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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Niemoeller enroute to Australia.
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Text transcribed from caption: NIEMOELLER ENROUTE TO AUSTRALIA #P-2019A NEW YORK -- Pastor Martin Neimoeller, president of the Evangelical Church in Hessen and Nassau, Germany, waves hello as he and his wife arrived here enroute to Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. He said he was going to Australia to tell “how the Christian people in the center of Europe are reacting to what has happened and what is going to happen.” He predicted that the Communist drive against Germany’s religious life would end in failure. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AOA-NY-8D-9-JOG-P)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358765
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Examine Old Testament manuscript.
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Text transcribed from caption: EXAMINE OLD TESTAMENT MANUSCRIPT #P-2018A NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A 2,000-year-old scroll accidentally discovered in Palestine early last year is examined at American Schools of Oriental Research at Yale University. Scroll is one of several ancient Hebrew manuscripts to be found at same time. The Old Testaments manuscripts--whose discovery was hailed as one of the most significant of its kind in modern times--include the oldest known copy of the Book of Isaiah. Left to right: Prof. Millar Burrows, Winkley Professor of Biblical Theology at Yale, who will edit published translation of manuscripts; Metropolitan Athanasius Yeshue Samuel of the Syrian Orthodox Monastery of St. Mark in Jerusalem, who owns the scrolls; John C. Trever, director of the department of English Bible, International Council of Religious Education; and the Rev. E. Sugar of the Syrian Orthodox Church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (YU-NH-8D-9-JOG-P)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358764
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Woman minister appointed.
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Text transcribed from caption: WOMAN MINISTER APPOINTED #P-2016 TORONTO -- The Rev. Miriam E. Collins of Toronto, minister of the Fairfield United church, Hamilton, has been appointed assistant minister of the Colborne Street United church, London, Ont., which has a large congregation. She is one of the few women ministers of the United Church of Canada to be named to town or city churches. She was ordained in 1941 and recently completed a course in Christian education at Union Theological Seminary, New York. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GW-TOR-8D-9-JOG-P)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358763
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Youngsters view Bible film.
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Text transcribed from caption: YOUNGSTERS VIEW BIBLE FILM #P-2015 LOS ANGELES -- Youngsters from a Protestant mission church here view a movie which dramatizes a Bible story. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DV-HOL-CAL-8D-9-JOG-P)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358762
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Non-alcoholic cocktail.
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Text transcribed from caption: NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAIL #P-2010 PHILADELPHIA -- Mrs. Blanch Pennington of Huntingdon, Pa., who promotes and encourages the wider use of non-alcoholic fruit drinks for the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union, gets ready to serve a fruit drink made according to her own recipe. One such is “Old Reliable,” consisting of three parts of grape juice to one part of ginger-ale, plus ice. Mrs. Pennington is pictured at the WCTU convention here. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GR-PHIL-8D-9-JOG-P)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358761
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Kalamazoo likes its 'singspiration.'
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Text transcribed from caption: KALAMAZOO LIKES ITS ‘SINGSPIRATION’ #P-2007 KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Summertime in Kalamazoo is “Singspiration” time--when hundreds of persons of all faiths gather in a public park of a Sunday night to sing oldtime hymns. Non-denominational in character, the “Singspiration” first proved a success during the war when it was started as a means of providing wholesome entertainment for soldiers off duty. Its success is based on a simple formula--lots of oldtime music, a little simple devotion, and no collection. In the photo above, three gray-haired ladies lift their voices in song. Selections often include “Rock of Ages,” “The Old Rugged Cross,” and “In the Garden.” (One of Three Photos) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RY-KAL-8D-9-JOG-P)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358760
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Oldest existing synagogue a national shrine.
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Text transcribed from caption: OLDEST EXISTING SYNAGOGUE A NATIONAL SHRINE #J-2011 NEWPORT, R.I. -- The oldest existing synagogue building in the country, the Touro Synagogue (above) has been declared a national historic site by the Department of the Interior. It was dedicated on Dec. 4, 1763, and named after the Rev. Isaac Touro, leader of the Jewish community here. Early members of the congregation included veterans of the American Revolution. In 1790 President George Washington delivered an address at the synagogue. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JTH-RI-MES-3B-6-J)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358759
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Catholic Medical Missions.
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Text transcribed from caption: CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSIONS #c-2017 NEW YORK -- Never before have mission demands been greater than today, both in the religious and in the medical field. At the headquarters here of the Catholic Medical Mission Board, medical supplies and equipment by the ton are sent out yearly to distant mission stations all over the world. Here one of the Daughters of Mary, Healthy of the Sick, explores the worlds of microscopic wonders. These nuns are preparing to establish schools abroad where native women will be trained as nurses, and will in turn instruct others. (One of a series) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BH-NY-MES-3B-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358758
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Street preacher in Carolina.
