Some images are historical photographs, some are more recent.
A portable reed organ , most likely used by a traveling evangelist. The tithing man used his church stick to waken sleeping worshippers in New England colonial churches. Local citizens attending the Pie Town Fair in New Mexico prayed before the fair barbecue in this 1941 photo from the Farm Security administration. In this 1930 advertisement, the Brunswick Corporation encouraged churches to build bowling alleys as part of their evangelical outreach. The American Baptist Publication Society advertised its products and services with objects like this letter opener , dating from the turn of the century.