Religious Gathering at Mount Olivet
Dateabout 1905
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 3/8in. (8.9 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 3/8in. (8.9 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 3/8in. (8.9 x 13.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Gary W. Potter
DescriptionA group of men and women are gathered in a forest clearing. Some women and children are seated on benches; most are standing. Men hold their hats in their hands. A cross is on a tree in the background.
Object number2011.12.1
MarkingsOn verso, printed in black ink, "POST CARD" "PLACE / POSTAGE / STAMP / HERE"InscribedOn recto, lower center, in emulsion, "MOUNT OLIVET"On verso, upper right, in pencil, "$15--"; lower left, in pencil, accession number; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Mount Olivet Cemetery is located in Watertown, Connecticut. However, this photograph does not appear to depict a cemetery and may in fact depict a camp meeting elsewhere in the United States. Mount Olivet camp meetings took place in at least two states, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. (Finlay 3/17/2011)
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