Title	Blanche Chapel MB Church: view of cemetery
Date	1998
Coverage	1990-1999
Property name	Blanche Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Additional property name	Blanche Chapel Cemetery
Property type	Cemetery
Additional property type	Church
Community Name	Taft, Lincoln County, TN
Description	Color photograph of a wooded cemetery. In the foreground are two rounded grave markers along with several flat markers. Off in the distance to the left is a white cross surrounded by decorative flowers.
Historical Notes	Before the current church structure was built, a different building was home to Blanche Chapel MB Church. The first building, constructed in 1904, was built while Reverend John E. Mitchell was pastor. The current building was constructed in 1953 while John E. Mitchell was pastor. Much of the construction was done by Claude Gardner and his family, who was a long-time deacon and clerk of the church. Sometime between the 1940s-1950s, a school building was constructed alongside the church. Some former teachers include Oscar Smith, Clinton Dozier, Claude Gardner, Virginia Askins Eady, Ann Gardner Eady, and Marilyn McDonald.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American cemeteries -- Tennessee African American churches -- Tennessee
Subject-AAT	graves
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	4 x 6 in.
Processing notes	600ppi
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Blanche Chapel MB Church: view of cemetery

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