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Title: Dignitaries march in Church Day Congress.
Description: Some of the religious and civic dignitaries at the 12th German Evangelical Church Day Congress (DEKT) lead a procession at a major rally in Cologne's sports stadium.
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (photographer)
Date Created: 1965, circa August 1, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (12th : 1965 : Cologne, Germany), Weizsäcker, Richard von, 1920-2015., Lübke, Wilhelmine., Lübke, Heinrich, 1894-1972., Scharf, Kurt.
Topical Subject(s): Religion and politics--Germany--Cologne., Protestants--Germany--Cologne., Catholics--Germany--Cologne.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Cologne (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Cologne
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109A, image no. P-32901; 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-32901
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149929

Title: Leaders at main German church day rally.
Description: Prominent West German political and religious leaders participated in the main rally of the 12th German Evangelical Church Day Congress (DEKT) in Cologne. Here, from left, are West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard; Dr. Kurt Scharf, chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKID), sponsor of the Congress; and Mayor O. Burauen of Cologne.
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (photographer)
Date Created: 1965, August 1, 1965, August 1, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (12th : 1965 : Cologne, Germany), Erhard, Ludwig., Scharf, Kurt., Burauen, O.
Topical Subject(s): Religion and politics--Germany--Cologne., Protestants--Germany--Cologne., Catholics--Germany--Cologne.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Cologne (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Cologne
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109A, image no. PC-32919; 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-32919
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150123

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: Swan's way to say Happy Valentine.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PHOTO NUMBER: PC-50773 SWAN'S WAY TO SAY HAPPY VALENTINE STUTTGART, Germany -- These two swan share their obvious affection for one another to the delight of strollers on a balmy Winter's day at a lake near Stuttgart, Germany. Their long neck's seem to form an appropriate message for Valentine's Day. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B-STU-1E-78-JH)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1978, circa 1978
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Swana--Germany--Stuttgart.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Stuttgart., Stuttgart (Germany), Europe--Germany--Baden-Württemberg--Stuttgart
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1054, Box 41, image no. PC-50773; 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-50773
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:308444

Title: German ecumenical reception honors NCC leader.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30827 GERMAN ECUMENICAL RECEPTION HONORS NCC LEADER BERLIN-Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of Indianapolis, Ind., president of the National Council of Churches in the U. S. A. (second right), was guest of honor at a reception following an ecumenical service in Kaiser Friedrich Memorial church in West Berlin. The American churchman, head of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, was on an overseas Holy Week visit to U. S. servicemen in Germany and Spain. Preaching the sermon at the service, Bishop Mueller denounced the Berlin Wall as symbolic of man’s failure to understand and accept the Christian Gospel. Shown left to right: the Rev. H. Rees-Davis, minister of the Anglican church in Berlin; the Rev. H. Janson, minister of the Swedish Lutheran church in Berlin; Anglican Bishop A. A. B. Dilbar Hans of Chota Nagpur, India; the Rev. H. M. Helbich, general superintendent of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg; Bishop Mueller; and J. Madiba, a leading layman of the Transvaal Evangelical Church in South Africa. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KV-BER-4B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, March 27, 1964, March 27, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Rees-Davis, H., Janson, H., Dilbar-Hans, Sadanand Abinash Bishram., Helbich, H.M., Madiba, Moses J. (Moses Josiah), 1909-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--Germany--Berlin., Clergy--Germany--Berlin., Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin., Holy Week--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. P-30827; 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-30827
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348286

Title: NCC president visits, denounces Berlin Wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30794 NCC PRESIDENT VISITS, DENOUNCES BERLIN WALL BERLIN -- The infamous wall built by Communists to divide East and West Berlin stands as a “silent and tragic witness” to man’s failure to understand and accept the Christian gospel, it was stated by Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of Indianapolis, Ind., president of the National Council of Churches, as he viewed the barricade (top photo) during a Holy Week visit to U.S. military personnel in Spain and Germany. In addition to bringing greetings from hometown churches to servicemen and women, the Evangelical United Brethren Church leader met with government and religious leaders in Germany and preached at an ecumenical service at West Berlin’s Kaiser Friedrich Memorial church (bottom photo). In his sermon he said it was his desire, and that of the U.S. government, that he spend Good Friday through Easter in Berlin because the city “with its wall and problems is for all of Christianity the City of Good Friday.” He declared: “Whoever shares concern about mankind’s future must share Berlin’s concerns.” The American churchman was welcomed to Germany by Bishop Otto Dibelius of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg (seated right, bottom photo). Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KV-B-3E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, March 1964, March 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Evangelical United Brethren Church--Clergy., Dibelius, Otto, 1880-1967., Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin., Holy Week--Germany--Berlin., Good Friday--Liturgy., Ecumenical movement--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. P-30794; 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-30794a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348285

