Winter Fun (1947)

ID: 293 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Winter Fun (1947)

Outside of the compound's main administration building, Davidian children enjoy a rare snowfall. It is likely that all of the children depicted in the photograph were born and raised within the compound.

This file appears in: Mount Carmel Center

By Kyle Baughman
The original Mount Carmel Center was established by Davidian founder Victor T. Houteff in 1935 about two miles outside of the City of Waco. Houteff, a Bulgarian immigrant, left the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and accepted teachings from the…