Lebanon, Missouri Postcards
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that
Harold Bell Wright pastored in Lebanon, Missouri (Northwest corner of
Commercial and Washington) is no longer standing. As shown in the photos at
the top of this page, the church originally had a prominent steeple with an
enclosed entry. Today that looks picturesque, but by sometime between
Wright's pastorate and now that steeple just looked old fashioned and had
become expensive to maintain, so church members removed it. Later the
congregation sold the building to the Union Mission Church, and still later
the building was demolished. The Bland statue, which played a key role in
"The Calling of Dan Matthews," is still standing in front of the county
courthouse (same statue, new courthouse). Other postcards preserve old
photos of "The Old Academy."
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1. "Christian Church, Lebanon,
Mo. 2810"
"Genuine Photo by C. U. Williams, Bloomington, Ill. AZO"
on back.
Divided back, Real Photo, unused.
Later this church was "modernized" by having the
steeple/bell tower removed and replaced with a simple porch as
shown on cards below.
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2. The Christian Church Lebanon, Missouri. Card made in
Germany. C. E. Clark Importer and Publisher, Lebanon,
Mo . This card is unused. This card is the same as the card
below except for very different colors added to the black and
white print. |
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3. "Christian Church, Lebanon, Mo. 8022"
"Photoette, C. U. Williams, Bloomington, Illinois" on
back.
Barely divided back, tinted, unused.
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4. "Washington Ave. showing Christian Church,
Lebanon, Mo." Reverse: "Published by Sam Farrar,
Druggist & Bookseller, Lebanon, Mo. Printed in
Germany. A. M. S. 14768
2508." Divided back. |
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5. "C-42. Harold Bell Wright 1904 and 1905
Pastorate Christian Church, Lebanon [sic], Mo."
Brown tone Real Photo card, unused. |
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6. "C-42. Union Mission
Church, Lebanon, Mo." Real photo card. L. L. Cook Co. Milwaukee.
Same church as at top of this page but with
steeple removed. |
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7. Harold Bell Wright Held Pastorate here 1904-05 Lebanon, Mo.
RP. This particular copy is hand dated on back, 1957.
Courtesy Dave Hadsell. |
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8. "Christian Church, Lebanon, Missouri."
Real photo card, unused, EKE |
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9. "Court House and Bland
Monument, Lebanon, Mo. Manchester Foto" AZO.
Divided back. Real photo card. |
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10. The Bland Statue, Lebanon, MO. e |
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11. Court House, Lebanon, MO Divided back - postmarked Oct.
21, 1909 at Lebanon, MO.
Short note signed Grace S. Hmmm, Grace Shearer??? Photo courtesy
Dave Hadsell. |
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12. Courthouse and Bland Monument, Lebanon, Mo.
Photo courtesy
Dave Hadsell. |
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13. "Court House Lebanon ,
MO"
Published by the Rose Co. Phil. Pa." on back.
Lithograph, not a real photo, divided back, white border.
Notice statue on far left, in front of old courhouse. |
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14. Court House, Lebanon, MO. C. E. Clark, Lebanon,
MO, No. 5642 |
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15. Laclide (sic) County Courthouse, Lebanon, MO 232.
Divided back and EKC stampbox. Made by the L. L. Cook Co.
Courtesy Dave Hadsell |
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16. Laclede County Courthouse, postmarked 1956. Sign by
Bland Statue reads: "Honored as a Nurse - Respected as an Officer -
Navy Nurse Corps."
Courtesy Dave Hadsell |
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17. "The Old Academy, Erected 1855, Lebanon,
Mo. Spoken of in Harold B. Wright's book, 'The Calling of
Dan Matthews'," "Pub. by John F.
Grey, Lebanon, Mo" on back. Litho, not real photo. The
site is currently vacant land on what is now Tuscumbia Road
(YY-200). That is approximately latitude 37°41'51.04"N and
longitude 92°39'29.72"W. |
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18. "The Old Academy, Lebanon,
Missouri. 'The ancient school building that held so bravely
the commanding position, and looked so pitiful in its shabby old
age.' --From Harold Bell Wright's 'Calling of Dan
Matthews.'" Litho. Handwritten note on back says,
"This picture taken about 1908." |
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19. "'Our Counselor D.O. Vernon,'
Manchester Foto, July 9-15, '10."
Real Photo, unused.
Don O. Vernon was Harold Bell Wright's best friend while Wright
pastored in Lebanon. The two men fished together often at
Bennett Springs and Wright corresponded
with Vernon to the end of Wright's life.
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20. "The Bunch. Manchester Foto." Real photo. AZO Note on back identifies
men as (left to right): (1)Arch Vernon, (2)unknown, (3)Harry
Smart, (4)Farmer Ferguson, (5)Don Vernon, (6)Vase Adkins, (7)Bill
Williams, (8)Jim Vernon, (9)Jack England. |
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For other photos of Lebanon click here.
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