Item Details
Seamen's Bethel
| Format | Postcard |
|---|---|
| Description | 2 pages |
| Language | English |
| City, State | New Bedford, MA |
| Denomination | Interdenominational churches |
| Subject | Fine Arts |
| Notes | "In the same New Bedford there stands a Whalemen's Chapel and few are the moody fishermen...who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot." Melville's description of the Seamen's Bethel is still accurate. Dedicated in 1832 the Bethel is owned and operated by the New Bedford Port Society. |
| Collection | James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards |
| Contributor | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Rights |  Copyright Not EvaluatedDigitized collections are made accessible for purposes of education and research.
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