Title

Texas River Baptism

Caption

Austin, Texas: June 2, 1938
A preacher prays and prepares to submerge one young girl while two others nervously await their turns for baptism in the Colorado River.

Date

Jun 02, 1938

Credit line

Photo12/Underwood Archives/UIG

Reference

UMG20A14_298

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,1Mb (6,7Mb) / 12,4in x 16,0in / 3722 x 4800 (300dpi)

Keywords

youngsters 1930's 1930s Thirties 1938 Austin B & W B&W Baptisms Baptist Christenings Christianity Colorado River Connected Damp Enlighten Hands Raised Headscarves June Moist Mystical Pious Preacher Preaching Raised Hands Sacred Spiritual Spirituality Texas The United States The Us USA United States United States of America america black & white black and white celebrating celebration ceremonies ceremony child children convention day daytime dresses faith females five people focus on foreground girls habit hand raised headscarf historic historical kid kids male males man men mid adult male mid adult man mid adult men ministers outdoors outside people preparation religion religious teenage girls teenagers tradition vertical vintage wading water wet young woman young women woman youngsters