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Title: Edward L.R. Elson in Colmac, France.
Description: After church, February 1945, Battle of Colmar. Held service in church not far from Albert Sweitzer's home.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993--Archives., Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Military chaplains--United States., Colmar, Battle of, France, 1945.
Geographic subjects: Colmar (France), Europe--France--Colmar--Grand Est, United States.
Physical Location: RG 253, Box 13, Folder 43; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Edward L. R. Elson Papers, 1920-1988.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-253
Identifier (local): ds1175
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5331

Title: Missouri Synod leaders discuss relief in Geneva.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: MISSOURI SYNOD LEADERS DISCUSS RELIEF IN GENEVA #1132 GENEVA -- Missouri synod Lutherans from the United States are pictured in the headquarters of the World Council of Churches at Geneva as they met with interdenominational leaders to discuss material relief needs of Germany. At right is J. W. Behnken, synod president, and in the center is Maj. A. A. Katt, a Missouri synod chaplain who was at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is now with the headquarters command, Frankfurt. At left is Samuel McCrea Cavert, general secretary of the Federal Council of Churches. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GE-RR-11-29-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod., World Council of Churches., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., Behnken, John W. (John William), 1884-1968., Katt, A.A., Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod--Clergy., Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany., Clergy--Switzerland--Geneva., Ecumenical movement--Switzerland--Geneva., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Germany., Switzerland, Geneva., Switzerland, Geneva., Geneva (Switzerland), Europe--Switzerland--Geneva--Geneva
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1132; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1132
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356858

Title: Damaged Catholic church at Dunkerque.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: DAMAGED CATHOLIC CHURCH AT DUNKERQUE #1113 DUNKERQUE, France -- The sky can be seen through the broken roof of this partially destroyed Catholic Church, St. Martins, at Dunkerque. The low, barrack-like building in the foreground is such as many inhabitants much dwell in for the months or years until their homes can be rebuilt. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GE-LM-11-27-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Buildings., Saint-Martin Church (Dunkerque, France), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--France--Dunkerque., Buildings--War damage--France--Dunkerque.
Geographic subjects: France, Dunkerque., France, Dunkerque., Dunkerque (France), Dunkerque (France), Europe--France--Hauts-de-France--Dunkirk
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1113; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1113
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356854

Title: Berlin prelates in church drive.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN PRELATES IN CHURCH DRIVE #1184 BERLIN -- Father Peter Buchholz (left) and the Rev. Heinrich Grueber, Catholic and Protestant leaders respectively of the Berlin Office of Church Affairs, have been instrumental in gaining an allotment from Allied occupation authorities of 820,000 marks for the repair of war-damaged churches and synagogue in Berlin. Also on the Church Affairs body is Sigmund Weltinger, Jewish councilor for the city government of Berlin. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-S-12-6-5)
Date Created: 1945, December 1945, December 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Clergy., Buchholz, Peter., Grüber, Heinrich, 1891-1975., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Repair and maintenance., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Clergy--Germany--Berlin., Ecumenical movement--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1184; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1184
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356883

Title: Catholic Bishop of Berlin.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF BERLIN #1261 BERLIN -- Konrad Count von Preysing, Roman Catholic Bishop of Berlin, was one of the most militant critics of the Nazi regime. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Bishops., Preysing, Konrad, Graf von, 1880-1950., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Bishops--Germany--Berlin., Fascism and the Catholic Church--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1261; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1261
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356932

Title: Berlin's Dom open to the skies.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN’S DOM OPEN TO THE SKIES #1263 BERLIN -- Sunlight streams through the shattered cupola of the Dom, Berlin’s Protestant cathedral. The outside of the cupola still bears the bullet marks dating from the 1918 revolution when the Sparticians thought troops were occupying the Dom and fired on it. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Domes--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1263; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1263
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356933

Title: Prominent in German Christian political movement.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PROMINENT IN GERMAN CHRISTIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT #1266 BERLIN -- Mrs. Hildegard Staehle, of Berlin, is an important figure in the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, which is built around remnants of the old Roman Catholic Center party, but is open to members of all faiths. Mrs. Staehle is also a councellor in the Social Service Office of the Berlin City Government. Her husband, Col. Wilhelm Staehle, was murdered by the Gestapo April 29, 1945, for anti-Nazi activity and she was thrown into a concentration camp. Women are playing an increasingly important role in the Christian political movements of Europe. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Staehle, Hildegard., Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Nazi concentration camp inmates --Germany--Berlin., Women--Political activity--Germany., Ecumenical movement--Germany., Christianity and politics--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1266; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1266
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356936

