Albumen Print of the congregation of St. Nicholas Church in Maryland
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1880
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Saint Nicholas Church, American, 1795 - 1943
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A reddish-brown photograph of the congregation of St. Nicholas Church in St. Ignatius, St. Mary’s County, Maryland. The image depicts a large group of people standing in front of Saint Nicholas Church. The foreground depicts a dirt path leading to a wooden fence. A white horse is near the fence on the left side of the photograph. Trees are on the right side of the photograph. Behind the fence is a large field with the church at center. A line of women and men are standing in front of the building. The women appear to be wearing white colored clothing and the men appear to be wearing dark colored clothing. A bell on top of a wooden structure appears in the left side of the photograph. A black horse buggy is next to the bell. Another horse buggy is on the right side of the image. The church is topped with a belfry and a simple wooden cross. Two windows are on the front of the church; one of which appears to be missing glass. The photograph is adhered to a yellowish card stock. The top right corner of the card stock is missing. A name plate adhered to the card stock beneath the photograph reads ECCLESIA S. NICOLAI / Pertinens ad Resid. S. Ignatii, St. Mary’s Co. Md. / PROVINCIAE MARYLANDIAE NEO-EBORACENSIS S. J.” The back of the photograph is blank.
place: label: Place captured
content: Saint Mary's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: United States History
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.43.19
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen and silver on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 7 5/16 × 9 1/8 in. (18.5 × 23.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (card): 10 13/16 × 13 3/4 × 1/16 in. (27.5 × 35 × 0.1 cm)