Stafford County Museum Collection
 

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Identifier

023_1986_44_2638

Approximate Date

January 1905

Description

This black and white photograph features a portrait of William Bickerton is shown sitting on a wicker chair next to a table, and in his right hand, he is holding a book, most likely a Bible; note from ledger: "Oldest negative Moseley, Etc. (Bickerton), Baker, not Tolard" / According to No Cyclone Shall Destroy (Dorrance, 1979), in 1874, William Bickerton left the Methodist Church and led a group from the Church of Jesus Christ onto the plains of Kansas searching for religious freedom and a place to build their dreams. William Bickerton ordered the photograph.

Physical Description

5" x 7" Glass-plate negative

Subject

Men--Portraits--1900-1910, Stafford County (Kan.), Bibles, Mormon Churches

Rights

© Stafford County Historical and Genealogical Society. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. Please credit Stafford County Historical and Genealogical Society as your source.

Publisher

Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

Gray Studio Glass Plate Negative Collection

Comments

For questions contact the Stafford County Historical and Genealogical Society.

Language

eng

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Keywords

Men--Portraits--1900-1910, Stafford County (Kan.), Bibles, Mormon Churches

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