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Ebenezer Baptist Church - Concord Choir

Description: Photograph of Concord Choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Barbara Seidel Medearis was the Choir Director of the Concord Choir, a school teacher and the mother of four children. She is on the far left. Her mother, Ethel Taylor was a musician for the church for many years. The family lived in the Blacklands Neighborhood on Leona Street in East Austin.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Hortence Webster

Description: Photograph of a young girl (identified as Hortence Webster) in a light-colored dress, posed on a flight of stairs. She is sitting on a patterned rug near two houseplants. Hortence Webster, the great granddaughter of Mahala Murchison, the first African American to live in Austin.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Estella Strain

Description: Portrait of Estella Strain, the first wife of Morris Strain. Morris was the grandson of Mahala Murchison, the first African American to live in Austin.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Frank Strain Residence on Speedway Blvd.

Description: Photograph of Frank Strain's residence on Speedway Blvd; the house and portions of the surrounding yard are visible. Frank was one of the oldest members of Metropolitan. He is a janitor for North Austin white school. The home is surrounded by the richest white citizens in Austin. He has been offered a handsome price for this place on the account of its surroundings but he is holding it for a higher price, which he feels confident he will get.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Frank Strain Family

Description: Photograph of a family including a man and woman seated with a young girl as well as two older girls and young boys standing around them. Frank Strain (Mahala's second oldest child) is pictured with his wife and five children. Frank Strain was the porter on the first train to make a trip to Austin, a Houston and Texas Central train from Houston.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Seniors Riding the Church Bus

Description: Photograph of seniors of First Baptist Church of Austin, Texas getting on the church bus. Three women are standing in front of a van with the passenger doors open; parts of the church name, address, and phone number are visible on the side of the van.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum
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