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Identifier
10020048
Description
Helen Wallis Hannah, standing in front of stained glass windows dedicated to her family at the historic Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church at 116 Elm Street in Fort Worth. The church began assembling in Fort Worth in 1870 and the church building was completed in 1914. Allen Chapel is the oldest and largest African Methodist Episcopal church in Fort Worth. Mrs. Hannah's family has been involved with the church for generations, the set of three stained glass windows pictured are inscribed with the names of her family members: Dr. and Mrs. N. T. Wallis, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Sims, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Maddox, Charles Oscar Wallis, Clotee Wallis, and her own name, Helen Wallis.
Archival Date
1982-09-14
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6 09/14/1982 #7702 fr. 11A
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Churches; Methodist Episcopal churches; Historic buildings; African Americans
Names
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Fort Worth, Tex.); Hannah, Helen Wallis
Subjects
Churches; Methodist Episcopal churches; Historic buildings; African Americans