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Title: Tokyo theological school.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: TOKYO THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL #1401 TOKYO -- This formerly was the Episcopalian Central Theological Seminary Rectors’ School in the Ikebukuro section of this city. The school now meets with two students in a nearby house. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Nihon Seikōkai--Education., Central Theological College (Tokyo, Japan)--Buildings., Central Theological College (Tokyo, Japan)
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., Seminaries--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Ikebukuro (Tokyo, Japan), Ikebukuro (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Ikebukuro
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1401; 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_1401
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357265

Title: Tokyo chapel a scarred ruin.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: TOKYO CHAPEL A SCARRED RUIN #1402 TOKYO -- The chapel of the Episcopalian Central Theological Seminary here stands only a roofless shell while around it the marks of war are everywhere evident. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Nihon Seikōkai--Education., Central Theological College (Tokyo, Japan)--Buildings., Central Theological College (Tokyo, Japan)
Topical Subject(s): Chapels--Japan--Tokyo., Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo., Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., Seminaries--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Ikebukuro (Tokyo, Japan), Ikebukuro (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Ikebukuro
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1402; 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_1402
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357266

Title: Congregational church in Tokyo.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN TOKYO #1405 TOKYO -- The steeple of the Congregational Roinanzaka Church here rises above the houses in an almost undamaged section of this city. Proximity of the American Embassy may have caused American airmen to avoid this area. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-C-DEN)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan Reinanzaka Kyōkai (Tokyo, Japan)--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo., Spires--Japan--Tokyo., Church architecture--Details--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Minato-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Minato-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Tokyo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1405; 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_1405
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357267

Title: Jesuit university in Tokyo still operating.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: JESUIT UNIVERSITY IN TOKYO STILL OPERATING #1410 TOKYO -- One of the few buildings still left standing in the Kojimachi-ku district of this blitzed city is the Roman Catholic Sophia University. The Jesuit school is operating today with its normal complement of about 1,000 students. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Jōchi Daigaku--Buildings., Jōchi Daigaku.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., Universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Catholic universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Jesuit universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Kōjimachi
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1410; 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_1410
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357269

Title: University convent escapes Tokyo damage.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: UNIVERSITY CONVENT ESCAPES TOKYO DAMAGE #1416 TOKYO -- The Jochi Gakuin convent of Sophia University here, stands undamaged after the fire raids on the capital. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Jōchi Daigaku--Buildings., Jōchi Daigaku.
Topical Subject(s): Convents--Japan--Tokyo., Universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Catholic universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Kōjimachi
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1416; 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_1416
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357274

Title: Priest surveys damaged Tokyo school.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PRIEST SURVEYS DAMAGED TOKYO SCHOOL #1418 TOKYO -- Father Francis Shimira [Shimura], head of the general affairs section of Sophia University here, stands among the rubble and shattered walls of the war-damaged school. This wing, and that of another building, however, were the only sections destroyed. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-C-D)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Jōchi Daigaku--Buildings., Jōchi Daigaku., Catholic Church--Clergy., Shimura, Francis.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., Universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Catholic universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo., Clergy--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Kōjimachi
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1418; 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_1418
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357276

Title: Tokyo Episcopal cafeteria.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: TOKYO EPISCOPAL CAFETERIA #1420 TOKYO -- The refectory of St. Paul’s University (Episcopal) here sells 300 lunches a day. Run by a student cooperative, the meals cost about seven cents. The university was converted to military uses during the war but has undergone shakeups under Gen. MacArthur’s command. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Rikkyō Daigaku--Students., Rikkyō Daigaku.
Topical Subject(s): Cafeterias--Japan--Tokyo., Food service--Japan--Tokyo., Universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Christian universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Ikebukuro (Tokyo, Japan), Japan, Allied occupation, 1945-1952., Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Ikebukuro
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1420; 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_1420
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357277

