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
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
Title:
Youngsters learn to use guns at Jewish Defense League practice.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PHOTO NUMBER: PCJ-54335 YOUNGSTERS LEARN TO USE GUNS AT JEWISH DEFENSE LEAGUE PRACTICE LOS ANGELES-- A 14-year-old girl is frightened by the noise of semi-automatic rifle fire, during a gun practice session of the Jewish Defense League (JDL), on Dec. 18, near Los Angeles. Irving Rubin, JDL leader, encourages members to prepare for what he believes is the inevitable clash with "enemies of the Jewish people." Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (Reproduction Rights Not Transferable) (A-LA-12D-80-JH)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jewish Defense League.
Topics:
Jewish radicals--California--Los Angeles., Rifles--California--Los Angeles., Terrorism--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344118
Title:
Storm spares church.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-31983 STORM SPARES CHURCH KLAMATH, Cal. -- Storms and raging floods that paralyzed a wide section along the west coast of the U.S. spared a church standing on slightly higher ground in the devastated town of Klamath, Cal. Most of the town's residential area was swept away and the business district was totally destroyed. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-12E-64-NBM)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--California--Del Norte County., Storms--California--Del Norte County., Buildings--Natural disaster effects--California--Del Norte County.
Geographic subjects:
Del Norte County (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343591
Title:
Jack-O'-Lantern.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-44458. FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH HALLOWEEN, OCT. 31, 1973. JACK-O'-LANTERN. Youngsters take a look at their grinning jack-O'-lantern, in an unusual view from the inside looking out. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-7D-73-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Collis P. Huntington Elementary School.
Topics:
Halloween., Jack-o-lanterns.
Geographic subjects:
Sacramento (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:293411

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