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Title: End of Devil's Island his mission.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: END OF DEVIL’S ISLAND HIS MISSION #s-3279 NEW YORK -- Major Charles A. Pean (above) of the Salvation Army in France has arrived here enroute to French Guiana where he will aid in the liquidation of the century-old penal settlement more popularly known as Devil’s Island. Major Pean, who for 18 years has worked for the abolition of the colony, will organize and supervise the repatriation of some 5,100 prisoners and ‘liberes.’ Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BH-NY-MES-4C-6-W-D)
Creator Name(s): Haller, Ben, 1919- (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Péan, Charles., Salvation Army., Salvation Army--Missions--French Guiana--Devil's Island.
Topical Subject(s): Penal colonies--French Guiana--Devil's Island., Church work with prisoners--French Guiana--Devil's Island., Church work with prisoners--Salvation Army., Prison abolition movements--France.
Geographic subjects: French Guiana, Devil's Island., French Guiana, Devil's Island., France., New York (N.Y.), Devil’s Island (French Guiana), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-3279; 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-3279
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359124

Title: Recreates Old Testament personalities.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: RECREATES NEW TESTAMENT PERSONALITIES #s-3195 CLEVELAND -- The Rev. Franklin D. Butchart believes that the best way to bring the Bible to his audiences is through a recreation of its great personalities. Garbed in costumes of the Biblical ages he gives vivid impersonations of John, Peter or Paul. Mr. Butchart, who is minister of the Glenville Christian church here, delivers his readings in many churches of Greater Cleveland. He credits his wife with much of the success of his presentations as she supervises his makeup and stage technique. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JT-CLEVE-MES-4B-6-W-B)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Butchart, Franklin D.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Ohio--Cleveland., Biblical costume--Ohio--Cleveland., Performance--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Cleveland (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Cuyahoga--Cleveland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-3195; 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-3195
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359120

Title: Starts crusade for 'United Church.'
Description: Text transcribed from caption: STARTS CRUSADE FOR ‘UNITED CHURCH’ #S-3190 SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Dr. E. Stanley Jones, evangelist and author, began a series of national speaking campaigns here on behalf of “a crusade for a United Church of America.” Mass meetings are planned for 30 cities from coast to coast. Chairman of the sponsoring committee is Andrew Phelps, of Pittsburgh, vice president of the Westinghouse Electric Co. Other members are Herbert Hoover, Congressman Walter H. Judd, J. C. Penney, Lowell Thomas, Gov. Luther W. Youngdahl, of Minnesota, Kirtley Mather and Mrs. Harper Sibley. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (S.N.-N.Y.-9A-7-JOG-W)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Jones, E. Stanley (Eli Stanley), 1884-1973.
Topical Subject(s): Evangelists--New York (State)--Syracuse., Christian union--United States.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), Syracuse., United States., Syracuse (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--Onondaga--Syracuse
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-3190; 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-3190a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359118

Title: To head Catholic relief in Japan.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: TO HEAD CATHOLIC RELIEF IN JAPAN #c-3246 MARYKNOLL, N.Y. -- The Rev. Michael J. McKillop of Brooklyn, N.Y., will represent the Catholic hierarchy on the temporary mission to Japan of the American Council of Volunteer Services [sic] for Foreign Service. Father McKillop was stationed in a Maryknoll mission in Japan before the war and since repatriation has been rector of the Maryknoll College at Los Altos, Cal. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-MES-4-B-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., McKillop, Michael J., Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America., Catholic Church--Missions--Japan., American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--California--Los Altos., Returned missionaries--Japan., Missions--Japan., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Japan., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects.
Geographic subjects: California, Los Altos., Japan., Japan., Japan., Japan., Asia--Japan
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3246; 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-3246
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359107

Title: Jesuit editor named to interfaith post.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: JESUIT EDITOR NAMED TO INTERFAITH POST #c-3073 NEW YORK -- The Rev. Allan P. Farrell, S.J., education director of America, Jesuit weekly, has been named Catholic co-chairman of the Commission of Religious Organizations of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Among the commission’s tasks is the holding of clergy conferences across the nation, which bring together priests, ministers, and rabbis for development of local interfaith goodwill programs. Accepting his new post, Father Farrell said: “For the sake of a decent world, Americans must learn to respect one another’s beliefs and cooperate for common civic and moral ends.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BH-NY-TFD-4-C-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Haller, Ben, 1919- (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Farrell, Allan P. (Allan Peter), 1896-1976., Catholic Church--Clergy., Jesuits., National Conference of Christians and Jews.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Editors--New York (State)--New York., Periodical editors--New York (State)--New York., Ecumenical movement--United States.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., United States., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3073; 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-3073
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359103

