Think back 75 years to when this photograph was taken. Then figure out where this was and what was going on. Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your home town.
The last mystery was of the Irvine Memorial Chapel, a private high school in Mercersburg, Penn. The photo came from Ross Lenhart of Stone Mountain, an alumnus.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas gave an explanation: “Today’s mystery photo is of the Irvine Memorial Chapel located at Mercersburg Academy, a private boarding school in Mercersburg, Penn. Built between 1924-1926, this chapel was designed by Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942), an influential American architect from New Hampshire. It was originally called the Mercersburg Academy Chapel and dedicated to the memory of the Mercersburg alumni who were killed in World War I and to the mothers who sent their children to Mercersburg Academy. The chapel was renamed in 1993 as the Irvine Memorial Chapel in honor of Dr. William Mann Irvine (1863–1928), the school’s first headmaster after its founding in 1893.
“The chapel has 46 stained-glass windows, all of which were handcrafted in Oxford, England. But while the stained-glass windows are impressive, the chapel is most famous for the massive M.P. Möller pipe organ, which originally had 43 bells, but was later expanded to 50 bells, making it a grand carillon. Today, James A. Brinson plays the carillon to summon the school for community and school gatherings, to ring in the holidays, and to entertain crowds with performances throughout the year.
“See and hear this 50-bell carillon in action. Check out the short YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=657F6v6l-as.”
Also recognizing the photograph were George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; Lou Camerio, Lilburn.
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