Title: NCC president visits, denounces Berlin Wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30794 NCC PRESIDENT VISITS, DENOUNCES BERLIN WALL BERLIN -- The infamous wall built by Communists to divide East and West Berlin stands as a “silent and tragic witness” to man’s failure to understand and accept the Christian gospel, it was stated by Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of Indianapolis, Ind., president of the National Council of Churches, as he viewed the barricade (top photo) during a Holy Week visit to U.S. military personnel in Spain and Germany. In addition to bringing greetings from hometown churches to servicemen and women, the Evangelical United Brethren Church leader met with government and religious leaders in Germany and preached at an ecumenical service at West Berlin’s Kaiser Friedrich Memorial church (bottom photo). In his sermon he said it was his desire, and that of the U.S. government, that he spend Good Friday through Easter in Berlin because the city “with its wall and problems is for all of Christianity the City of Good Friday.” He declared: “Whoever shares concern about mankind’s future must share Berlin’s concerns.” The American churchman was welcomed to Germany by Bishop Otto Dibelius of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg (seated right, bottom photo). Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KV-B-3E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, March 1964, March 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Evangelical United Brethren Church--Clergy., Dibelius, Otto, 1880-1967., Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin., Holy Week--Germany--Berlin., Good Friday--Liturgy., Ecumenical movement--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. P-30794; 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-30794
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348284

Title: 200,000 at German Catholic congress.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31557 200,000 AT GERMAN CATHOLIC CONGRESS STUTTGART, Germany -- Concelebration of an out-door Latin Rite Mass -- the first in Germany--marked the opening of the 80th German Catholic Day Congress (Katholikentag) in Stuttgart. Top photo shows Jozef Cardinal Frings, Archbishop of Cologne, and 20 priests with whom he concelebrated the Mass. Photo below shows the closing rally in which 200,000 persons gathered in a demonstration of religious unity. The rally featured a Bible-centered "Word of God" service. To emphasize Scripture as a "pillar of fair," a Bible was placed on an elevated platform, flanked by a huge Crucifix. Prayers were said not only for the Church but for all non-Catholic Christians. Another Mass also was concelebrated on the closing day by Archbishop Corrado Bafile, Papal Nuncio to Germany, and 20 other clergy. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KV-BER-9B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Voss, Klaus. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Frings, Josef., Catholic Church--Bishops., Deutscher Katholikentag., Catholic Church--Congresses., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Cologne (Germany)
Topical Subject(s): Word of God (Christian theology), Mass--Celebration., Mass--Celebration outside the church., Liturgics and Christian union., Congresses and conventions--Germany--Stuttgart.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Stuttgart., Stuttgart (Germany), Europe--Germany--Baden-Württemberg--Stuttgart
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. C-31557 ; 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-31557
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349107

Title: German pastors work on assembly line.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31583 GERMAN PASTORS WORK ON ASSEMBLY LINE COLOGNE, Germany -- The Rev. Martin Pirol (second from left) leaves an automobile factory at Cologne, Germany, with other assembly line workers at the end of a shift. Mr. Pirol and two other clergymen received permission from Church authorities to join the work force at the factory in order to gain first-hand knowledge of "the suffering of the people." At the end of several months they hailed the "fellowship" project as a success, saying the work experience had given them new understanding of their pastoral duties. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-NY-9C64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Pictorial Parade Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Pirol, Martin.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Cologne., Church and social problems--Germany--Cologne., Automobile industry and trade--Germany--Cologne.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Germany, Cologne., Cologne (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Cologne
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31583; 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-31583
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349177

