Posted 10 years ago
bbrunelle
(14 items)
I recently purchased a box of GLASS PLATE negatives with a note inside: "Old photos of Quaker Missionaries in Alaska." This was taken in the late 1800's as the photos with people have Victorian dress and no vehicles. Can Anyone recognize the style, religious affiliation of this church? It appears to be being built as there is scaffolding outside the doors. Yes...its a long shot posting this one, but you never know.
Might be something here.....but you might have to dig through a lot of stuff first??
http://alaskaweb.org/native/aknatrecs.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Missionary_Association
That all I can (try) to help with......??
Maybe these item can help, or the people that wrote the article ....????
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/upload/The-Inupiat-and-the-christianization-of-Arctic-Alaska.pdf
Looks more like a Mission style Church from California.
Wonder if PHIL can do some magic on the Photo and highlight the darker areas, and pull in something we can not see with our eyes here.
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a former Spanish mission in the present-day city of Oceanside, California
http://www.missionscalifornia.com/keyfacts/san-luis-rey-de-francia.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia
awesome detective work....Thanks so much!!! i really appreciate it!
You're very welcome, glad to help out.
@ walksoftly -- Way to Go!!
From California to Conquest.........Way to know buildings!!!
I am impressed!!
Well thank you very much antiquerose!
Walksoftly: the website referral was very helpful....I have additional glass plate negatives that I am trying to figure out. many are labeled (Juneau, Sitka, Alaska) so it will be interesting to determine where in the world some of these were taken.
Hopefully if they are labelled, then they are correct.
Are you going to post more?
when i have time.....!