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Photograph of Reverend Benjamin Gay and Shirley Harper, Decatur, Georgia, 1950?

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Title

Photograph of Reverend Benjamin Gay and Shirley Harper, Decatur, Georgia, 1950?

Subject

African American Episcopal Church -- History
Antioch A.M.E. Church (Decatur, Ga.)
African American churches--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African American churches--History

Description

Black and white photograph of Rev. Benjamin Gay crowning Shirley Harper as Ms. Antioch, circa 1950.

Source

Barbara Lowe Collection

Publisher

Stone Mountain, Ga. : Antioch A.M.E. Church

Date

1950

Contributor

Christopher Chuhna
Annie Shirley

Rights

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Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Identifier

BL005

Coverage

Decatur, Georgia

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

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Citation

“Photograph of Reverend Benjamin Gay and Shirley Harper, Decatur, Georgia, 1950?,” Antioch A.M.E. Digital Archive, accessed November 13, 2026, https://antiochamehistory.org/archive/items/show/117.

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