Title: Huge Berlin crowd gathers to hear Dr. King.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31584 HUGE BERLIN CROWD GATHERS TO HEAR DR. KING WEST BERLIN -- More than 25,000 West Berliners attended the annual rally of the Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg to hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who visited both sectors of the divided city. The famous integration leader was hailed by Bishop Otto Dibelius of the Berlin-Brandenburg Church (second from right) for his efforts to achieve racial reconciliation through nonviolence. Dr. King was invited to Berlin by Mayor Willy Brandt (right) to open the city's annual Cultural Festival. During his visit he received an honorary doctorate from West Berlin's Evangelical Theological College. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KV-Ber-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Krueger, Fritz P. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dibelius, Otto, 1880-1967., Brandt, Willy, 1913-1992., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Congresses., Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg--Bishops., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31584; 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-31584
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349178

Title: Famous Christmas angel of Nuremberg.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PI-C-31493 FAMOUS CHRISTMAS ANGEL OF NUREMBERG For many years travelers have gone to Nuremberg, in Bavarian Germany, to see the angel shown here. The angel was made by a dollmaker who lost his small daughter just before Christmas. He fashioned the angel's face to look like his daughter's in the hope of comforting her mother and himself. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JL-9-A-64-PG)
Creator Name(s): Littlefield, Jean. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas decorations--Germany--Nuremberg., Christian art and symbolism., Porcelain figures--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Nuremberg., Germany., Nuremberg (Germany), Europe--Germany--Bavaria--Nuremberg
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PI-C-31493; 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-C-31493
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349216

Title: Martin Luther King at Berlin Wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31562 MARTIN LUTHER KING AT BERLIN WALL BERLIN -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a visit to Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt, gazes along the Berlin Wall. He later went through the wall at Checkpoint Charlie. East German border guards stopped the prominent integration leader, who had forgotten his passport, but after a delay allowed him to enter the Communist-dominated sector. Dr. King opened West Berlin's cultural festival, a two-week event dedicated to the interdependence of races. He also spoke in East Berlin's historic downtown St. Mary's church and took part in Protestant functions in both sections of the city. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WW-NY-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, September 13, 1964, September 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31562 ; 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-31562a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349173

Title: Martin Luther King at Berlin Wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31562 MARTIN LUTHER KING AT BERLIN WALL BERLIN -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a visit to Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt, gazes along the Berlin Wall. He later went through the wall at Checkpoint Charlie. East German border guards stopped the prominent integration leader, who had forgotten his passport, but after a delay allowed him to enter the Communist-dominated sector. Dr. King opened West Berlin's cultural festival, a two-week event dedicated to the interdependence of races. He also spoke in East Berlin's historic downtown St. Mary's church and took part in Protestant functions in both sections of the city. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WW-NY-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, September 13, 1964, September 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31562 ; 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-31562b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349174

Title: Rolf Hochhuth.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 30443 ROLF HOCHHUTH, AUTHOR OF “THE DEPUTY.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-1-64)
Creator Name(s): Grove Press. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Hochhuth, Rolf., Catholic Church. Diocese of Essen (Germany)
Topical Subject(s): Dramatists--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany., Germany., Europe--Germany
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. 30443; 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_30443
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352856

Title: Christmas visitors to cross red wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30381 CHRISTMAS VISITORS TO CROSS RED WALL BERLIN -- Berlin was a divided city of light and darkness on Christmas 1962; separated from neighbors and loved ones in the Eastern sector by the Communist wall, West Berliners erected some 400 Christmas trees as a substitute greeting. The wall will be crossed this year. After 11 days of negotiation, East Germany agreed to West Germany’s proposal to admit West Berliners into the Eastern portions of the city during the Christmas season. Hower, the Communist regime will not permit its residents to enter the West. Passes will be issued to West Berliners for one day, good until midnight. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-12C-63-W)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, December 20, 1963, December 20, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin., Christmas--Germany--Berlin., Christmas trees--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. PC-30381; 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-30381
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352989

Title: Nuns on skis.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30683 NUNS ON SKIS MITTERBACH, Austria -- Two pictures -- same set of Austrian nuns. Because supervision of athletics is a part of their teaching assignments, five nuns have been taking skiing instruction at Mitterbach. They were given permission to replace their normal habits with ski suits as they trained in a mountain area. The before-and-after photos here follow the same left to right order; Sister Adelgund, Sister Judith, Sister Gertrudis, Sister Helgart and Sister Friedburga. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-3A-64-W)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, February 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Skis and skiing--Austria., Nuns--Austria., Monasticism and religious orders--Habit., Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Austria., Austria., Austria., Europe--Germany--Bavaria--Mitterbach
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-30683; 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-30683
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353743

