ca. 1960 |
Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church |
Bucks County |
A postcard, printed by the Kaeser & Blair company of Ohio, depicts the Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church at Applebachsville, Pennsylvania. |
ca. 1924 |
Pēteris and Valija Bušmanis |
Latvian Baptists in Philadelphia |
The Rev. Peter and Valia Buschman (Pēteris and Valija Bušmanis) pose for a photograph, ca. 1924. Valia was Peter's second wife. They had one daughter, Camille. |
ca. 1920 |
Notice of meeting |
Philadelphia Latvian Baptist Youth Society |
To remind members to attend, the Philadelphia Latvian Baptist Youth Society sent them notices of meetings such as this one. The text stressed the importance of participation. Photograph by Andris Straumanis. |
ca. 1920 |
The Rev. Pēteris Bušmanis |
Pēteris Bušmanis |
The Rev. Pēteris Bušmanis, pastor of the First Lettish Baptist Church of Philadelphia, poses ca. 1920 for a photograph on the steps of a home. |
ca. 1920 |
Latvian Baptist men horsing around |
Bucks County |
Latvian Baptist men horsing around Latvian Baptists in Bucks County A group of Latvian Baptists pose for a photographer as they display a variation on a human pyramid. The image likely was made in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the early 1920s. |
ca. 1916 |
Baptism in Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Latvian Baptists in Pennsylvania |
A photograph of the Rev. Peter Buschman (Pēteris Bušmanis) baptizing an unidentified person in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, ca. 1916. Bucks County, a rural area north of Philadelphia, developed into a "colony" for Latvian Baptists. |
ca. 1916 |
Baptists play baseball |
Latvian Baptists in West Philadelphia |
A group of men, most likely members of the First Lettish Baptist Church in Philadelphia, play a game of baseball ca. 1916. |
ca. 1910 |
Library rules, Philadelphia |
Library |
Rules for use of the Philadelphia Latvian Baptist Youth Society's library, housed in the First Lettish Baptist Church, 855 Preston Street. Patrons could check out up to two books at a time and had to return them in two weeks' time. Photographed by Andris Straumanis. |
ca. 1900 |
Kurmin (Kurmiņš) family in Russia |
Latvian Baptists in Philadelphia |
The Kurmin (Kurmiņš) family poses for a portrait, likely while still living in Russia. Pictured are Bertha, Tillie (Otilija), mother Leotte (née Petelowetz), father David, Robert, and Adolph. |
2017 |
Former site of Rochester Theological Seminary |
Rochester Theological Seminary |
All that is left of the former campus of the Rochester Theological Seminary, 300 Alexander Street is now home to upscale apartments. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a number of Latvian Baptist immigrants studied here. |