW YORK, 20, NEW YORK

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