Lutheran Church

Lutheran people are a practical lot — just ask any fan of Garrison Keillor. The building shown on this postcard illustrates that fact. Strong, sturdy, functional.

Just look at entry way and the front door in this picture. I wonder if there is some tradition in the Lutheran Church that their front doors be made of strong, solid wood, perhaps in homage to Martin Luther's nailing of his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenberg, Germany in 1517.

Even the "stained" glass windows are interlaced with thick wooden frames. The Lutherans have no need for wimpy melted lead to hold their windows together!

Look around the foundation of the building. You'll find windows that probably lead to a basement "fellowship hall" under the sanctuary. If one can believe Mr. Keillor's tales of Lake Wobegon (and who wouldn't?) most of the action in Lutheran churches happens in the basement.

This is a "blue sky" postcard, which was typical of the era. A black- and-white photograph was enhanced by washing a blue sky on top. It gave the picture a three-dimensional look while highlighting the subject building. It's interesting that they would consider "black-and- white" to be the primary subject of the picture and "color" to be the background. In our color-conscious 21st minds, we would consider it the other way around.

The process wasn't perfect, however. If you look on the far left side of the picture, you'll see that the blue color actually covers the roof of the house next door. Apparently, the colorist didn't pay close enough attention to where the tree-line stopped and the roof-line began.

Subject:	Lutheran Church
Caption:	Lutheran Church, Macon, Mo. 61040 Published by Taylor's News and Book Store, Macon, Mo. Made in USA Sky-Tint
Date:	Unmailed. Probably around 1930
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Message:	None
Notes:	Lutheran people are a practical lot — just ask any fan of Garrison Keillor. The building shown on this postcard illustrates that fact. Strong, sturdy, functional. Just look at entry way and the front door in this picture. I wonder if there is some tradition in the Lutheran Church that their front doors be made of strong, solid wood, perhaps in homage to Martin Luther's nailing of his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenberg, Germany in 1517. Even the "stained" glass windows are interlaced with thick wooden frames. The Lutherans have no need for wimpy melted lead to hold their windows together! Look around the foundation of the building. You'll find windows that probably lead to a basement "fellowship hall" under the sanctuary. If one can believe Mr. Keillor's tales of Lake Wobegon (and who wouldn't?) most of the action in Lutheran churches happens in the basement. This is a "blue sky" postcard, which was typical of the era. A black- and-white photograph was enhanced by washing a blue sky on top. It gave the picture a three-dimensional look while highlighting the subject building. It's interesting that they would consider "black-and- white" to be the primary subject of the picture and "color" to be the background. In our color-conscious 21st minds, we would consider it the other way around. The process wasn't perfect, however. If you look on the far left side of the picture, you'll see that the blue color actually covers the roof of the house next door. Apparently, the colorist didn't pay close enough attention to where the tree-line stopped and the roof-line began.