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Text transcribed from caption: STREET PREACHER IN CAROLINA #C-2004 BRYSON CITY, N.C. -- Father John A. O’Brien of the University of Notre Dame, well-known Catholic author, turns his talents to street-preaching. This is part of St. John’s Mission of Waynesville, N.C., which embraces eight counties where there are only 85 Catholics in the area the size of Ireland. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AR-WAY-NC-8D-9-JOG-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358757
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Mission travel - 1946 style.
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Text transcribed from caption: MISSION TRAVEL - 1946 STYLE #S-2023 STOCKHOLM -- This photo shows twelve Swedish missionaries and their families prior to taking off by air from Stockholm for mission posts in the Congo. They are standing in front of the spacious plane purchased by the Swedish Free Church Association to meet modern demands for swift personnel transportation. This was the first flight of the new Gospel-serving plane. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GO-ST-TFD-3B-6-W-M)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358756
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Cover children.
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358755
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Phillips Brooks statue in Boston.
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358754
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Eskimo choir.
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Text transcribed from caption: ESKIMO CHOIR #1938 AKLAVIK, Canada -- These Eskimo children are typical of the younger generation who have known the influence of Christianity since birth. They are members of the All Saints Anglican church in this Northwest Territory village which lies 200 miles above the Arctic Circle. (one of a series) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DRM-NWT-MES-3A-6-ROTO-A-E)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358753
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The Hanging Church interior.
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358752
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Evangelical Lutheran Institute for the Deaf.
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358751
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Rabbi gets new Hungarian Army post.
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Text transcribed from caption: RABBI GETS NEW HUNGARIAN ARMY POST #1879 BUDAPEST -- Head of the newly-created office of Jewish chaplains of the Hungarian Army is Rabbi Ferenc Hevesi (left). First to hold the post, Rabbi Hevesi will have 12 chaplains under his direction, including his assistant, 1/Lt. Rabbi Benoe Morganstern (right). Chief task of the new office is to care for Jews returning from forced labor camps in Russia, as they have the status of soldiers and are entitled to demobilization, money and clothes. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EZ-BU-MES-2D-J)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358750
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National Religion and Labor Conference.
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Text transcribed from caption and notations on envelope: 1876 DETROIT, MICH. Overall crowd shot of people attending the National Religion and Labor Conference at Detroit, in the Rackham Memorial Building, Feb. 25-26, 1946 DETROIT, MICH. TSE. Det. Social Action Presb.
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358749
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Religion and labor leaders confer.
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Text transcribed from caption: RELIGION AND LABOR LEADERS CONFER 1875 DETROIT -- Catholics are among the leaders attending the National Religion and Labor Conference here where the two groups discussed mutual problems. Pictured above (left to right), are: the Rev. M. G. Pait, pastor of Ame [sic] Zion Church, Indianapolis, Ind.; John G. Ramsay, Columbus, Ohio, United Steel Workers of America, CIO; Rabbi Leon S. Elsberg, New York, Religion and Labor chairman of the Jewish Institute of Religion, and Thomas Morano, Jackson, Mich., Catholic, member of the Michigan branch of the Political Action Committee, CIO. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO BE-DET-MES-2D-C
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358748
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The fiddler and his Bible.
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Text transcribed from caption: senigo caption 1855 THE FIDDLER AND HIS BIBLE TUCSON, Ariz. -- At 75, Michael Cruise still finds the Bible a never-ending source of knowledge and inspiration. And with his ever-ready violin it is his constant companion. Cruise is the father of 14 children and 35 grandchildren. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO W-TUC-MES-3A-6-B-O-C
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358747
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A day in the life of a rabbi.
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Text transcribed from caption: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RABBI #1799 Once occupying a rented building on what is now South William Street, New York, the Shearith Israel (Remnant of Israel) Synagogue is an imposing structure of mixed classical architecture located on Central Park West. Dr. David de Sola Pool conducts services every morning and evening, and on the Sabbath he holds three services. Shearith Israel is an Orthodox synagogue, representing the most numerous branch of Jewry. Other Jewish groups are the conservative and reform, which differ in certain beliefs and practices, but preserve the essential features of Judaism. Congregation Shearith Israel, frequently referred to as the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, dates back to 1655 and is the oldest Jewish congregation in North America. (No.1 of a series Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BH-NY-TFD-3-B-6-R-J)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358746

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