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Bishop I. Butler, founder, Beauty of Holiness Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
Michael P. Smith1974
The Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans, United States
Full-length view of Bishop I. Butler standing on the walkway leading up to the Beauty of Holiness Church that was located at 4845 N. Dorgenois Street in the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. A sign next to her on the gate names Bishop I. Butler as the founder and also includes the days and hours of services. She is shown wearing a long white dress and a sash, a sheer scarf around the collar of her dress, and headpiece particular to her religion. She is also holding a copy of the Bible opened to the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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- Title: Bishop I. Butler, founder, Beauty of Holiness Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
- Creator: Michael P. Smith
- Creator Lifespan: 1937-2008
- Date Created: 1974
- Physical Dimensions: 12 1/8" x 10 15/16"
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Rights: Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.
- Medium: Photographic paper; photographic gelatin; silver (metal)
- Art Form: Photography
- Support: gelatin silver process
- Depicted Location: Beauty of Holiness Church (New Orleans, La.)
- Credit Line: Photograph by Michael P. Smith ©The Historic New Orleans Collection
- Accession Number: 2007.0103.2.3
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