Title: Berlin's Dom.
Description: Text transcribed from captions on reverse: The heavily damaged Dom, Berlin’s Protestant Cathedral, where the Kaisers attended divine worship before World War I. This church was vandalized for 8 days following the occupation of Berlin. Most of the tombs of former German emperors and princes desecrated. At the right can be seen the towering St. Mary’s Church, one of the oldest sanctuaries in Brandenburg Provinces, and one of the mostly lightly [sic] damaged of the Berlin churches. Provost Heinrich Grueber, who is Protestant Counsellor in the Berlin City Government, is pastor of St. Mary’s. Domprediger Dr. ____Doehring standing amid the ruins of the Dom, Berlin’s Protestant Cathedral. Dr. Doehring, who is still active in German church affairs, was the Kaisers’ pastor before World War I. During the Nazi regime he resisted efforts of the Hitlerites to “Nazify” the Christian Church. Services of the Dom parish are now held in a hall, as are most of church services in Berlin.
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Grüber, Heinrich, 1891-1975., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Theologians--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1268; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1268
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356938

Title: Berlin's Kaiser William church in ruins.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN’S KAISER WILLIAM CHURCH IN RUINS #1290 BERLIN -- Twisted girders are mute evidence of the destruction wrought on the historic Kaiser William Memorial Church here. Pastor of the church is Dr. Gerhard Jacobi, who was called to appear before the Gestapo more than 100 times. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1290; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1290
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356951

Title: American church in Berlin a war casualty.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 1296 AMERICAN CHURCH IN BERLIN A WAR CASUALTY BERLIN -- Twisted girders and shattered walls surround the tower of the wrecked American Church here. The tower was the gift of John D. Rockefeller. Parish house of the church also was destroyed. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-5-L-O-DEN)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): American Church in Berlin., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1296; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1296
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356953

Title: Tyn cathedral portals lose war-time garb.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: TYN CATHEDRAL PORTALS LOSE WAR-TIME GARB 1303 PRAGUE -- Workmen are removing the solid brick blast walls that protected the portals of Tyn Cathedral here during the war. These portals, among the most beautiful in the world, give entrance into an edifice that was built in the 15th century. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CTK-PR-MES-12-5-C)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kostel Panny Marie před Týnem (Prague, Czech Republic), Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Czechoslovakia., Church buildings--Czech Republic--Prague., Church buildings--Protection., World War, 1939-1945., Architecture and war--Czech Republic--Prague., Architecture and war--Czechoslovakia.
Geographic subjects: Czechoslovakia., Czech Republic, Prague., Czech Republic, Prague., Czechoslovakia., Prague (Czech Republic), Czechoslovakia., Europe--Czech Republic--Praha, Hlavní Město--Prague
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1303; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1303
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356956

Title: Niemoeller's parsonage in ruins.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NIEMOELLER’S PARSONAGE IN RUINS #1286 BERLIN -- His parsonage as well as his church were ruined in Pastor Martin Niemoeller’s Dahlem pastorate. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Parsonages--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin--Dahlem
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1286; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-1286
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357016

Title: Niemoeller parsonage.
Description: Handwritten caption written on reverse side of photograph.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Parsonages--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1285; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-1285_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356818

Title: Berlin church to be rebuilt.
Description: Handwritten caption written on reverse side of photograph.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Church buildings--Reconstruction--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1289; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-1289_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356822

Title: Berlin church to be rebuilt.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN CHURCH TO BE REBUILT #S-1289 BERLIN -- The Kaiser William Church, one of Germany’s most fashionable pre-war edifices, although repeatedly hit during the heavier bombings, will be rebuilt. A sum of 300,000 marks is being sought to restore the sanctuary to its former glory. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Church buildings--Reconstruction--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1289; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-1289
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357017

Title: Niemoeller parsonage.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NIEMOELLER PARSONAGE #S-1285 BERLIN -- This view of Pastor Martin Niemoeller’s pre-war parsonage is typical of the destruction wrought by the war on the churches of Germany. Materials for repairs and skilled workers are impossible to obtain due to shortages and the priorities of hospitals and schools. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Parsonages--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin--Dahlem
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1285; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-1285
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357015

