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Title	Saint Luke's Church - Smithfield, Virginia
Date	1954-05-21
Time Period	1950s
Description	A May 21, 1954 photograph of the descendents of Sir Joseph Bridger, who was the original builder of Saint Luke's Church in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Appearing in the photograph are (left to right): Mrs. Hugh M. Burroughs, John C. Parker, Hugh M. Burroughs, Mrs. Helen Baker Waller, Mrs. Ben Baker, Reverend Richard H. Baker, Miss Hope Baker, Mrs. Bruce Hodsen Gray, Bryon Hilliard, Mrs. Norman Y. Chambliss, and Miss Mary Baker. The group attended the Holy Communion service and the restoration group of the church met on this day as well. It was built in 1632 and served as the central Anglican (now Episcopal faith) church for Warrasquoyacke Parish during the Colonial period.
Subjects	St. Luke's Church (Isle of Wight County, Va.) Church buildings--Virginia--Isle of Wight County.
Keywords	Buildings Churches Houses of Worship Cities and Towns Communion Services Episcopal Churches Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Historic St. Luke's Restoration Isle of Wight County, Virginia Old Brick Church Saint Luke's Church Smithfield, Virginia Warrasquoyacke Parish Religion Church Buildings Historic Buildings Burroughs, Hugh M. Parker, John C. Waller, Helen Baker Baker, Ben Baker, Richard H. Baker, Hope Gray, Bruce Hodsen Hilliard, Bryon Chambliss, Norman Y. Baker, Mary Churchyards
Location	Isle of Wight County (Va.)
Location (See also)	Smithfield (Va.)
Photographer	Mays, James "Jim" Earle
Company	Virginian-Pilot Newspaper
Repository	Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection
Host Institution	Norfolk Public Library (Va.);
Copyright Holder	Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection
Usage Rights	This material is copyrighted by the Norfolk Public Library. Reproduction in any form or by any means for reasons other than personal use is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Norfolk Public Library. For further information or to obtain a high resolution digital copy of this image, please contact the Sargeant Memorial Collection staff at the Norfolk Public Library.
File Name	FNMY883-13.jpg
Genre/Form	Photograph
Type	Still Image
Original Format	Film Negative
Original Dimensions	4 x 5"
Digital Format	JPEG
Headline	Goal Outlined at Pilgrimage to St. Luke's
Notes	See the Virginian-Pilot, May 22, 1954, Front Page and page 3.
Source	From SMC Photograph Collection, FNMY883.
Collection	The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection SMC Photograph Collection
GPS Coordinates	36.940538,-76.585484

Saint Luke's Church - Smithfield, Virginia

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