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Philip Meyer took a series of photographs showing residents of the Blue River Valley as they prepared to move from their homes and farms as part of the Tuttle Creek reservoir and dam relocation project in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. He captioned this photograph "a valley prayer asks for divine guidance 'in these days when the continued existence of our place of worship, our homes and this valley are threatened.'" This is probably Mahridal Lutheran Church, organized in 1863. This interior view shows the altar, the pulpit, a pipe organ and organist, and the congregation.
Creator: Meyer, Philip
Date: 1956
Item Number: 228481
Call Number: FK2.P3 .78 *3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228481
Built Environment - Function - Religion - Religious Facility - Church
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Lutheran
Community Life - Religion - Places of Worship - Interiors
Date - 1950s - 1956
Environment - Water - Dams - Tuttle Creek
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Flood control
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Counties - Pottawatomie
Places - Rivers - Big Blue
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Type of Material - Photographs
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