[Notre Histoire]Livre Rare Book
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Photographic archive of Salvation Army activities in California and the Northwestern United States
190417561various places including Fresno and Seattle:= ca. 1904-1953. The earliest item is dated June 1904 three men seated at a table and the latest is dated February 1953 the envelope with the bulk of the items dating from the 1920s-40s. The earliest item that indicates Salvation Army involvement is the 1924 certificate indicating Alexander Hall's promotion. Most of the manuscript notes specify locations of Fresno and Seattle Washington with a few others noting locations of Aberdeen WA and San Jose CA. One photograph was taken in Phoenix Arizona and another in Reno Nevada. . Some black-and-white and some sepia photographs. Nine photographs are matted or mounted on board and some have manuscript ink notes dates locations and/or names of subjects photographer's ink stamps on versos. . Fifty-seven photographs: thirty-two large photographs 8 x 10" or larger; three oblong photographs 6 x 10 " or larger; twenty-two smaller photographs 3 x 4" to 5 x 7". With multiple copies of some photos: two copies each of five photos three copies of one photo and four copies of one photo. Plus an official Salvation Army certificate of achievement 10 x 11 " dated 1924 in Fresno California noting the promotion of Alexander Hall to the position of Adjutant; and an envelope addressed to Mrs. Major Alexander Hall Elsie Hall which encloses four of the photos. A very good set. The original owner of this archive was Alexander Hall 1876 – 1954. He was born in Ontario Canada but lived most of his life in California and died in Seattle. His wife Elsie Alberta née Brown 1887 – 1980 also appears in many of the photos present in this archive. Elsie was born in Manitoba Canada and died in Seattle. She is shown in her Salvation Army uniform on a parade float holding babies posing amongst food donations with her husband and attending Salvation Army events conferences picnics fundraisers and more. From 1934-35 Alexander commanded the local Corps in Bellingham Washington and he eventually rose to the rank of Major. Perhaps the most impressive items in the collection are the group photos of Salvation Army members both men and women in their uniforms. One large sepia photo 13 x 6 " captures a group of dozens of members posed in front of an unnamed Salvation Army headquarters and another taken in Fresno California in 1944 captures a similarly large group in front of a mural of the globe with the text "Christ for the World." [various places, including Fresno and Seattle:= unknown
