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:
American Mother of 1946.
Creator:
Associated Press. (author)
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:359314
Title:
Soul-saving trip is ended.
Creator:
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
Topics:
Pastoral theology--Equipment and supplies., Rural clergy--Travel., Railroad passenger cars--Illinois--Chicago., Chapels--Illinois--Chicago., Home missions--West (U.S.), Baptists--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.), Green Lake (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359312
Title:
German church official.
Description:
Draft of the RNS caption. Crossed out portion reads, "Recently Dr. Jensen revealed that an estimated 80 per cent of Germans are opposed to the declaration adopted by the church at Stuttgart last fall which acknowledged its share in Germany's war guilt."
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jensen, Hans Werner., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945--Religious aspects--Germany., Guilt--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359310
Title:
Italian church leader at Waldensian anniversary.
Creator:
American Waldensian Aid Society. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Chiesa evangelica valdese--Anniversaries, etc., American Waldensian Aid Society., Columbia University.
Topics:
Anniversaries., Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Protestant churches--Italy., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Italy., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Italy.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359301
Title:
Tokyo Evangelism meeting.
Description:
Draft of RNS caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., American Bible Society.
Topics:
Bible. New Testament., Bible, Japanese--Versions., Christianity--Japan.
Geographic subjects:
Tokyo (Japan)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359297
Title:
German church officials.
Description:
Includes reference to another, unidentified photograph.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jensen, Hans Werner., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359295
Title:
National Book Week.
Creator:
Haller, Ben, 1919- (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Conference of Christians and Jews., Shuster, George N. (George Nauman), 1894-1977., Hunter College--Presidents., Becker, May Lamberton, 1873-1958., Fremantle, Anne, 1909-2002., Trickett, A. Stanley.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--United States., National Book Week--United States., College presidents--New York (State)--New York., Journalists--New York (State)--New York., Women journalists--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359293
Title:
Chapel car retired.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company., Parry, Howard.
Topics:
Pastoral theology--Equipment and supplies., Rural clergy--Travel., Railroad passenger cars--Illinois--Chicago., Chapels--Illinois--Chicago., Returned missionaries--Utah--Provo., Home missions--West (U.S.), Baptists--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359287
Title:
National Book Week.
Creator:
Haller, Ben, 1919- (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Conference of Christians and Jews., Shuster, George N. (George Nauman), 1894-1977., Hunter College--Presidents., Duffy, Ellen O'Gorman.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--United States., National Book Week--United States., College presidents--New York (State)--New York., Women in church work--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359285
Title:
71-year-old woman becomes nun.
Description:
Handwritten captions on reverse of photographs.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Nuns--Saskatchewan--Regina., Consecration of nuns--Saskatchewan--Regina., Widows--Saskatchewan--Regina., Older women--Saskatchewan--Regina.
Geographic subjects:
Regina (Sask.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359282
Title:
Spinach.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief., Emergency food supply., Canning and preserving--Florida--Jacksonville., Spinach--Preservation., Canning and preserving--Equipment and supplies.
Geographic subjects:
Jacksonville (Fla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359276
Title:
Tokyo Christian Fellowship.
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Tokyo Christian Fellowship (Tokyo, Japan)
Topics:
Soldiers--United States., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Japan., Christianity--Japan., Church work with the sick--Japan--Tokyo., Christianity--Societies, etc.
Geographic subjects:
Tokyo (Japan)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359274
Title:
Madame Ninon Tallon.
Creator:
Haller, Ben, 1919- (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Conference of Christians and Jews., Karlweis, Ninon Tallon.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--United States., National Book Week--United States., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief., Book distribution programs., Book donations--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359269
Title:
Eggs.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Church Committee for Overseas Relief and Reconstruction., Landis, Moyne., Apple, Elsie., Church of the Brethren--Clergy.
Topics:
Agricultural development projects--Poland., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Poland., Clergy--Ohio--Dayton., Eggs--Ohio--Dayton.
Geographic subjects:
Dayton (Ohio), Poland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359265
Title:
Rabbinical council decides marital status.
Description:
Handwritten description on the reverse by photographer Ernest Zaugg.
Creator:
Zaugg, Ernest. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paneth, Isaac., Babad, Usher., Cohn, M., Welcz, Izráel.
Topics:
Holocaust and Jewish law., Rabbis--Hungary--Budapest., Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary., Marriage (Jewish law)--Hungary--Budapest., Jewish women--Hungary--Budapest., Rabbinical courts--Hungary--Budapest.
Geographic subjects:
Budapest (Hungary)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359110
Title:
Heifer.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Trinity Church (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Europe., Interdenominational cooperation--New York (State)--Buffalo., Cows--New York (State)--Buffalo., Youth in church work--New York (State)--Buffalo.
Geographic subjects:
Buffalo (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358973
Title:
Unique Orthodox church.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Intercession Orthodox Church (Uz︠h︡horod, Ukraine), Pravoslavna t︠s︡erkva Ukraïny--Buildings.
Topics:
Church buildings--Ukraine--Uz︠h︡horod., Church architecture--Ukraine--Uz︠h︡horod., Architecture, Ukrainian--Ukraine--Uz︠h︡horod., Architecture--Middle Eastern influences., Architecture--Europe, Eastern.
Geographic subjects:
Uz︠h︡horod (Ukraine), Uz︠h︡horod (Ukraine)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358971
Title:
Hungarian bishop behind bars.
Creator:
Zaugg, Ernest. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Zadravecz, István, 1884-1965., Catholic Church--Bishops., Hungary. Honvédség--Chaplains.
Topics:
Bishops--Hungary--Budapest., Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Communism and Christianity--Hungary., Counterrevolutionaries--Hungary--Budapest.
Geographic subjects:
Budapest (Hungary), Hungary--History--1918-1945.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358969
Title:
Relief supplies.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Brethren Service Center., Sailor, Rudy., Church Committee for Overseas Relief and Reconstruction.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Europe., International relief--Europe., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Europe., Interdenominational cooperation--United States.
Geographic subjects:
New Windsor (Md.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358964
Title:
Sea-going parson.
Creator:
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Marshall, Arthur H., Episcopal Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--North Carolina--Southport., Pastoral theology--Equipment and supplies., Inland waterway vessels--North Carolina--Southport.
Geographic subjects:
Southport (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358960

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