Church was destroyed in the "great earthquake" of April, 1906.; is, the better. No man can work well unless he can speak as the Great Master did of the joy set before Him. And this leads to the greatest of all safeguards, and the most encouraging of all stimulating influences to a noble life, - that is, the power of personal religion. We need something outside of and beyond ourselves. Remember, you are not your own, - you are bought with the precious blood of Jesus." The tops of carved, wood pews are in the foreground. Memorial ; Memorial Church was completed at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 1903 and was dedicated by Jane Stanford to the memory of her late husband, Leland Stanford. The Stanfords founded the university in 1885. A large mosaic of a scene with Jesus Christ decorates the wall above the doors in the interior of Memorial Church. An inscription below the mosaic reads "A noble ambition is among the most helpful influences of student life, and the higher the ambition
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 17 x 22 cm. (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Type of Material
Glass negatives.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
Stanford University--1900-1910.; Churches--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Stanford Memorial Church (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700130242
Notes
Glass plate has label on side edge reading: "J. Collier, Portrait & Landscape Photographer, Denver."; Glass plate is taped onto larger, supporting glass plate 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.).; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7001302421
Filename
00130242.tif
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