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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Title:
Pay day at China mission.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PAY DAY AT A CHINA MISSION #S-4947 HANGCHOW, China -- Chinese women who labor at the Northern Presbyterian Mission here teaching, cooking, cleaning and sewing made-over clothes for children, assemble for their wages. Because of the inflationary spiral in China they are not paid in currency but with rice which they live on and use as barter for other goods. Markings on the bags indicate that the rice is part of American relief shipments to the Orient. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-BS-1A-47-W)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Hangzhou., Paydays--China--Hangzhou., Wages--China--Hangzhou., International relief., Emergency food supply--China., Inflation (Finance)--China., Wages-in-kind--China--Hangzhou.
Geographic subjects:
Hangzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360588
Title:
Missionary plane assembled and dedicated in church.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: MISSIONARY PLANE ASSEMBLED AND DEDICATED IN CHURCH #S-4942 MINNEAPOLIS -- This two passenger airplane was assembled and dedicated during a Sunday service at the First Baptist church here. It was purchased by the Minneapolis Hospitality House as an aid in the expansion of church youth work in the Northwest. Included in the equipment is a loudspeaker which will enable the pilot to announce youth meeting while flying over towns and rural areas. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-MINN-BS-1A-47-W)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., First Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Topics:
Pastoral theology--Equipment and supplies., Airplanes--Minnesota--Minneapolis., Home missions--Minnesota., Church work with youth--Baptists., Church work with youth--Minnesota.
Geographic subjects:
Minneapolis (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360586
Title:
New symbol for women's group.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: NEW SYMBOL FOR WOMEN’S GROUP #S-4807 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A new council seal is exhibited by Mrs. Harper Sibley (right), president of the United Council of Church Women, to delegates who attended the group’s third biennial assembly here. Looking on are Mrs. R.W. Hollinger (left), president of the Southern California Council, and Mrs. Walter B. Foley of the Philippines. Mrs. Foley suffered the loss of her left arm in Manila during the war. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-BS-11B-6-W)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United Council of Church Women--Congresses., United Council of Church Women., United Council of Church Women--Presidents., Sibley, Georgiana Harding Farr., Foley, Mary Rosengrant.
Topics:
Women in church work--Societies, etc., Women in church work--Congresses., Congresses and conventions--Michigan--Grand Rapids., Seals (Numismatics), Women in church work--Michigan--Grand Rapids.
Geographic subjects:
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360564
Title:
Anti-vice crusader.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: ANTI-VICE CRUSADER #S-4785 STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- The Rev. Robert K. Russell, 35, studies a pamphlet on crooked gambling devices. He is one of the 12 local Protestant ministers who are conducting a campaign against vice and gambling in this Ohio River community which has attracted national attention. The Steubenville Ministerial Association has submitted a petition signed by the townsfolk to Gov. Frank Lausche requesting a special grand jury investigation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-BS-11B-6-W)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Russell, Robert K., Steubenville Ministerial Association (Steubenville, Ohio)
Topics:
Clergy--Ohio--Steubenville., Gambling and crime--Ohio--Steubenville., Investigations--Ohio--Steubenville., Vice control--Ohio--Steubenville.
Geographic subjects:
Steubenville (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360560
Title:
Ministers picket White House.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: MINISTERS PICKET WHITE HOUSE #S-4663 WASHINGTON -- Thirty-six ministers from various Protestant denominations formed a picket line on Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House to protest the continued imprisonment of 1,200 conscientious objectors. The pickets, representing the Committee for Amnesty, paraded quietly, bearing placards that read “Jail for Conscience Denies Religious Freedom” and “Free U.S. Religious Prisoners” while separate delegations of clergymen brought the issue in person to Attorney General Tom C. Clark and David K. Niles, administrative assistant to President Truman. Other groups visited Capitol Hill to present their plea to members of Congress. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-BS-10C-6-W)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., White House (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Clergy--Washington (D.C.), Demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Picketing--Washington (D.C.), World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors., Conscientious objectors--United States., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons., Liberty of conscience--United States., World War, 1939-1945--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360546
Title:
Tractor no puzzle to her.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #4483 TRACTOR NO PUZZLE TO HER Dressed in flowing black and white robes, Sister Mary Othelia operates a tractor at Mount Assisi Convent of the Sisters of Christ the King at Lemont, Ill., where most of the farmwork is done by nuns. During the war, nuns in other communities where there was a shortage of farm labor overcame the difficulty by learning to do their own planting and reaping. (One of a series) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mt. Assisi Convent (Lemont, Ill.), Franciscans.
Topics:
Tractor driving--Illinois--Lemont., Nuns--Illinois--Lemont., Monasticism and religious orders for women--Illinois--Lemont., Women farmers--Illinois--Lemont., Farmers--Illinois--Lemont.
Geographic subjects:
Lemont (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360285
Title:
Production line.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Assembly-line methods., Motor vehicle industry--United States., Automobile industry and trade--United States., World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359553
Title:
Argentine peons.
Description:
Text transcribed from notations on envelope: 3696 Argentina. Peons eating lunch. Old man drinking mate, a South American tea. Boy eating roast lamb. The bottles contain oil for salads. P.A.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Agricultural laborers--Argentina., Mate (Tea)--Argentina., Dinners and dining--Argentina.
Geographic subjects:
Argentina.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359548
Title:
Native hacienda.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Buildings--Chile., Haciendas--Chile.
Geographic subjects:
Chile., Chile--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359545
Title:
Chilean farmers.
Description:
Text transcribed from notations on envelope: 3694 Chile Farmers in the lake regions of Southern Chile use small boats to bring their produce to market. P.A.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Farmers--Chile., Boats and boating--Chile., Crops--Transportation.
Geographic subjects:
Chile.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359544
Title:
Armistice Day.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Soldiers--United States., V-E Day, 1945--United States., World War, 1939-1945--Armistices.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359519
Title:
General Dwight Eisenhower.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969., United States. Army.
Topics:
Presidents--United States., Generals--United States., World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359483
Title:
William Benton, Assistant Secretary of State.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Benton, William, 1900-1973., United States. Department of State.
Topics:
Statesmen--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359470
Title:
American Mother of 1946.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: AMERICAN MOTHER OF 1946 #3475 SPRINGFIELD, Ky. -- Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement, granddaughter of a Negro slave and the widow of an African Methodist Episcopal Zion Bishop, has been chosen by the Golden Rule Foundation as the American Mother of 1946. She was attending a church conference here when notified of her selection. Shown with Mrs. Clement are Jo Ann Allen, left, and Mary Emerson, right. Mrs. Clement, 71-year-old mother of seven children, is a native of Providence, R.I., but now makes her home at Louisville, Ky. All her children went through college. One son, Dr. Rufus E. Clement, is president of Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga., and another, Frederick A. Clement, is professor of physics at West Virginia State College, Institute, W. Va. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-MES-5A-6-W)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Clement, Emma Clarissa., Allen, Jo Ann., Emerson, Mary., Golden Rule Foundation. American Mothers Committee--Awards.
Topics:
Motherhood--United States., Award winners--Kentucky--Springfield., Women in church work--Kentucky--Springfield., African American women--Kentucky--Springfield.
Geographic subjects:
Springfield (Ky.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359438
Title:
Dresden cathedral background to ruin.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: DRESDEN CATHEDRAL BACKGROUND TO RUIN #c-3046 DRESDEN, Germany -- Dresden’s famous Hof Kirche, the Court Church of the Saxon kings (left background), was badly damaged during the war, but rebuilding work is going on now. The Hof Kirche was built from 1739-56. Its parapets were adorned by the statues of 59 saints, some of which are still standing (left and center). The tower rising in the background is 272 feet high. A covered passage (center) leads from the church to the Royal Palace. Dresden is in the Russian zone of occupation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-MES-3D-6-C)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Buildings., Kathedrale (Dresden, Germany)
Topics:
Buildings--War damage--Germany--Desden., Church buildings--Germany--Dresden.
Geographic subjects:
Dresden (Germany), Dresden (Germany)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359097
Title:
Congress in session.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United States. Congress (79th, 2nd session : 1946). House., United States. Congress. House--Congresses., United States. Congress. House., United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Legislators--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358988
Title:
Congress in session.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United States. Congress (79th, 2nd session : 1946). House., United States. Congress. House--Congresses., United States. Congress. House., United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Legislators--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358987
Title:
Christ in concrete.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: CHRIST IN CONCRETE #C-2043 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Towering 2,300 feet above sea-level atop Corcovado Mountain is the majestic statue of Christ the Redeemer, which forms a cross 130 feet high, including the 30-foot pedestal. M. Paul Landowski, the sculptor, a member of the French Institute, required five years to complete this likeness of Christ in reinforced concrete. Distance between outstretched fingertips of world-embracing arms is 92 feet. Each pierced hand measured over 10 feet in length and weighs ten tons. The serene, well-poised head alone is 13½ feet high and scales 30 tons. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-JOG-3C-6-C)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher), Landowski, Paul Maximilien, 1875-1961. (sculptor)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jesus Christ--Statues.
Topics:
Monumento ao Christo Redemptor (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Statues--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Geographic subjects:
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358722
Title:
Ruins still stand at Monte Cassino.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: RUINS STILL STAND AT MONTE CASSINO #C-1966 CASSINO, Italy -- Bombed to rubble by U.S. Army planes, the ruins of Monte Cassino Abbey stand as mute evidence of the destruction of war. Top photo shows the tomb of St. Benedict, founder of the Abbey, and of his twin sister, St. Scholastica, now housed in a temporary structure (center) surrounded by the piles of masonry. Except for a few cracks, the tomb is undamaged. In lower photo, Army trucks and civilian car roll down the steep hill leading from temporary quarters erected for the 80 Benedictine monks of the abbey. Bomb craters still dot the terrain. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-MES-3A-6-C)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Montecassino (Monastery), Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino--Tomb., Scholastica, Saint, active 6th century--Tomb.
Topics:
Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944., World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Cassino., Buildings--War damage--Italy--Cassino., Monasteries--Italy--Cassino., Tombs--Italy--Cassino.
Geographic subjects:
Cassino (Italy), Cassino (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358713
Title:
House of Parliament.
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Westminster Palace (London, England)
Topics:
Palaces--England., Architecture, Gothic--Perpendicular style--England--London.
Geographic subjects:
London (England), Thames River (England), London (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358710

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