Baptising in Olde Towne Creek
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[Baptising in Olde Towne Creek (1)] (Photograph)
Photograph of Reverend Hugh Vancel performing a baptism in Olde Town Creek near Red Hill, Tennessee. The reverend is standing in the creek and facing a large crowd of people on the bank, and holding the arm of a young girl standing next to him; several other girls, a woman and a man are also standing in the creek, on the left. A building with wood siding is visible in the background.
[Baptising in Olde Towne Creek (1)], ark:/67531/metadc505052/
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Photograph of Ivana Wright being led into the water for baptism by Preacher Hugh Vancel outside John Owen's home in Red Hill, Tennessee. She is holding hands with Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece who are also in the creek, following her. Multiple people from the town are in attendance, standing on the bank of the creek in the background. The image is on a mat that includes text in the upper-right corner that says "We go down to the riverside for the baptisin'" and an inset of another image in the series is in the lower-right corner of the mat.
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[Baptism in Olde Towne Creek] (Photograph)
Photograph of the baptism of Ivana Wright, who is standing a creek next to Preacher Hugh Vancel; Vancel is facing the bank and raising one of his hands toward the crowd standing on the bank. Immediately behind them, Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece are also in the creek, standing in line. The baptisms took place int he Olde Towne Creek outside John Owen's home in Red Hill, Tennessee.
[Baptism in Olde Towne Creek] - ark:/67531/metadc499766
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Baptising in Olde Towne Creek, photograph, 1938; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc286374/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.