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List of churches by branch of Christianity, with times, dates, and who will be preaching. This item lists one African American church out of the three major churches.

A description of the days events where St. Joseph's Church will be a starting point. This church was segregated.

A document meant to talk about the building for the St. Cyprian's church along with the race of the members of the church. This shows simply that the church was African American even in different branches.

Still image of the aftermath of the Pensacola fire of 1880 on Palafox Street.

Ezra Gerry on list of missing after the Larchmont Shipwreck

McVay defends himself against accusations of his fault in the Larchmont disaster. He further argues that he tried to help the crew by getting on a life boat and circling around the Larchmont for survivors.

A photograph showing a middle class African American family standing in front of their house. This showcases the folk Victorian style with decorative accouterments on the upper columns of the front of the house.

These houses on West Zarragossa Street were down the street from where Ezra Gerry and his family lived in 1899. These are examples of Gulf Coast Cottage architecture, a style that was popular in Pensacola in the mid- to late-nineteenth century.

McDavid’s Boarding House is an example of the architectual style for boarding houses in Pensacola during the early 1900s. There were a few boarding houses in Ezra Gerry's neighborhoods. It is quite possible that Gerry could have walked past such a…

A photograph of two "shotgun" style houses, taken around the 1960-70s. Simple shotgun architecture such as these houses are typically single-width with a full-width front porch. These houses are simlar to houses throughout Ezra Gerry's many…