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Title: Power of prayer.
Description: Department of Defense, Office of Public Information's fact sheet for a photograph titled, "Power of Prayer."
Creator Name(s): United States. Department of Defense. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Hardy, John W., Jr., United States. Army.
Topical Subject(s): Armed forces--Religious life--Germany--Darmstadt., Helicopters--Germany--Darmstadt., Military chaplains--Germany--Darmstadt., Chickasaw (Military transport helicopter)
Geographic subjects: Germany, Darmstadt., Germany, Darmstadt., Germany, Darmstadt., Darmstadt (Germany), Europe--Germany--Hesse--Darmstadt
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20176; 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_P-20176_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288251

Title: Prayer from a helicopter.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-20176. PRAYER FROM A HELICOPTER. Chaplains in the U.S. Armed Forces constantly reaffirm the important role religion plays in the everyday lives of servicemen. In this photo, GIs are shown attending a recent service conducted by Protestant Chaplain (Maj.) John W. Hardy, Jr., from a helicopter on the field in Germany. Note the alter set up inside the plane. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DD-WASH-1C-57-NAB)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20176; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-20176
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288253

Title: Seminary decorated for Christmas.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-20044. SEMINARY DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS. METHUEN, MASS. -- St. Basil Mission Seminary here makes this striking picture when its elaborate Christmas decorations are lighted at night. The seminary, staffed by the Basilian Salvatorian Fathers, educates American-born candidates for priesthood in the Eastern Rites. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CB-BOS-12C-56-NAB-C)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. C-20044; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-20044
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288215

Title: Religious News Service press release.
Description: Press release for the image, "Seminary decorated for Christmas."
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956, December 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Basil Mission Seminary (Methuen, Mass.), Salvatorians.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas., Theological seminaries--Massachusetts--Methuen., Christmas decorations--Massachusetts--Methuen.
Geographic subjects: Massachusetts, Methuen., Massachusetts, Methuen., Methuen (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Essex--Methuen
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. C-20044; 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_C-20044_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288205

Title: Fire destroys Hartford Cathedral.
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Hartford, Conn.), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Hartford (Conn.)
Topical Subject(s): Cathedrals--Connecticut--Hartford., Cathedrals--Fires and fire prevention--Connecticut--Hartford., Fires--Connecticut--Hartford.
Geographic subjects: Connecticut, Hartford., Connecticut, Hartford., Connecticut, Hartford., Hartford (Conn.), North and Central America--United States--Connecticut--Hartford--Hartford
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. C-20114; 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_C-20114_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288238

Title: The Sacred Rock -- Jerusalem.
Creator Name(s): Olcott, F. J. (publisher)
Date Created: 1957
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem), Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem), Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
Topical Subject(s): Mosques--Jerusalem., Cave architecture--Jerusalem.
Geographic subjects: Jerusalem., Jerusalem., Jerusalem., Asia--Jerusalem
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20099; 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_PI-20099_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288217

Title: Fire destroys Hartford Cathedral.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-20114. FIRE DESTROYS HARTFORD CATHEDRAL. HARTFORD, CONN. St. Joseph's Cathedral here looks like a hollow shell after an early morning fire destroyed the 64-year-old mother church of the Hartford Archdiocese. The blaze, which started in the basement below the altar, was discovered during the 7 a.m. mass. More than 135 firemen battled the flames for five hours in 16-degree temperature. Damage was estimated at $5,000,000. A few hours earlier, a midnight blaze destroyed another Catholic church -- St. Patrick's in the city's business area. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-IA-57-NAB)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. C-20114; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-20114
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288245

Title: The Dome of the Rock.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PI-20099. THE DOME OF THE ROCK. This sacred rock in a grotto of the Moslem Mosque in Jerusalem traditionally marks the site where Solomon's Temple once stood. The mosque, first built in the 7th century A.D., is also known as the Dome of the Rock. According to tradition this rock also was the site where patriarch Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac, when an angel of the Lord forbade him. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FJO-NY-1A-57-NAB)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20099; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PI-20099
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288219

Title: Dr. Blake in Alaska.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-20060. DR. BLAKE IN ALASKA. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Dr. Eugene Carson Blake of Philadelphia, President of the National Council of Churches, is fitted with arctic gear at Elmendorf Air Force Base here during his Christmas visit to American servicemen and chaplains of the Alaskan command. Assisting him is Chaplain (Col.) Martin C. Foch of the Alaskan Command. Dr. Blake made the journey as spiritual ambassador of the National Council's 30 Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Communions and their 144,000 local churches. The visit marks the third consecutive year that he has spent the Christmas holidays with the men in the armed forces. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-12C-56-NAB-P)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20060; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-20060
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288249

Title: $5 Million Ruin.
Description: Clipping from an unidentified newspaper which highlights the devastating 1956 fire at St. Joseph's Catholic Cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut.
Creator Name(s): Associated Press. (photographer)
Date Created: 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Hartford, Conn.), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Hartford (Conn.)
Topical Subject(s): Cathedrals--Connecticut--Hartford., Cathedrals--Fires and fire prevention--Connecticut--Hartford., Fires--Connecticut--Hartford.
Geographic subjects: Connecticut, Hartford., Connecticut, Hartford., Connecticut, Hartford., Hartford (Conn.), North and Central America--United States--Connecticut--Hartford--Hartford
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. C-20114; 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_C-20114_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288240

