Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Philada. [graphic] : Founded in 1794 by the Revd. Richard Allen, Bishop of the first African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. Rebuilt in 1805. / Drawn on stone by W.L. Breton.
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PicturePublication details: Philadelphia : Kennedy & Lucas' Lithography, July 1829.; PA. Philadelphia. Description: 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 23 x 30 cm (8.75 x 11.5 in.)Notes: Title from item.References: Wainwright, 26Local Notes: Kennedy and Lucas, operated by David Kennedy and William B. Lucas, printed the city's first commercial lithographs, a series of church subjects drawn by W.L. Breton, probably including "Mother Bethel.";Philadelphia on Stone;
POS 39;
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited;
Description revised 2021;
Accessioned 1965;
Access points revised 2021.Imprint: PA. Philadelphia. 1829.Subject(s):
- African Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- African American churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African American Methodists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Sixth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 125
- Women
- African American History
- Philadelphia artists
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Graphic Arts - Philadelphia on Stone Lithographs | W26 [7500.F] | Available | 134028 |
Title from item.
Wainwright, 26
Exterior view of the rough cast second edifice of the African American church at 125 South 6th Street. Pedestrians and church attendees, predominately women, stroll the sidewalk and enter the house of worship adorned with a simple stone tablet inscribed, "Bethel Church." Known as "Mother Bethel," the church was formed from African American congregants discriminated against by the Methodist Episcopal Church. The 1805 building, the site of the first convention of the Unified African Methodist Episcopal Church, stood until 1841 when a third building was erected on the site.
Kennedy and Lucas, operated by David Kennedy and William B. Lucas, printed the city's first commercial lithographs, a series of church subjects drawn by W.L. Breton, probably including "Mother Bethel."
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 39
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Description revised 2021.
Accessioned 1965.
Access points revised 2021.