Workers at New Methodist Camp Site 1

Creation Date

5-10-1951

Decade

1950

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State College -- History, College students -- Alabama, Jacksonville State College -- Students, Methodist Church -- Alabama -- History

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Description

A 1,000 acre site on Chandler Mountain was acquired by the North Alabama Methodist Conference and named Camp Sumatanga. Working on the site of Camp Sumatanga are, from left, Billy Peace, Jacksonville State College student, Rev. Allen Montgomery, pastor of the Jacksonville Methodist Church, Mary Louise Kile, JSC student, Rev. David Hutto, executive secretary of the camp, Dr. J.M. Gibbs, superintendent of the Anniston District, and Dr. C.R. Wood, lay leader of the Anniston District. (circa May 10, 1951)

Date Digitized

February 2016

Names of Persons Pictured

Billy Peace, Allen Montgomery, Mary Louise Kile, David Hutto, J.M. Gibbs, C.R. Wood

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 5, Sleeve 50.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1950/psn1950_4/PSN1950camps_00933.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1950camps_00933.tif; file size is 1.4 MB. Original image is 4 by 5 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock