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Title: Edward L.R. Elson in Colmac, France.
Description: After church, February 1945, Battle of Colmar. Held service in church not far from Albert Sweitzer's home.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993--Archives., Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Military chaplains--United States., Colmar, Battle of, France, 1945.
Geographic subjects: Colmar (France), Europe--France--Colmar--Grand Est, United States.
Physical Location: RG 253, Box 13, Folder 43; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Edward L. R. Elson Papers, 1920-1988.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-253
Identifier (local): ds1175
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5331

Title: Danish students at Christmas.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: DANISH STUDENTS AT CHRISTMAS #1130 COPENHAGEN -- Poor university students earn a little extra money every year at Christmas time by selling Christmas trees. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-COP-PP-11-29-5)
Date Created: 1945, December 1945, December 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas--Denmark--Copenhagen., Christmas trees--Denmark--Copenhagen., College students--Denmark--Copenhagen.
Geographic subjects: Denmark, Copenhagen., Denmark, Copenhagen., Denmark, Copenhagen., Copenhagen (Denmark), Europe--Denmark--Hovedstaden--Copenhagen
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1130; 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_1130
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356857

Title: Czech Catholics make pilgrimage to Lidice.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CZECH CATHOLICS MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO LIDICE #1133 LIDICE -- Monsignor Alois Tylinek, of St. Wenceslas Roman Catholic Church in Prague, addresses pilgrims gathered at an open air Mass on the site of Lidice, destroyed by the Germans in reprisal for the killing Reinhardt Heydrich, Nazi Protector of Bohemia. Msgr. Tylinek, an active political figure, is vice-Mayor of Prague. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EZ-PR-TFD-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Zaugg, Ernest. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Clergy., Tylínek, Alois., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Heydrich, Reinhard, 1904-1942--Assassination., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Lidice Massacre, Lidice, Czech Republic, 1942., World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Czech Republic., Mass., Clergy--Czech Republic--Lidice., Clergy--Czechoslovakia.
Geographic subjects: Czech Republic., Czech Republic, Lidice., Czechoslovakia., Lidice (Czech Republic), Czechoslovakia., Europe--Czech Republic--Středočeský --Lidice
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1133; 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_1133
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356859

Title: Prague vicar talks to journalist.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PRAGUE VICAR TALKS TO JOURNALIST #1135 PRAGUE -- Dr. Theophilus Bohumil Opatrny, Vicar of the Prague Roman Catholic archdiocese, stresses a point to Antonius Jandecek, newly-appointed Prague correspondent of Religious News Service. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EZ-PR-TFD-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Zaugg, Ernest. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Clergy., Opatrný, Bohumil, Theophilus., Jandecek, Antonius., Religious News Service., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Czechoslovakia., Clergy--Czech Republic--Prague., Journalists--Czechoslovakia., Journalists--Czech Republic--Prague.
Geographic subjects: Czechoslovakia., Czech Republic, Prague., Czechoslovakia., Czech Republic, Prague., Prague (Czech Republic), Czechoslovakia., Europe--Czech Republic--Praha, Hlavní Město--Prague
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1135; 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_1135
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356862

Title: Americans to replace German monks in Sudetenland.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: AMERICANS TO REPLACE GERMAN MONKS IN SUDETENLAND #1137 PRAGUE -- The Very Rev. John Cerf of the Benedictine Monastery of St. Procopius near Chicago, Ill., (right) confers with Cannon Ottocaro Svec of the Prague archdiocese, on plans to replace German monks evacuated from the Sudeten area of Czechoslovakia with Czech-born personnel from the United States. Canon Svec was imprisoned in Dachau after the assassination of Reinhardt Heydrich, Nazi Protector of Bohemia. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EZ-PR-TFD-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Zaugg, Ernest. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Clergy., Svec, Ottocaro., Cerf, John., Heydrich, Reinhard, 1904-1942--Assassination., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Czechoslovakia., Clergy--Czech Republic--Prague., Brothers (Religious)--Czechoslovakia., Brothers (Religious)--Czech Republic--Sudetenland.
Geographic subjects: Czechoslovakia., Czech Republic, Prague., Czechoslovakia., Czech Republic, Sudetenland., Prague (Czech Republic), Sudetenland (Czech Republic), Czechoslovakia., Europe--Czech Republic--Praha, Hlavní Město--Prague
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1137; 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_1137
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356863