Title: East Berlin.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: Die neue Gedachtniskirche ist fertig. Dieser Tage wurde der Neubau der Gedächtniskirche - ein Entwurf des Prof. Eiermann - fertiggestellt. Für die Berliner wurde der Neubau zum bestgehassten Objekt der letzen Jahre, “Gasometer” mit Fabrikschornstein” sind noch die zahmsten Ausdrücke, die für den Neubau geprägt wurden. Foto: KEYSTONE KESTONE - Berlin, 15.7.1961 1/36/43621/n/Pel
Creator Name(s): Keystone (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Eiermann, Egon, 1904-1970 (architect)
Date Created: 1961, July 15, 1961, July 15, 1961
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church architecture--Germany--Berlin., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Functionalism (Architecture)--Germany--Berlin., Architecture, Modern--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., 20th century., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. TV-31977; 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_TV-31977
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:355961

Title: A sermon in lights.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-32232 A SERMON IN LIGHTS ESSEN, Germany -- News of the Church is flashed in lights for Catholics of Essen, Germany. First installation of its type by a church, the moving messages are similar to news bulletins carried on the old New York Times building in New York. During the course of the day passersby watch sermons-in-capsule, Biblical quotations, and Church news move across the top of a building. Bishop Franz Hengsbach of Essen authorized the unusual project. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (P-NY-3A-65-W)
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (publisher)
Date Created: 1965, February 15, 1965, February 15, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Hengsbach, Franz, 1910-1991., Catholic Church. Diocese of Essen (Germany)
Topical Subject(s): Church signs--Germany--Essen., Electric signs--Germany--Essen.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Essen., Germany, Essen., Essen (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Essen
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-32232; 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-32232
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:355887

Title: Congo premier calls on Munich cardinal.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31933 CONGO PREMIER CALLS ON MUNICH CARDINAL MUNICH, Germany -- Prime Minister Moise Tshombe of the Congo calls on Julius Cardinal Doepfner, Archbishop of Munich, at his residence during a visit to Germany. The premier was in this country to seek German financial investments in developing Congolese industry. Before going to Germany, Mr. Tshombe had a 20-minute private audience with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican. He also met with Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani, Vatican Secretary of State. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-12C-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, December 14, 1964, December 14, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Tshombe, Moïse., Catholic Church--Bishops., Döpfner, Julius, 1913-1976.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Germany--Munich., Heads of state--Congo (Democratic Republic), Investments, Foreign--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Germany, Munich., Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Munich (Germany), Europe--Germany--Bavaria--Munich
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31933; 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-31933
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356597

Title: Dr. Ramsey visits German church.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31827 DR. RAMSEY VISITS GERMAN CHURCH NUREMBURG, Germany -- Sculpture in St. Lorenz church in Nuremburg, Germany, catches the attention of Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury. The Anglican leader, on a three-day visit with German churchmen, was hailed by Bishop Hanns Lilje of Hanover, chairman of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany, as a “bridge-builder between peoples and a pioneer of church unity.” Dr. Ramsey was honored at a reception held by the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany which was attended by representatives of Protestant, Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-NY-11C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (publisher), Pictorial Parade, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher), Kraft, Adam, approximately 1460-1508. (sculptor)
Date Created: 1964, November 10, 1964, November 10, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Ramsey, Michael, 1904-1988., Church of England--Bishops., St. Lorenz-Kirche (Nuremberg, Germany), Kraft, Adam, approximately 1460-1508--Self-portraits.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Germany--Nuremberg., Sculpture--Germany--Nuremberg., Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Nuremberg.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Nuremberg., Germany, Nuremberg., Germany, Nuremberg., Nuremberg (Germany), Europe--Germany--Bavaria--Nuremberg
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-31827; 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-31827
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356679

Title: Ecumenical service at 'hunger clock.'
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31807 ECUMENICAL SERVICE AT ‘HUNGER CLOCK’ WUPPERTAL, Germany -- A brief torch-light ecumenical service is held at a “hunger clock” in Wuppertal which records deaths from hunger around the world as a dramatic reminder to church people to assist the needy. The clock is one of a number set up by the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKID) to promote its continuing “Bread for the World Campaign.” Others have been erected at busy centers in Hamburg, West Berlin and Frankfurt. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-11B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (publisher), Pictorial Parade, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, November 1, 1964, November 1, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--Germany--Wuppertal., Starvation--Germany--Wuppertal., Clocks--Germany--Wuppertal., Installations (Art) --Germany--Wuppertal.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Wuppertal., Germany, Wuppertal., Germany, Wuppertal., Germany, Wuppertal., Wuppertal (Germany), Europe--Germany--North Rhine-Westphalia--Wuppertal
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31807; 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-31807
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356633

