Invitation to First Church of Christ

Image ID: WPC 01:015
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Front displays information on the First Church of Christ of Northampton; the names and phone numbers of the Reverend, the secretary/administrative assistant, and the sexton; the hours for church services, the nursery, and the senior and junior choirs; the name of the superintendent; the name of the advisor for the Youth Fellowship.
Underneath this list reads: "You are coridally invited to join: Couples Club / Dorcos / Friendship Circle / Men's Club"
Following is a list of Northampton Schools and Colleges along with their phone numbers, and the phone numbers for "fire / police / emergy ambulence / Cooley Dickinson Hospital"
A small black and white drawing of the First Church of Christ of Northampton, Mass. in the upper left corner.
The back displays the following information: "County Seat of Hampshire County. Population: 30,000. Form of government: Mayor assisted by City Council. Term for Mayor and Councilors, two years. Nominations: 1st week of October. Elections: 1st Tues. after 1st Mon. in Nov. (Odd Years). Mayor and Council meets at City Hall the 1st and 3rd Tues. of every month in winter, 8 P.M."
Following are the phone numbers for: "Reg. of Voters / Supt of Schools / Forbes Library / Gas & Electric / Telephone Bus. Off. / Daily Hamp. Gazette / WHMP (1400 kc) / WFCR (88.5Fm) / Bundled Newspaper Collection"
All phone numbers are written as "JU" followed by the last five digits, except for Bundled Newspaper Collection which reads "CO" instead)

Image Details

Dublin Core
Title
Invitation to First Church of Christ
Subject
Sponseller, Edwin H. | Purrington, E. C. | Wright, Orzo | Peterson, Chas. A. | Patterson, Mary Gordon
Description
Front displays information on the First Church of Christ of Northampton; the names and phone numbers of the Reverend, the secretary/administrative assistant, and the sexton; the hours for church services, the nursery, and the senior and junior choirs; the name of the superintendent; the name of the advisor for the Youth Fellowship.
Underneath this list reads: "You are coridally invited to join: Couples Club / Dorcos / Friendship Circle / Men's Club"
Following is a list of Northampton Schools and Colleges along with their phone numbers, and the phone numbers for "fire / police / emergy ambulence / Cooley Dickinson Hospital"
A small black and white drawing of the First Church of Christ of Northampton, Mass. in the upper left corner.
The back displays the following information: "County Seat of Hampshire County. Population: 30,000. Form of government: Mayor assisted by City Council. Term for Mayor and Councilors, two years. Nominations: 1st week of October. Elections: 1st Tues. after 1st Mon. in Nov. (Odd Years). Mayor and Council meets at City Hall the 1st and 3rd Tues. of every month in winter, 8 P.M."
Following are the phone numbers for: "Reg. of Voters / Supt of Schools / Forbes Library / Gas & Electric / Telephone Bus. Off. / Daily Hamp. Gazette / WHMP (1400 kc) / WFCR (88.5Fm) / Bundled Newspaper Collection"
All phone numbers are written as "JU" followed by the last five digits, except for Bundled Newspaper Collection which reads "CO" instead)
Contributor
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family, Northampton. 2017
Identifier
WPC 01:015
Coverage
Northampton, Mass
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
Print size: 3.5" x 5.5"

Citation

“Invitation to First Church of Christ,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed May 20, 2024, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/4862.