PHOTO GALLERY: First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson replaces “The Hand Pointing to Heaven”
Published 4:01 pm Wednesday, August 16, 2017
John Selden applies caulk to an area damaged during transit on The Hand Pointing to Heaven to placed atop the steeple at First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
Norma Bearden, left, and Norma Willey of Natchez pose with a photo with The Hand Pointing to Heaven before it is placed atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson Steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
Workers with Paul Lynn Construction of Vicksburg prepare The Hand Pointing to Heaven to be placed atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson Steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
Workers with Paul Lynn Construction of Vicksburg prepare The Hand Pointing to Heaven to be placed atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson Steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
Church members and attendees take photos of The Hand Pointing to Heaven being placed atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson Steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
The Hand Pointing to Heaven is hoisted atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
Rev. Michael Herrin reads a poem as The Hand Pointing to Heaven is hoisted atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
The Hand Pointing to Heaven is hoisted atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
The Hand Pointing to Heaven is hoisted atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
Margaret Selden shields herself from the sun as she watches as the Hand pointing to Heaven" is hoisted atop First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
The Hand Pointing to Heaven is hoisted atop the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson steeple Wednesday. (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
The Hand Pointing to Heaven, First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson (Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post)
Photos by Courtland Wells|The Vicksburg Post
About Courtland Wells
Courtland Wells is a staff photographer at The Vicksburg Post. He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism. Following graduation, he started at The Vicksburg Post in the fall of 2016. Courtland has won numerous awards through the Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors and the Mississippi Press Association. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post as well as other national publications. Courtland is a member of the Vicksburg Young Professionals.
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