Title: Luther's wedding ring found.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31797 LUTHER’S WEDDING RING FOUND SCHOENBERG, Germany -- Martin Luther’s wedding ring, with crucifixion scene and the Latin initials I.N.R.I. for “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews,” has been found in the possession of an unidentified family at Schoenberg, Germany. The ring has been lost since World War I. It bears the wedding date, June 13, 1525, and the names “Dr. Martino Luthera” and “Catharine V. Boren.” The ring was put on display in the Schoenberg Museum. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-NY-11B-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Pictorial Parade, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher), Sport & General Press Agency Ltd (London, England) (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, November 2, 1964, November 2, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Luther, Martin, 1483-1546--Marriage., Luther, Katharina von Bora, 1499-1552--Marriage., Jesus Christ--Crucifixion.
Topical Subject(s): Rings--Germany--Mecklenburg-Vorpommern., Wedding rings--Germany--Mecklenburg-Vorpommern., Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern., Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern., Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern., Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany), Germany (East), Europe--Germany--Mecklenburg-Vorpommern--Schönberg
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31797; 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-31797
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356630

Title: Their apostolate: Atonement for a 'death' camp.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, December 3, 1964, December 3, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dachau (Concentration camp), KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau.
Topical Subject(s): Contemplative orders--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany--Dachau., Holocaust memorials--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany--Dachau., Convents--Germany--Dachau.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Dachau (Germany), Europe--Germany--Bavaria--Dachau
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31891; 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-31891b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356584

Title: Their apostolate: Atonement for a 'death' camp.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, December 3, 1964, December 3, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dachau (Concentration camp), Catholic Church--Bishops., Neuhäusler, Johann., KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany--Dachau., Church dedication--Germany--Dachau., Relics--Germany--Dachau., Holocaust memorials--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany--Dachau.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Dachau (Germany), Europe--Germany--Bavaria--Dachau
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31891; 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-31891a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356583

Title: Their apostolate: Atonement for a 'death' camp.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, December 3, 1964, December 3, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dachau (Concentration camp), KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau.
Topical Subject(s): Contemplative orders--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany--Dachau., Holocaust memorials--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany--Dachau., Convents--Germany--Dachau.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Dachau (Germany), Europe--Germany--Bavaria--Dachau
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31891; 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-31891c
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356585

Title: Their apostolate: Atonement for a 'death' camp.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31891 THEIR APOSTOLATE: ATONEMENT FOR A ‘DEATH’ CAMP MUNICH, West Germany -- These nuns will spend the rest of their lives in prayers of atonement for the crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Nazi regime. Carmelites, they are shown in their chapel at the site of the infamous “death” camp maintained by the Nazis at Dachau, Germany. The grounds have been converted into Holy Blood Convent, which was dedicated by Bishop Johannes Neuhausler. The German prelate was an inmate of Dachau for most of the 12-year-regime of Adolf Hitler. Isolated from the world, the nuns will fill their days with hard work, meditation and prayer. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-12A-64-W)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, December 3, 1964, December 3, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Discalced Carmelite Nuns., Dachau (Concentration camp), KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Germany--Dachau., Contemplative orders--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany--Dachau., Prayer--Germany--Dachau., Holocaust memorials--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany--Dachau.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Germany, Dachau., Dachau (Germany), Europe--Germany--Bavaria--Dachau
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31891; 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-31891
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356582

Title: Modern churches going up in West Germany.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31670 MODERN CHURCHES GOING UP IN WEST GERMANY FRANKFURT, Germany -- This Catholic Church in Frankfurt resembling the bow of a ship, symbol of early Christianity, is an example of the impressive renaissance in church building going on in West Germany. The vessel-like edifice is topped by a simple cross. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-10B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church.
Topical Subject(s): Catholic church buildings--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Church architecture--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Midcentury modern (Architecture)--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Frankfurt am Main., Germany, Frankfurt am Main., Germany, Frankfurt am Main., Germany, Frankfurt am Main., Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Europe--Germany--Hesse--Frankfurt am Main
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31670; 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-31670
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356523

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

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