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Description:Pictured is a "Notkirche" (church built from rubble) at Mannheim-Waldhof, American zone of Germany, at the time of cornerstone-laying ceremonies.Creator:Thorrelson. (photographer)Subject names:World Council of Churches., Religious News Service--Archives.Topics:Church buildings--Germany., Cornerstone laying--Germany., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--Germany., Interdenominational cooperation--Germany., Missions--Interdenominational cooperation--Germany.Geographic subjects:Germany--Buildings, structures, etc., Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147289
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Description:Hilfswerk worker welcomes disabled German war veterans to the home in the American zone.Creator:Thorkelson. (photographer)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives.Topics:Missions--Interdenominational cooperation., World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Germany., Disabled veterans--Germany., Humanitarian assistance, American--Germany.Geographic subjects:Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147004
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: Chaplain Reads Thanksgiving Proclamation in Field; Lieut. Col. Edward L. R. Elson, 75th Infantry Division chaplain, is shown reading the President's Thanksgiving proclamation as a highlight [..]Subject names:Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993--Archives., Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993.Topics:Military chaplains., Thanksgiving Day sermons., World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5550
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Description:After church, February 1945, Battle of Colmar. Held service in church not far from Albert Sweitzer's home.Subject names:Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993--Archives., Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993.Topics:World War, 1939-1945., Military chaplains--United States., Colmar, Battle of, France, 1945.Geographic subjects:Colmar (France)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5331