Title: Hungarian bishop behind bars.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: HUNGARIAN BISHOP BEHIND BARS #c-2076 BUDAPEST -- Imprisoned here as a “war criminal” Bishop Stefan Uzdoczy-Zadravetz (shown behind prison bars) has long been noted for his strong anti-Communistic attitude. He was “Army Bishop” of Admiral Nicholas Horthy’s forces after the last war. Although the bishop has been in retirement since 1928, most of the material for the accusations against him was gathered from his speeches and activities during World War I and in the “counter-revolutionary” period following it when Horthy’s regime superceded [sic] that of the Bolshevik Bela Kun. The 62-year-old prelate lives in a room with 30 other prisoners. Three times weekly he celebrates Mass in the prison chapel. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EZ-BUDA-MES-3C-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Zaugg, Ernest. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Zadravecz, István, 1884-1965., Catholic Church--Bishops., Hungary. Honvédség--Chaplains.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Hungary--Budapest., Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Communism and Christianity--Hungary., Counterrevolutionaries--Hungary--Budapest.
Geographic subjects: Hungary, Budapest., Hungary., Hungary, Budapest., Budapest (Hungary), Hungary, 1918-1945., Europe--Hungary--Budapest--Budapest
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-2076; 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-2076
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359096

Title: Archbishop John Murray.
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Murray, John Gregory.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Minnesota--Saint Paul.
Geographic subjects: Minnesota, Saint Paul., Saint Paul (Minn.), North and Central America--United States--Minnesota--Ramsey--St. Paul
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3278; 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_3278
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359090

Title: YMCA leader in Europe.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: YMCA LEADER IN EUROPE #3273 GENEVA -- Paul B. Anderson, senior secretary of the international committee of the YMCA, is shown at the recent meeting here of the Department of Reconstruction and Inter-Church Aid of the World Council of Churches. Mr. Anderson, who has his headquarters in Paris, served for 17 years with the Y in France before the war. An Episcopalian, he represented the organization on the Allied Repatriation Commission for Prisoners of War after spending 13 months in Paris when the Germans occupied the city. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-MES-4C-6-A-E)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches. Department of Reconstruction., World Council of Churches. Department of Inter-Church Aid., World Council of Churches--Congresses., World Alliance of YMCAs., Anderson, Paul B., 1894-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Switzerland--Geneva., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects., World War, 1939-1945--Repatriations.
Geographic subjects: Switzerland, Geneva., Geneva (Switzerland), Europe--Switzerland--Geneva--Geneva
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3273; 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_3273
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359083

Title: Norwegian delegate at Geneva meeting.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NORWEGIAN DELEGATE AT GENEVA MEETING #3271 GENEVA -- The Rev. Conrad Bonnevie-Svendsen of the Norwegian Lutheran Church is shown at the recent meeting here of the Department of Reconstruction and Inter-Church Aid of the World Council of Churches. Mr. Svendsen is chairman of the reconstruction committee of the Norwegian church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-MES-4C-6-L-Minn. Times)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches. Department of Reconstruction., World Council of Churches. Department of Inter-Church Aid., World Council of Churches--Congresses., Bonnevie-Svendsen, Conrad, 1898-1983.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Switzerland--Geneva., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects., Clergy--Switzerland--Geneva.
Geographic subjects: Switzerland, Geneva., Switzerland, Geneva., Geneva (Switzerland), Europe--Switzerland--Geneva--Geneva
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3271; 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_3271
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359082

Title: Finnish leader at reconstruction meeting.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: FINNISH LEADER AT RECONSTRUCTION MEETING #3270 GENEVA -- The Rev. Toivo Harjunpaa of Finland takes time out for tea during the recent sessions here of the Department of Reconstruction and Inter-Church Aid of the World Council of Churches. Mr. Harjunpaa is secretary of the Finnish reconstruction committee and assistant to Archbishop Aleksi E. Lehtonen, Primate of the Finnish Lutheran Church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-MES-4C-6-L)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches. Department of Reconstruction., World Council of Churches. Department of Inter-Church Aid., World Council of Churches--Congresses., Harjunpää, Toivo.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Switzerland--Geneva., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects., Clergy--Switzerland--Geneva.
Geographic subjects: Switzerland, Geneva., Switzerland, Geneva., Geneva (Switzerland), Europe--Switzerland--Geneva--Geneva
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3270; 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_3270
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359081

