Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Title
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Subject
interior of Billy Sunday's tabernacle
Description
black & white photo image of the tabernacle interior showing empty benches, posts supporting ceiling framework, electric lights, crowd seated in distant section. The tabernacle was located at the corner of Gallia and Lincoln Streets and extended south to Seventh (7th) Street. It was built in five days by local volunteers and was opened to the public on December 29, 1910. The Billy Sunday campaign in Portsmouth lasted 6 weeks.
Creator
Fowler's Photo Shop, Portsmouth, Ohio
Date
January 1911
Format
8.5 cm x 13.5 cm postcard
Coverage
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Rights
Scioto County Public Library
Collection
Citation
Fowler's Photo Shop, Portsmouth, Ohio, “Billy Sunday Tabernacle,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed December 21, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/756.