Title: Churchman gets ready for cold.
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Foch, Martin C., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Elmendorf Air Force Base (Alaska)
Topical Subject(s): Christmas., Interdenominational cooperation., Military chaplains--Alaska--Anchorage.
Geographic subjects: Alaska, Anchorage., Anchorage (Alaska), North and Central America--United States--Alaska--Anchorage--Anchorage
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20060; 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_P-20060_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288247

Title: Prayer from a helicopter.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-20176. PRAYER FROM A HELICOPTER. Chaplains in the U.S. Armed Forces constantly reaffirm the important role religion plays in the everyday lives of servicemen. In this photo, GIs are shown attending a recent service conducted by Protestant Chaplain (Maj.) John W. Hardy, Jr., from a helicopter on the field in Germany. Note the alter set up inside the plane. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DD-WASH-1C-57-NAB)
Creator Name(s): United States. Department of Defense. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Hardy, John W., Jr., United States. Army.
Topical Subject(s): Armed forces--Religious life--Germany--Darmstadt., Helicopters--Germany--Darmstadt., Military chaplains--Germany--Darmstadt., Chickasaw (Military transport helicopter)
Geographic subjects: Germany, Darmstadt., Germany, Darmstadt., Germany, Darmstadt., Darmstadt (Germany), Europe--Germany--Hesse--Darmstadt
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20176; 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_P-20176
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288250

Title: Skiers attend service.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-20189. SKIERS ATTEND SERVICE. GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND. -- Skiers attend an early morning Protestant service outdoors before starting the day's sporting events here. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WCC-1D-57-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Taylor, John P. (photographer)
Date Created: 1957
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Skiers--Religious life--Switzerland--Gstaad., Skis and skiing--Switzerland--Gstaad., Public worship--Switzerland--Gstaad.
Geographic subjects: Switzerland, Gstaad., Switzerland, Gstaad., Switzerland, Gstaad., Gstaad (Switzerland), Europe--Switzerland--Bern--Gstaad
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20189; 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_P-20189
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288197

Title: Seminary decorated for Christmas.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-20044. SEMINARY DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS. METHUEN, MASS. -- St. Basil Mission Seminary here makes this striking picture when its elaborate Christmas decorations are lighted at night. The seminary, staffed by the Basilian Salvatorian Fathers, educates American-born candidates for priesthood in the Eastern Rites. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CB-BOS-12C-56-NAB-C)
Creator Name(s): Buckley, C. M. (photographer), Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956, December 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Basil Mission Seminary (Methuen, Mass.), Salvatorians.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas., Theological seminaries--Massachusetts--Methuen., Christmas decorations--Massachusetts--Methuen.
Geographic subjects: Massachusetts, Methuen., Massachusetts, Methuen., Methuen (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Essex--Methuen
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. C-20044; 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_C-20044
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288204

Title: The Dome of the Rock.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PI-20099. THE DOME OF THE ROCK. This sacred rock in a grotto of the Moslem Mosque in Jerusalem traditionally marks the site where Solomon's Temple once stood. The mosque, first built in the 7th century A.D., is also known as the Dome of the Rock. According to tradition this rock also was the site where patriarch Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac, when an angel of the Lord forbade him. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FJO-NY-1A-57-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Raad, C. (photographer)
Date Created: 1957
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem), Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem), Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
Topical Subject(s): Mosques--Jerusalem., Cave architecture--Jerusalem.
Geographic subjects: Jerusalem., Jerusalem., Jerusalem., Asia--Jerusalem
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20099; 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_PI-20099
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288216

Title: Fire destroys Hartford Cathedral.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-20114. FIRE DESTROYS HARTFORD CATHEDRAL. HARTFORD, CONN. St. Joseph's Cathedral here looks like a hollow shell after an early morning fire destroyed the 64-year-old mother church of the Hartford Archdiocese. The blaze, which started in the basement below the altar, was discovered during the 7 a.m. mass. More than 135 firemen battled the flames for five hours in 16-degree temperature. Damage was estimated at $5,000,000. A few hours earlier, a midnight blaze destroyed another Catholic church -- St. Patrick's in the city's business area. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-IA-57-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Hartford, Conn.), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Hartford (Conn.)
Topical Subject(s): Cathedrals--Connecticut--Hartford., Cathedrals--Fires and fire prevention--Connecticut--Hartford., Fires--Connecticut--Hartford.
Geographic subjects: Connecticut, Hartford., Connecticut, Hartford., Connecticut, Hartford., Hartford (Conn.), North and Central America--United States--Connecticut--Hartford--Hartford
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. C-20114; 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_C-20114
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288237

Title: Dr. Blake in Alaska.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-20060. DR. BLAKE IN ALASKA. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Dr. Eugene Carson Blake of Philadelphia, President of the National Council of Churches, is fitted with arctic gear at Elmendorf Air Force Base here during his Christmas visit to American servicemen and chaplains of the Alaskan command. Assisting him is Chaplain (Col.) Martin C. Foch of the Alaskan Command. Dr. Blake made the journey as spiritual ambassador of the National Council's 30 Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Communions and their 144,000 local churches. The visit marks the third consecutive year that he has spent the Christmas holidays with the men in the armed forces. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-12C-56-NAB-P)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956, December 1956, December 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Foch, Martin C., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Elmendorf Air Force Base (Alaska)
Topical Subject(s): Christmas., Interdenominational cooperation., Military chaplains--Alaska--Anchorage.
Geographic subjects: Alaska, Anchorage., Anchorage (Alaska), North and Central America--United States--Alaska--Anchorage--Anchorage
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20060; 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_P-20060
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288246

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