Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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In memoriam: red vestments for martyrs.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-29923 IN MEMORIAM: RED VESTMENTS FOR MARTYRS SAN FRANCISCO -- Typical of hundreds of churches across the United States was this scene in San Francisco. On Sunday, Sept. 22, the nation’s churchgoers joined in memorial services for four Negro girls who died when a bomb blasted a Negro Baptist church in Birmingham. Here, at St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic church, the more than 2,500 attending services overflowed the building. They fell to their knees on the sidewalk during a Mass offered for the dead children. The priest wore vestments in the “red of martyrdom” instead of the black of mourning. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-9D-63-W)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., St. Dominic’s Church (San Francisco, Calif.), Catholic Church--Liturgy.
Topics:
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963., Memorial service., Mass.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358130
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GOP standard bearer and family.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-31298 GOP STANDARD BEARER AND FAMILY SAN FRANCISCO --Members of the family of Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona congregated in San Francisco for his nomination as the 1964 Republican Presidential candidate. Sen. and Mrs. Goldwater, members of the Protestant Episcopal Church, are flanked by their daughters, Mrs. Joanne Ross (left) and Mrs. Margaret Ann Holt. The nominee’s grandchildren, from left to right, are Carolyn, Cynthia, Alison and Thomas Michael Ross. At rear from left to right are Joanne’s husband, Dr. Thomas Ross; Barry, Jr., and Mike Goldwater; and Richard Hold. Margaret Ann and Mr. Holt, a stockbroker, were married in June. The senator’s sons are single. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-SF-7C-64-NBM)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Goldwater, Barry, 1938-, Goldwater, Margaret, 1909-1985., Ross, Joanne Goldwater., Holt, Margaret Anne Goldwater., Ross, Thomas H., Holt, Richard., Goldwater, Michael Prescott., Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998., Ross, Carolyn Goldwater., Ross, Cynthia., Ross, Alison Goldwater., Ross, Thomas Michael.
Topics:
Presidential candidates--United States., Presidential candidates' spouses--United States.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:350289
Title:
GOP nominee at church.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-31291 GOP NOMINEE AT CHURCH SAN FRANCISCO -- The Republican nominee for President, Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, is shown with his wife Peggy as he left services at Grace Protestant Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco. Greeting the nominee is the Rev. Thomas E. Peirce, canon bursar of the cathedral. Mr. and Mrs. Goldwater are Episcopalians. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-7C-64)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998., Goldwater, Margaret, 1909-1985., Grace Cathedral (San Francisco, Calif.), Peirce, Thomas E., Episcopal Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Presidential candidates--United States., Legislators--United States., Episcopalians--California--San Francisco., Presidential candidates' spouses--United States.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:350287
Title:
In memoriam: red vestments for martyrs.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-299923 IN MEMORIAM: RED VESTMENTS FOR MARTYRS SAN FRANCISCO -- Typical of hundreds of churches across the United States was this scene in San Francisco. On Sunday, Sept. 22, the nation's churchgoers joined in memorial services for four Negro girls who died when a bomb blasted a Negro Baptist church in Birmingham. here, at St. Dominic's Roman Catholic church, the more than 2,500 attending services overflowed the building. They fell to their knees on the sidewalk during a Mass offered for the dead children. The priest wore vestments in the "red of martyrdom" instead of the black of mourning. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-9D-63-W)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher), Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, Ala.), St. Dominic’s Church (San Francisco, Calif.)
Topics:
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963., Memorial service--California--San Francisco., Bombings--Alabama--Birmingham., Racism--Alabama--Birmingham., Martyrdom.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344314

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