Title: British reconstruction leader.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BRITISH RECONSTRUCTION LEADER #3268 LONDON -- Miss Eleanora Iredale is secretary of the British Committee for Christian Reconstruction in Europe which was set up in 1943 by the British Council of Churches to cope with problems in the post-war period. Miss Iredale’s committee has worked closely with the Department of Reconstruction and Inter-Church Aid of the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Last year the group raised 1,000,000 pounds ($4,000,000) for reconstruction purposes. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-MES-4C-6-W)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Iredale, Eleanora., British Council of Churches., World Council of Churches. Department of Reconstruction., World Council of Churches. Department of Inter-Church Aid.
Topical Subject(s): Women in church work--England--London., Congresses and conventions--Switzerland--Geneva., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Europe.
Geographic subjects: England, London., Switzerland, Geneva., Europe., Geneva (Switzerland), Europe--Switzerland--Geneva--Geneva
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3268; 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_3268
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359080

Title: Rev. Loy L. Long.
Description: Text transcribed from notations on envelope: 3266 Rev. Loy L. Long formerly of Calcutta, India now candidate Secy. of the American Board of Foreign Missions, Boston Mac
Creator Name(s): MacDonald, Earl L. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Long, Loy Lewis, 1903-, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Returned missionaries--India--Kolkata., Missionaries--India--Kolkata.
Geographic subjects: India, Kolkata., India, Kolkata., Boston (Mass.), Kolkata (India), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Suffolk--Boston
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3266; 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_3266
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359078

Title: Right Reverend Angus B. Dun, Bishop of Washington.
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dun, Angus, 1892-1971., Episcopal Church--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3247; 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_3247
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359075

Title: Suffragan bishop-elect of Michigan.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: SUFFRAGAN BISHOP-ELECT OF MICHIGAN #3103 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Rev. Richard Stanley Merrill Emrich, assistant professor of Christian social ethics at the Episcopal Theological School here and minister-in-charge of St. Gabriel’s church, Marion, Mass., reads the letter notifying him of his election as suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Michigan. The son of Episcopal missionaries, Mr. Emrich was born in Mardin, Turkey. He studied at Brown University, the Theological School here, Union Seminary, New York, and the University of Marburg, Germany. He formerly was curate of St. John’s church, Waterbury, Conn. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (ELM-BOST-MES-4A-6-A-E)
Creator Name(s): MacDonald, Earl L. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Emrich, Richard S. M. (Richard Stanley Merrill), 1910-, Episcopal Church--Bishops., Episcopal Theological School (Cambridge, Mass.)--Faculty.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Michigan., Bishops--Massachusetts--Cambridge., Theologians--Massachusetts--Cambridge.
Geographic subjects: Michigan., Massachusetts, Cambridge., Massachusetts, Cambridge., Cambridge (Mass.), Michigan., North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Middlesex--Cambridge
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3103; 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_3103
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359026

Title: Cardinal Eugene Tisserant.
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Tisserant, Eugène, 1884-1972., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects: Vatican City., Vatican City., Europe--Holy See
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3066; 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_3066
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359016

Title: Cardinal Clement Emile Roques.
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Roques, Clément Émile., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--France--Rennes.
Geographic subjects: France, Rennes., Rennes (France), Europe--France--Brittany--Rennes
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3064; 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_3064
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359015

Title: Dr. Cavert resumes duties.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: DR. CAVERT RESUMES DUTIES #S-3019 [sic] NEW YORK -- Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert, general secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, is shown at his desk here as he resumed his duties after a six-month’s stay in Europe. Dr. Cavert took a prominent part in the organization of the first post-war meeting of the Provisional Committee of the World Council of Churches held recently in Geneva, Switzerland. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BH-NY-MES-3C-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Haller, Ben, 1919- (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., World Council of Churches. Provisional Committee.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Ecumenical movement--United States., Ecumenical movement--Switzerland--Geneva.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., United States., Switzerland, Geneva., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3004; 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_3004
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358993