Title: Norwegian bishop honored by Anglicans.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NORWEGIAN BISHOP HONORED BY ANGLICANS #1101 Bishop Eivind Berggrav, Primate of the Norwegian Lutheran Church, (right) receives the Lambeth Cross from the Archbishop of Canterbury for outstanding work in the Church. The presentation took place at the Nikea Club in London. Bishop Berggrav is the fourth recipient [of] the Cross since its institution by Lord Lang, late Archbishop of Canterbury. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BC-NY-PG-11-26-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berggrav, Eivind, 1884-1959., Norske kirke--Bishops., Church of England--Bishops., Fisher of Lambeth, Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron, 1887-1972., Church of England--Awards., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--England--London., Awards--England--London., Award presentations--England--London., Pectoral crosses--England--London.
Geographic subjects: England, London., England, London., England, London., England, London., London (England), Europe--England--Greater London--London
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1101; 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_1101
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356850

Title: Head of Swedish Methodist Church.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: HEAD OF SWEDISH METHODIST CHURCH #1149 Pastor Theodor Arvidson, head of the Swedish Methodist Church, is shown at his desk in Stockholm. It is expected that he will be elected bishop in charge of Methodist work in all the Scandinavian countries. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GO-ST-LM-11-30-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Methodist Church (Sweden), Methodist Church (Sweden)--Clergy., Arvidson, Theodor., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Sweden--Stockholm., Methodists--Sweden--Stockholm., Christian leadership--Sweden--Stockholm.
Geographic subjects: Sweden, Stockholm., Sweden, Stockholm., Sweden, Stockholm., Stockholm (Sweden), Europe--Sweden--Stockholm--Stockholm
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1149; 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_1149
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356867

Title: Bishop and soldier.
Description: Text transcribed from caption on reverse: bishop Gustaf Aulén, Strängnäs, Berggravs best friend Sweden talks with Norwegian soldier in military training camp in Sweden.
Creator Name(s): Pressens bild (Firm) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Aulén, Gustaf, 1879-1977., Svenska kyrkan--Bishops., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Sweden--Strängnäs., Soldiers--Norway., Soldiers--Sweden.
Geographic subjects: Sweden, Strängnäs., Norway., Sweden., Sweden., Europe--Sweden
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1151; 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_1151
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356868

Title: Christmas nests for birds.
Description: Text transcribed from caption on reverse: Not only in the gardens of private houses a Christmas sheaf is put up for the birds, also the municipality of Copenhagen has adopted this beautiful custom.
Creator Name(s): Nordisk Pressefoto (Copenhagen, Denmark) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas--Denmark--Copenhagen., Christmas decorations --Denmark--Copenhagen.
Geographic subjects: Denmark, Copenhagen., Denmark, Copenhagen., Copenhagen (Denmark), Europe--Denmark--Hovedstaden--Copenhagen
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1142; 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_1142
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356865

Title: Copenhagen decorates for Christmas.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: COPENHAGEN DECORATES FOR CHRISTMAS #1143 COPENHAGEN -- Rich decorations of lights, bells and festoons are seen in the main thoroughfare of Copenhagen during the weeks before Christmas. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-COP-LM-11-30-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas--Denmark--Copenhagen., Christmas decorations --Denmark--Copenhagen., Christmas lights--Denmark--Copenhagen.
Geographic subjects: Denmark, Copenhagen., Denmark, Copenhagen., Denmark, Copenhagen., Copenhagen (Denmark), Europe--Denmark--Hovedstaden--Copenhagen
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1143; 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_1143
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356866

Title: Damaged Catholic church at Dunkerque.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: DAMAGED CATHOLIC CHURCH AT DUNKERQUE #1113 DUNKERQUE, France -- The sky can be seen through the broken roof of this partially destroyed Catholic Church, St. Martins, at Dunkerque. The low, barrack-like building in the foreground is such as many inhabitants much dwell in for the months or years until their homes can be rebuilt. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GE-LM-11-27-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Buildings., Saint-Martin Church (Dunkerque, France), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--France--Dunkerque., Buildings--War damage--France--Dunkerque.
Geographic subjects: France, Dunkerque., France, Dunkerque., Dunkerque (France), Dunkerque (France), Europe--France--Hauts-de-France--Dunkirk
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1113; 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_1113
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356854

Title: Czech school confiscation opposed.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CZECH SCHOOL CONFISCATION OPPOSED #1175 PRAGUE -- Msgr. Frantisek Hala, Postmaster General of Czechoslovakia, reads a Catholic petition requesting postponement of the confiscation of Catholic schools in Bohemia and Moravia until after the scheduled elections next spring. Catholic schools in Bohemia and Moravia have not yet been taken over as they have in Slovakia. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AJ-PR-MES-12-5-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Clergy., Hála, František., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Czechoslovakia., Clergy--Czech Republic--Prague., Catholic schools--Czechoslovakia., Land, Nationalization of--Czechoslovakia., Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Communism and Christianity--Czechoslovakia.
Geographic subjects: Czechoslovakia., Czech Republic, Prague., Czechoslovakia., Czechoslovakia., Czechoslovakia., Prague (Czech Republic), Czechoslovakia., Europe--Czech Republic--Praha, Hlavní Město--Prague
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1175; 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_1175
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356881