Title: Tokyo's Holy Trinity grim monument to war.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: TOKYO’S HOLY TRINITY GRIM MONUMENT TO WAR #1421 TOKYO -- Once the most fashionable Episcopal church here, Holy Trinity now is only a battered shell, standing among the fire-swept ruins of the Aoyama district. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E-D-O)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Tokyo, Japan), Nihon Seikōkai--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo., Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Tokyo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1421; 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_1421
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357278

Title: Communion service in wrecked Tokyo church.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: COMMUNION SERVICE IN WRECKED TOKYO CHURCH #1422 TOKYO -- American and Japanese Christians participate in the Holy Communion ceremonies in fire-gutted Holy Trinity Church here. Episcopal Bishop Paul C. Sasaki (left) is administering the sacrament assisted by the rector. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E-D-O)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Tokyo, Japan), Nihon Seikōkai--Bishops., Sasaki, Paul Shinji., Nihon Seikōkai--Liturgy.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Japan--Tokyo., Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., Lord's Supper (Liturgy), World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Tokyo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1422; 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_1422
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357279

Title: Congregation at Tokyo communion service.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CONGREGATION AT TOKYO COMMUNION SERVICE #1434 TOKYO -- With the gaunt walls of Holy Trinity (Episcopal) Church here forming the background, the congregation of the Episcopal edifice pose for a group picture after a recent Holy Communion service. Middle figure of three seated clergymen is Bishop Paul C. Sasaki, Episcopal bishop of Tokyo. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Takamatsu, Takaharu., Nihon Seikōkai--Clergy., Rikkyō Daigaku--Faculty., Rikkyō Daigaku--Students.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo., Clergy--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo., Sacrilege--Japan--Tokyo., College students--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Tokyo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1434; 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_1434
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357283

Title: Tokyo church memorial scarred by fire.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: TOKYO CHURCH MEMORIAL SCARRED BY FIRE 1437 TOKYO -- This memorial plaque, erected in honor of A.D. Weld French, one of the first American merchants to come to Japan, now rests in a corner, its face warped by heat and colored with rust. The plaque once hung in the narthex of Holy Trinity (Episcopal) Church, which is now in ruins. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-BO)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Tokyo, Japan), French, A. D. Weld (Aaron Davis Weld), 1835-1896--Monuments.
Topical Subject(s): Plaques, plaquettes--Japan--Tokyo., Historical markers--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Tokyo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1437; 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_1437
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357286

Title: Blasted Tokyo church stands amid ruins.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BLASTED TOKYO CHURCH STANDS AMID RUINS #1423 TOKYO -- The tower and walls are all that remain of once fashionable Holy Trinity (Episcopal) Church here. Former U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Grew read the lesson from the lectern in this church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E-D-O)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Tokyo, Japan), Nihon Seikōkai--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo., Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Tokyo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1423; 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_1423
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357280

Title: Rector of Tokyo university chapel.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: RECTOR OF TOKYO UNIVERSITY CHAPEL 1424 TOKYO -- Chaplain Takaharu Takamatsu, rector of All Saints Chapel of St. Paul’s University here, was removed from his post during the war, but he conducted Bible classes in his own home. The chapel was desecrated and used as a storehouse for the Japanese Army. He is surrounded by students who now attend his daily chapel services. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E-D-O)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Rikkyō Daigaku--Chaplains., Rikkyō Daigaku., Rikkyō Daigaku--Students.
Topical Subject(s): Universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Christian universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo., College chaplains--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Ikebukuro (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Ikebukuro
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1424; 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_1424
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357281

Title: Ruins fail to halt Tokyo services.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: RUINS FAIL TO HALT TOKYO SERVIES #1425 TOKYO -- With a warm sun a symbol of the light from above, members of the congregation of Episcopal Holy Trinity Church here leave the battered ruin after regular Sunday service. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-A-E-D-O)
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Tokyo, Japan), Nihon Seikōkai--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church attendance--Japan--Tokyo., Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Tokyo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1425; 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_1425
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357282

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