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Title: Baptist Missionaries Zero in on Rio de Janeiro.
Description: Brazilian seminary student Rui Cleber and Southern Baptist missionary Elizabeth Oates stand on a hillside overlooking the Barra, a rapidly developing beachfront area where many of Rio de Janeiro's wealthiest people are seeking sanctuary from the city's traffic and noise. Five Bible studies have been started, and plans are being made for a new church.
Creator Name(s): Harper, Bob. (photographer)
Date Created: 1980
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Southern Baptist Convention., Cleber, Rui., Oates, Elizabeth.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro., Women in missionary work--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro., Women in missionary work--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Geographic subjects: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro., Brazil, Rio de Janeiro., Brazil, Rio de Janeiro., Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), South America--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Rio de Janeiro
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1054, Box 52A, image no. P-53633; 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-53633
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:147022

Title: 1963 Damien Dutton Award winner.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-29943 1963 DAMIEN DUTTON AWARD WINNER NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Mrs. Eunice Weaver, who has devoted most of her adult life to aiding leprosy victims in Brazil, was named winner of the 1963 Damien Dutton Award, given annually by the Damien Dutton Society. Headquartered in New Brunswick, N.J., the Roman Catholic-sponsored organization maintains a large program of assistance, research and rehabilitation for leprosy victims. Mrs. Weaver, the widow of a Methodist missionary, is the founder of the Federation of Societies for the Assistance to Leprosy Patients in Brazil and personally has led numerous financial campaigns to support medical, social and educational efforts for sufferers of the disease. The award was presented in Brazil at the 8th International Congress of Leprologists. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JAL-NJ-9E-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Leone, J.A. (photographer)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., International Leprosy Congress., Damien Dutton Society (New Brunswick, N.J.)--Awards., Weaver, Eunice.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro., Award presentations--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro., Leprosy--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro., Brazil, Rio de Janeiro., New Brunswick (N.J.), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), South America--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Rio de Janeiro
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29943; 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_PC-29943
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358134

Title: Christ in concrete.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CHRIST IN CONCRETE #C-2043 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Towering 2,300 feet above sea-level atop Corcovado Mountain is the majestic statue of Christ the Redeemer, which forms a cross 130 feet high, including the 30-foot pedestal. M. Paul Landowski, the sculptor, a member of the French Institute, required five years to complete this likeness of Christ in reinforced concrete. Distance between outstretched fingertips of world-embracing arms is 92 feet. Each pierced hand measured over 10 feet in length and weighs ten tons. The serene, well-poised head alone is 13½ feet high and scales 30 tons. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-JOG-3C-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Associated Press. (publisher), Landowski, Paul Maximilien, 1875-1961. (sculptor)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Jesus Christ--Statues.
Topical Subject(s): Monumento ao Christo Redemptor (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Statues--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Geographic subjects: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro., Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), South America--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Rio de Janeiro
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-2043; 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-2043
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358722

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