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| Title | Cathay Baptist Church, Cathay, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1908? |
| Description | Small wood frame church building with open bell tower. Was former one-room school building. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Religion
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Baptist churches
Wooden churches
Bell towers
Bells
One-room schools
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| Organization Name | Cathay Baptist Church (Cathay, N.D.)
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| Location | Cathay (N.D.)
Wells County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | 2000.90.7 |
| Format of Original | Photographic postcards
Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 14 cm. |
| Transcription | "Ger. Bap. Chruch, Cathay, N.D." - Printed on front of postcard.
"Hello Pal, how you was, just received your postal, was glad to hear from you. I'm well and hope you are the same. Will be pretty busy in a few days, as soon as the weather allowes us to go out on the field. I'm glad to hear that the Wed- was fun. the same over here. Pretty good times all the time. Thanking you for postal & awaiting your ans. I [illegible] as ever, A. G. B." - Handwritten on back of postcard, postmarked from Cathay, N.Dak. Apr 14, 1909. Addressed to O. W. Bode, Niagara, N.D. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Cathay Baptist Church was organized in 1908, an old one-room school building was purchased and used as the church until a larger church was bult in 1913. The church was also called the German Baptist Church. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Ronald Olin North Dakota Postcard Collection 2000
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1115 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2000.90.7) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs003242 |
| Original Source | Postcard |