Title: Japanese Christian back at his post.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: JAPANESE CHRISTIAN BACK AT HIS POST TOKYO -- Prof. Tadao Yanaihara (above) has resumed his post in the economic department of the Imperial University here after being ousted by the former Japanese government for his opposition to its foreign policies and because of his anti-war attitude. Prof. Yanaihara is a member of the Mukyokai, a society of Christian intellectual members of [sic] which do not attend church services. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO RB-TOK-MES-3D-6
Creator Name(s): Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Yanaihara, Tadao, 1893-1961., Tōkyō Teikoku Daigaku--Faculty.
Topical Subject(s): College teachers--Japan--Tokyo., Dissenters--Japan--Tokyo., Pacifists--Japan., Christian converts--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: Japan, Tokyo., Japan, Tokyo., Japan., Japan, Tokyo., Tokyo (Japan), Asia--Japan--Tōkyō--Tokyo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 2092; 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_2092
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358989

Title: The simple joys of youth.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #939 THE SIMPLE JOYS OF YOUTH. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CE-NY-MES-1-6-C-O-Y)
Creator Name(s): Erger. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Children., Ice cream cones.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 939; 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_939
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358908

Title: All dressed up.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #937 ALL DRESSED UP. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (IW-NY-MES-1-6-C-O-Y)
Creator Name(s): Wynman, Ida. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Children., Winter.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 937; 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_937
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358907

Title: The Rev and Mrs. Martin Niemoeller.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #929 THE REV AND MRS. MARTIN NIEMOELLER Here is a rare photo of the Rev. and Mrs. Martin Niemoeller, who are together again after eight years which the famous Berlin pastor spent in Nazi concentration camps. Photo was taken during October (1945). Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-LM-11-2-5)
Creator Name(s): Turner. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Bekennende Kirche--Clergy., Niemöller, Else, 1890-1961.
Topical Subject(s): Protestant churches--Clergy., Confessionalization., Ex-internment camp inmates.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 929; 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_929
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358905

Title: Benjamin J. Bush.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #899 BENJAMIN J. BUSH Benjamin J. Bush, from the Presbyterian Church, USA, is one of the American staff members of the reconstruction department, World Council of Churches in Geneva. Founder and former chairman of the Interracial Commission at Detroit, where he was a pastor, Dr. Bush was a leader in settlement of sit-down strikes there in the Thirties. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-LM-11-5-5)
Creator Name(s): Zaugg, Ernest. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Bush, Benjamin J., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., World Council of Churches. Department of Reconstruction.
Topical Subject(s): Reconstruction (1939-1951), International relief--Europe.
Geographic subjects: Europe., Europe
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 899; 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_899
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358891

Title: Olivier Beguin.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #896 OLIVIER BEGUIN Olivier Beguin, young Swiss, a member of the Reformed Church, is secretary of the World Council of Churches’ work with prisoners of war. He has directed the sending of thousands of Bibles and other religious literature to POW camps. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-LM-11-5-5)
Creator Name(s): Zaugg, Ernest. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Béguin, Olivier., Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund., World Council of Churches.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with prisoners of war--Europe., International relief--Europe., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.
Geographic subjects: Europe., Europe., Europe
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 896; 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_896
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358890

Title: Berlin Counsellor for Jewish Problems.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #811 BERLIN COUNSELLOR FOR JEWISH PROBLEMS Siegmund Weltinger, journalist and banker, is Counsellor for Jewish Problems in the Office for Church Affairs of the Berlin city government. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-LM-11-26-5)
Creator Name(s): Turner. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Weltlinger, Siegmund., Gesellschaft für Christlich-Jüdische Zusammenarbeit in Berlin.
Topical Subject(s): Church and state--Germany--Berlin., Jewish leadership--Germany--Berlin., Journalists--Germany--Berlin., Jewish journalists--Germany--Berlin., Bankers--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 811; 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_811
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358851

Title: Berlin Counsellor for Roman Catholic interest.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #810 BERLIN COUNSELLOR FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC INTEREST Father Peter Buchholz is the Counsellor [sic. Councillor] for Roman Catholic interests and chairman of the Office for Church Affairs of the Berlin city government. For twenty years he was chaplain at the Plotzensee Prison near Berlin. During the Nazi regime he ministered to over 1000 political prisoners who were sentenced to die by hanging. These included Catholics executed for the famous July 20 attempt on Hitler’s life. Father Buchholz and other Catholic clergymen in Berlin frequently wear ordinary street clothes when engaging in civil affairs. Credit Line Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-LM-11-26-5)
Creator Name(s): Turner. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Buchholz, Peter., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Diplomatic service.
Topical Subject(s): Church and state--Germany--Berlin., Prison chaplains--Germany., Christian leadership--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 810; 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_810
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358850

