[Photograph of the Synod of Texas Meeting]

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Photograph of the Synod of Texas Meeting in Tyler, Texas. The all male group is positioned on the steps of a building with most of the men wearing dark color suits. Additional information provided identifies Rev. Samuel A. King, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco, as a man with a grey beard on the first row. He is positioned standing with his hands crossed and holding a hat in his hands.

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1 photograph : sepia ; 17 x 23 cm., on card 18 x 25 cm.

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Hiester, H. T. 1888.

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First Presbyterian Church of Waco

The First Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest congregations in Waco, having been organized in May of 1855, with seventeen members and two Ruling Elders. The church archives contain historical photographs and records, including minutes of the Session, registers of Elders and Deacons, as well as communicants (members), baptisms, marriages, and deaths.

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Photograph of the Synod of Texas Meeting in Tyler, Texas. The all male group is positioned on the steps of a building with most of the men wearing dark color suits. Additional information provided identifies Rev. Samuel A. King, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco, as a man with a grey beard on the first row. He is positioned standing with his hands crossed and holding a hat in his hands.

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1 photograph : sepia ; 17 x 23 cm., on card 18 x 25 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2018

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  • Feb. 4, 2020, 12:47 p.m.

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  • Aug. 4, 2020, 1:17 p.m.

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Hiester, H. T. [Photograph of the Synod of Texas Meeting], photograph, 1888; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1221000/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting First Presbyterian Church of Waco.

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