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Title: Miss Donaldina Cameron.
Description: Donaldina Cameron, head of the Occidental Board of Foreign Missions in San Francisco, which rescued Chinese immigrant girls and women from sex trafficking. Text transcribed from caption: Miss Donaldina Cameron, a San Francisco woman who is not especially popular with certain classes of Chinamen. For twenty years she has been in charge of the rescue work of the Occidental Board of Foreign Missions in San Francisco, and in that time she has rescued from slavery 1,500 Chinese girls. Women's Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, No. 156 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Date Created: not dated
Name Subject(s): Cameron, Donaldina MacKenzie, 1869-1968, Donaldina Cameron House.
Topical Subject(s): Home missions--United States., Church work with immigrants--California--San Francisco., Human trafficking--San Francisco.--California, Church work with children--California--San Francisco., Church work with prostitutes--California--San Francisco., Women missionaries--San Francisco--California
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States--New York--New York, California, San Francisco., San Francisco., California, California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., San Francisco, California, San Francisco (Calif.), North America--United States--California--San Francisco
Physical Location: RG 414 ; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Donaldina Mackenzie Cameron (1869-1968) Biographical Vertical File.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=83724
Identifier (local): ds1849
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6103

Title: Sea hero enters benedictine monastery.
Description: Portrait of Capt. Leonard P. La Rue, a veteran of the Korean War who joined a monastery.
Creator Name(s): Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1955, October 1955, October 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Paul's Abbey (Newton, N.J.), La Rue, Leonard P.--Portraits., Marinus, Brother.--Portraits.
Topical Subject(s): Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans., Monks--New York (State)--New York., Veterans--Religious life--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55, image no. C-18227; 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-18227
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150165

Title: Portrait of Reverend Phineas D. Gurley.
Description: Moderator General Assembly (Saint Louis) 1867. Pastor N.Y. Ave. Church Wash D.C. at the time of his death Sep. 30, 1868. Hamilton, Madison Co. N.Y. This picture is a photograph of a miniature, taken at the age of 21, when a member of the Theological Seminary Choir at Princeton, N.J. (1837.)
Creator Name(s): Siegel-Cooper Company (New York, NY) (photographer)
Date Created: 1837
Name Subject(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--New York--Kings County--New York
Physical Location: RG 329, Box 1, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers, 1837-1867.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-329
Identifier (local): ds5153
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:14697

Title: Dr. William Pierson Merrill.
Description: Dr. William Pierson Merrill, Brick Presbyterian Church, New York NY.
Date Created: n.d.
Name Subject(s): Merrill, William Pierson, 1867-1954--Portraits., Brick Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Clergy--New York (State)--New York--Portraits.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York, New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RG 414, Series I; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William Pierson Merrill (1867-1954) Biographical Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=YzYzYjljY2MtNTRkYi00NDdkLTgxZmQtZGQ1NmRkZjkxMzk2&rID=MjcxNzQ=
Identifier (local): ds6548
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153460

Title: Teenagers depict adolescent problems in health show.
Description: Members of Family Life Theatre who will be performing at the New York City Youth Conference on Teen Health, May 9, 1980.
Date Created: 1980
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Metropolitan Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.), New York Medical College. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Topical Subject(s): Drama in health education--New York (State)--New York., Teenagers--Health and hygiene--New York (State)--New York., Theater and youth--New York (State)--New York., Portraits, Group--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: , , , , , , , , , , , , New York (State), New York., , New York (State), , , New York (State), New York., , New York (State), New York., , , , , , , , New York (N.Y.), , , , North and Central America--United States--------New York--New York----, ------------
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1054, Box 52, image no. PC-53578; 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-53578
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:148388

Title: Cardinal Wyszynski imprisoned two years.
Description: Portrait of Cardinal Wyszynski, who was arrested and banished by the Polish Communist government.
Creator Name(s): Radio Free Europe. (publisher)
Date Created: 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Warsaw (Poland), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Gniezno (Poland), Catholic Church--Bishops--Poland., Wyszyński, Stefan, 1901-1981--Portraits.
Topical Subject(s): Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Communism--Poland., Political prisoners--Poland., Persecution--Poland.
Geographic subjects: , , , , Poland., , , , , , , , , , , Poland., , , Poland., , , Poland., , , , , , , , , Poland., New York (N.Y.), , , Europe--Poland--------------, North and Central America--United States--------New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55, image no. C-18165; 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-18165
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:148310

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