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    <unittitle>Photograph of Nelson Street Baptist church in Lexington, Va.</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="pht" rules="aacr" source="ingest">Miley, Michael, 1841-1918</persname>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" certainty="approximate" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1879/1905" type="bulk">1879-1905</unitdate>
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<p>This is a photo of the former Baptist Church located on Nelson Street (Route 60) in Lexington, Virginia, designed by architect James Crawford Neilson. This photograph was likely made by photographer Michael Miley. The church was constructed in 1879 and demolished in 1919.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>This item is accessible for research purposes.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>[Identification of item], Photograph of Nelson Street Baptist church in Lexington, Va., WLU Coll. Prints and Photographs #0204, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA</p>
<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <geogname source="local">Virginia -- Lexington -- Nelson Street</geogname>
    <geogname source="fast">Virginia -- Lexington</geogname>
    <subject source="fast">Baptist church buildings</subject>
    <persname role="arc" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Neilson, James Crawford, 1816-1900</persname>
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