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: Aid for the Waldensian community.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: AID FOR THE WALDENSIAN COMMUNITY. Welfare workers from the Church of Scotland with a group of women of an Italian Waldensian community. The Italian Waldensians are the oldest Protestant group in the world. They are now engaged in reconstructing their religious life. During the war, many of their communities were destroyed by the Nazi-Fascist forces. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (90-A)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Chiesa evangelica valdese., Church of Scotland--Missions--Italy., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Italy., Social workers--Italy.
Geographic subjects: Italy., Italy., Piedmont (Italy), Europe--Italy--Piedmont
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1194; 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_1194
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356904

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: Norwegian refugee babies baptized.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NORWEGIAN REFUGEE BABIES BAPTIZED #S-1147 STOCKHOLM -- Pastor Casper Hennig, representative in Sweden of Bishop Eivind Berggrav, Primate of the Norwegian Lutheran Church, baptizes a group of Norwegian refugee children born in Stockholm. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GO-ST-LM-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Pressens bild (Firm) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Hennig, Casper., Norske kirke--Clergy., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Sweden--Stockholm., Baptism--Norske kirke., Baptism--Sweden--Stockholm., Refugee children--Sweden--Stockholm.
Geographic subjects: Sweden, Stockholm., Sweden, Stockholm., Sweden, Stockholm., Stockholm (Sweden), Europe--Sweden--Stockholm--Stockholm
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1147; 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_S-1147
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356996

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

Title: Germany's Methodist Bishop.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: GERMANY’S METHODIST BISHOP #1264 BERLIN -- Dr. F. H. Otto Melle is the Methodist Bishop of Germany, and a leading temperance crusader on the Continent. A resident of Berlin, Dr. Melle formerly was director of the Methodist Theological Seminary at Frankfurt am Main, largest free-church institute of its kind in Europe. One of the first Germans to visit the U.S. after World War 1, Bishop Melle often has been a delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church. 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): Evangelisch-Methodistische Kirche (Germany)--Bishops., Melle, F. H. Otto, -1947, Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Germany--Berlin., Theologians--Germany--Berlin., Temperance--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1264; 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_1264
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356934

Title: Prominent in German Christian political movement.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PROMINENT IN GERMAN CHRISTIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT #1266 BERLIN -- Mrs. Hildegard Staehle, of Berlin, is an important figure in the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, which is built around remnants of the old Roman Catholic Center party, but is open to members of all faiths. Mrs. Staehle is also a councellor in the Social Service Office of the Berlin City Government. Her husband, Col. Wilhelm Staehle, was murdered by the Gestapo April 29, 1945, for anti-Nazi activity and she was thrown into a concentration camp. Women are playing an increasingly important role in the Christian political movements of Europe. 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): Staehle, Hildegard., Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Nazi concentration camp inmates --Germany--Berlin., Women--Political activity--Germany., Ecumenical movement--Germany., Christianity and politics--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1266; 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_1266
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356936

Title: Press chief of German religious political group.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PRESS CHIEF OF GERMAN RELIGIOUS POLITICAL GROUP #1267 BERLIN -- Wrapped in a heavy overcoat to stave off the cold, Georg Dertinger, press chief of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, formed from remnants of the old Roman Catholic Center Party, works at his desk in his unheated Berlin office. Dertinger also acts as secretary to the president of the Union, Dr. Andreas Hermes. 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): Dertinger, Georg., Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Press secretaries--Germany--Berlin., Ecumenical movement--Germany., Christianity and politics--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1267; 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_1267
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356937

Title: Berlin's Dom.
Description: Text transcribed from captions on reverse: The heavily damaged Dom, Berlin’s Protestant Cathedral, where the Kaisers attended divine worship before World War I. This church was vandalized for 8 days following the occupation of Berlin. Most of the tombs of former German emperors and princes desecrated. At the right can be seen the towering St. Mary’s Church, one of the oldest sanctuaries in Brandenburg Provinces, and one of the mostly lightly [sic] damaged of the Berlin churches. Provost Heinrich Grueber, who is Protestant Counsellor in the Berlin City Government, is pastor of St. Mary’s. Domprediger Dr. ____Doehring standing amid the ruins of the Dom, Berlin’s Protestant Cathedral. Dr. Doehring, who is still active in German church affairs, was the Kaisers’ pastor before World War I. During the Nazi regime he resisted efforts of the Hitlerites to “Nazify” the Christian Church. Services of the Dom parish are now held in a hall, as are most of church services in Berlin.
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., Grüber, Heinrich, 1891-1975., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Theologians--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1268; 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_1268
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356938