Title: Bismarck surveys wreckage of Berlin's Dom.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898--Statues., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Frederick III, German Emperor, 1831-1888--Tomb., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1298; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1298_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356826

Title: Bismarck surveys wreckage of Berlin's Dom.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 1298 BISMARCK SURVEY WRECKAGE OF BERLIN’S DOM BERLIN -- Comparatively undamaged, Bismarck’s statue still stands in the Dom, Protestant cathedral here, surveying the ruins of the burial chapels. Tomb in foreground is that of Emperor Friederick, who ruled over Germany in 1888. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-5-L-O-DEN)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898--Statues., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Frederick III, German Emperor, 1831-1888--Tomb., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1298; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1298
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356954

Title: Bomb damage in Berlin's Dom.
Description: Handwritten caption written on reverse side of photograph.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1265; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1265_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356832

Title: Bomb damage in Berlin's Dom.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BOMB DAMAGE IN BERLIN’S DOM #1265 BERLIN -- In interior view of the Dom, Berlin’s Protestant cathedral shows the blasted altar as well as the wrecked floor and the ancient burial vaults beneath. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1265; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1265
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356935

Title: Italian king saved Czech prelate's life.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ITALIAN KING SAVED CZECH PRELATE’S LIFE #1134 PRAGUE -- Monsignor Otto Stanovsky, Canon of St. Vitus Church in Prague, and president of the Prague branch of Caritas, international charitable organization. Msgr. Stanovsky was condemned to death after the assassination of Reinhardt Heydrich, Nazi “butcher” of Lidice, but the sentence was commuted to imprisonment after the intervention of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, who is a personal friend of the Czech prelate. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EZ-PR-TFD-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Zaugg, Ernest. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Clergy., Stanovský, Otto Lev., CARITAS (Organization), Heydrich, Reinhard, 1904-1942--Assassination., Victor Emmanuel, III, King of Italy, 1869-1947., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Clergy--Czechoslovakia., Capital punishment--Czechoslovakia., Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Czechoslovakia., Clergy--Czech Republic--Prague., Fascism and the Catholic Church--Czechoslovakia.
Geographic subjects: Czechoslovakia., Czechoslovakia., Czechoslovakia., Czech Republic, Prague., Czechoslovakia., Prague (Czech Republic), Czechoslovakia., Europe--Czech Republic--Praha, Hlavní Město--Prague
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1134A; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1134a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356860

Title: Damaged Carmelite chapel.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--France--Dunkerque., Buildings--War damage--France--Dunkerque., Chapels--France--Dunkerque.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1114; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1114_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356816

Title: Damaged Carmelite chapel.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: DAMAGED CARMELITE CHAPEL #1114 DUNKERQUE, France -- A direct hit has left the facade of a Carmelite chapel at Dunkerque looking like this. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GE-LM-11-27-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--France--Dunkerque., Buildings--War damage--France--Dunkerque., Chapels--France--Dunkerque.
Geographic subjects: France, Dunkerque., France, Dunkerque., France, Dunkerque., Dunkerque (France), Dunkerque (France), Europe--France--Hauts-de-France--Dunkirk
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1114; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1114
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356855

Title: Innocent victims of the European war.
Description: Text transcribed from annotations: #796 INNOCENT VICTIMS Innocent victims of the European war.
Creator Name(s): Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): War victims--Europe., Amputees--Europe., Children with disabilities--Europe., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Europe., Europe., Europe., Europe., Europe
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 796; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_796
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358846

Title: Czech Brethren leader.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: S-4219 CZECH BRETHREN LEADER PRAGUE -- Standing in front of St. Martin’s Church here with a refugee girl is the Rev. Joseph Krenek, moderator of the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren. Child is one of 30,000 persons who have come impoverished into Czechoslovakia from Poland, eastern Prussia and Silesia. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (ZAU-PRAG-JOG-8B-6-P)
Creator Name(s): Zaugg, Ernest. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Church of St. Martin in the Wall (Prague, Czech Republic), Křenek, Josef, 1885-1949., Českobratrská církev evangelická--Buildings., Českobratrská církev evangelická--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with orphans--Czech Republic--Prague., Orphans--Czech Republic--Prague., War victims--Czech Republic--Prague., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Czech Republic, Prague., Czech Republic, Prague., Czech Republic, Prague., Prague (Czech Republic), Europe--Czech Republic--Praha, Hlavní Město--Prague
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4219; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-4219
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359869

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