TGI Throwback Thursday!

"Throwback Thursday" on Facebook has been a great opportunity for St. Peter's Episcopal Church to share our collection of vintage photos, and has also given us the motivation to scan them so we can store them digitally in a permanent place. Occasionally we've run across photos that didn't have the names or the year written on the back, and folks have contacted us with information we might never have known otherwise. Here are a few pics that have been posted over the last few months on our Facebook wall, starting with one of my favorites: two ladies serving tea at a "Tasting Luncheon" in 1961 (the dishes served were a sampling of international fare).

 Here's our Vestry from 1964; our Rector, Father John B. Haverland, is front and center.

This is a page from an early '50s stewardship brochure, illustrating the need to expand the church buildings for youth groups.

Here's a group of kids and their pets at the 1954 Blessing of the Animals. The young man seated appears to have a cat in a birdcage! Perhaps in those days cat carriers were relatively unheard of?

 This photo is of the laying of the cornerstone in 1952. It's especially unusual because the altar is situated in front of the doorway at the back of the church.

For a while I thought this image of Rev. Albert S. Clay from 1925 was the oldest photo we'd ever be likely to post…

…but then we were asked to help identify the church and minister in this photo that dates back to approximately 1880 to 1905! It's part of San Mateo County History Museum's archival collection, and it was taken by prominent Redwood City photographer James Van Court. We haven't figured out the specifics of this photo, but we're going to do all we can to help out! 

Not everyone at St. Peter's is on Facebook, but a lot of them are on the mailing list for our newsletter, The Keys. This page in The Keys let them know about the Throwback Thursday photos, and where to find them.

As much as I've been enjoying the classic black and white photos, I'm looking forward to the color-drenched '70s and neon-infused '80s!