Title: Berlin's Kaiser William church in ruins.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN’S KAISER WILLIAM CHURCH IN RUINS #1290 BERLIN -- Twisted girders are mute evidence of the destruction wrought on the historic Kaiser William Memorial Church here. Pastor of the church is Dr. Gerhard Jacobi, who was called to appear before the Gestapo more than 100 times. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1290; 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_1290
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356951

Title: American church in Berlin a war casualty.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 1296 AMERICAN CHURCH IN BERLIN A WAR CASUALTY BERLIN -- Twisted girders and shattered walls surround the tower of the wrecked American Church here. The tower was the gift of John D. Rockefeller. Parish house of the church also was destroyed. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-5-L-O-DEN)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): American Church in Berlin., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1296; 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_1296
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356953

Title: Tyn cathedral portals lose war-time garb.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: TYN CATHEDRAL PORTALS LOSE WAR-TIME GARB 1303 PRAGUE -- Workmen are removing the solid brick blast walls that protected the portals of Tyn Cathedral here during the war. These portals, among the most beautiful in the world, give entrance into an edifice that was built in the 15th century. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CTK-PR-MES-12-5-C)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kostel Panny Marie před Týnem (Prague, Czech Republic), Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Czechoslovakia., Church buildings--Czech Republic--Prague., Church buildings--Protection., World War, 1939-1945., Architecture and war--Czech Republic--Prague., Architecture and war--Czechoslovakia.
Geographic subjects: Czechoslovakia., Czech Republic, Prague., Czech Republic, Prague., Czechoslovakia., Prague (Czech Republic), Czechoslovakia., Europe--Czech Republic--Praha, Hlavní Město--Prague
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1303; 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_1303
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356956

Title: Niemoeller's parsonage in ruins.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NIEMOELLER’S PARSONAGE IN RUINS #1286 BERLIN -- His parsonage as well as his church were ruined in Pastor Martin Niemoeller’s Dahlem pastorate. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Parsonages--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin--Dahlem
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1286; 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_S-1286
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357016

Title: Berlin church to be rebuilt.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN CHURCH TO BE REBUILT #S-1289 BERLIN -- The Kaiser William Church, one of Germany’s most fashionable pre-war edifices, although repeatedly hit during the heavier bombings, will be rebuilt. A sum of 300,000 marks is being sought to restore the sanctuary to its former glory. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Church buildings--Reconstruction--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1289; 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_S-1289
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357017

Title: Niemoeller parsonage.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NIEMOELLER PARSONAGE #S-1285 BERLIN -- This view of Pastor Martin Niemoeller’s pre-war parsonage is typical of the destruction wrought by the war on the churches of Germany. Materials for repairs and skilled workers are impossible to obtain due to shortages and the priorities of hospitals and schools. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Parsonages--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin--Dahlem
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1285; 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_S-1285
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357015

Title: Berlin church leader.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN CHURCH LEADER 1292 BERLIN -- Dr. Hans Boehm, a member of the High Council of the Evangelical Church, was one of the leading anti-Nazi figures among the German clergy during the war. A Berlin Provost of the Evangelical Church, he was imprisoned five times by the Gestapo, the last time in connection with the plot against Hitler’s life in July, 1944. One of two persons to escape alive from Gestapo headquarters when the city fell, Dr. Boehm is 46 years old. His right leg was amputated in World War 1. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-19-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Böhm, Hans, 1899-1962., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland. Kirchenkanzlei., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy., Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Assassination attempts., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Berlin., Anti-Nazi movement--Germany., World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German., Operation Valkyrie, 1944.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1292; 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_1292
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356952

Title: Bismarck surveys wreckage of Berlin's Dom.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 1298 BISMARCK SURVEY WRECKAGE OF BERLIN’S DOM BERLIN -- Comparatively undamaged, Bismarck’s statue still stands in the Dom, Protestant cathedral here, surveying the ruins of the burial chapels. Tomb in foreground is that of Emperor Friederick, who ruled over Germany in 1888. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-5-L-O-DEN)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898--Statues., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Frederick III, German Emperor, 1831-1888--Tomb., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1298; 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_1298
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356954

Title: Coventry plans for the future.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: COVENTRY PLANS FOR THE FUTURE 1279 Coventry, England--Blitzed almost beyond recognition by the Nazis in November, 1940, Coventry citizens hope to rebuild their battered city as modern metropolis. Here is one plan for the “New Coventry” showing the famous cathedral, destroyed in the bombing, restored at the left. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PNI-NY-MES-12-5-A-E-PV)
Creator Name(s): International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Great Britain., Bombing, Aerial--England--Coventry., Architectural models--England.
Geographic subjects: Great Britain., England, Coventry., England., London (England), Coventry (England), Europe--England--Greater London--London
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1279; 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_1279
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356948

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