Title: Conscientious objector wins Congressional Medal of Honor.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #764 CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR WINS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR Private First Class Desmond T. Doss of Lynchburg, Va., shown here with his wife, Dorothy, is the first conscientious objector in history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration. A member of the Medical Corps in Okinawa, Doss is said to be a legendary figure among service men in the Pacific for “self-abnegation, sacrifice and the sheerest kind of courage.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EMC-NY-LM-1095)
Creator Name(s): Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Doss, Desmond, 1919-2006--Medals., Doss, Dorothy., United States. Army. Medical Corps--Medals, badges, decorations, etc.
Topical Subject(s): Conscientious objectors--United States., Medal of Honor., World War, 1939-1945--Medals.
Geographic subjects: United States., Okinawa-shi (Japan)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 764; 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_764
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358835

Title: Bearded bishops.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #757 BEARDED BISHOPS Here is a gallery of leading European Eastern Orthodox bishops, dressed in imposing robes and waring [sic. wearing] the picturesque klobuk, or mitre. All have strong, interesting faces, and wear their beards long, in imitation of Christ and the early disciples, as is traditional among all Orthodox clergy, except in the United States and other non-European areas, where priests are frequently clean-shaven. The group also wears the panagia, or chain, to which is attached an image of the Savior or of the Blessed Virgin. Eastern Orthodox Christianity comprises a group of national churches under the jurisdiction of the patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. Russia, largest of all Orthodox countries, has her own patriarchate in Moscow. The Eastern churches hold staunchly to their age-old customs and traditions.
Creator Name(s): Davies. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Orthodox Eastern Church--Bishops., Orthodox Eastern Church--Customs and practices.
Topical Subject(s): Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Christianity., Monasticism and religious orders--Habit.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 757; 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_757b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358832

Title: Bearded bishops.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #757 BEARDED BISHOPS Here is a gallery of leading European Eastern Orthodox bishops, dressed in imposing robes and waring [sic. wearing] the picturesque klobuk, or mitre. All have strong, interesting faces, and wear their beards long, in imitation of Christ and the early disciples, as is traditional among all Orthodox clergy, except in the United States and other non-European areas, where priests are frequently clean-shaven. The group also wears the panagia, or chain, to which is attached an image of the Savior or of the Blessed Virgin. Eastern Orthodox Christianity comprises a group of national churches under the jurisdiction of the patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. Russia, largest of all Orthodox countries, has her own patriarchate in Moscow. The Eastern churches hold staunchly to their age-old customs and traditions.
Creator Name(s): Davies. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Orthodox Eastern Church--Bishops., Orthodox Eastern Church--Customs and practices.
Topical Subject(s): Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Christianity., Monasticism and religious orders--Habit.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 757; 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_757a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358831

Title: Bearded bishops.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #757 BEARDED BISHOPS Here is a gallery of leading European Eastern Orthodox bishops, dressed in imposing robes and waring [sic. wearing] the picturesque klobuk, or mitre. All have strong, interesting faces, and wear their beards long, in imitation of Christ and the early disciples, as is traditional among all Orthodox clergy, except in the United States and other non-European areas, where priests are frequently clean-shaven. The group also wears the panagia, or chain, to which is attached an image of the Savior or of the Blessed Virgin. Eastern Orthodox Christianity comprises a group of national churches under the jurisdiction of the patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. Russia, largest of all Orthodox countries, has her own patriarchate in Moscow. The Eastern churches hold staunchly to their age-old customs and traditions.
Creator Name(s): Davies. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Orthodox Eastern Church--Bishops., Orthodox Eastern Church--Customs and practices.
Topical Subject(s): Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Christianity., Monasticism and religious orders--Habit.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 757; 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_757
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358830

Title: Apostolic delegate to Great Britain.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #742 APOSTOLIC DELEGATE TO GREAT BRITAIN The Most. Rev. William Godfrey, D.D., Ph.D., Archbishop of Cius. Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain. It is believed that he is the first person to hold this appointment since Cardinal Paul in the 17th century. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SCL-LO-PPB-1085)
Creator Name(s): Lucker. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Godfrey, William, Titular Archbishop of Cius., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Topical Subject(s): Church--Apostolicity.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 742; 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_742
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358825

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