Church buildings

This photo postcard shows the World War II destruction at Sacrament church, which was dedicated to St. Kazimierz, in the New Town area of Warsaw, Poland. Photo caption reads, "Warszawa Kosciol Sakramentek."

Photo postcard showing the destruction of the Church of St. Florian in Warsaw, Poland during World War II. Caption reads, "Warszawa Kosciol SW. Floriana."

The USS Huntington nearing Venice, Italy, with the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. George and the lido in the background.

Unidentified exterior view of what appears to be an old mosque with both men and women standing near. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip. While in Uzbekistan, Thayer visited Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara. This photo may have been taken in Bukhara.

Exterior view of what is believed to be the Smolenskaya Church located within the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius Monastery in the town of Sergiev Posad (Zagorsk) just northeast of Moscow, Russia. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although photo is not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip. Thayer mentions visit in his December 5, 1955 diary entry.

A close up of the plaque for the chapel of Eddie Jacobson, Jewish friend of President Harry S. Truman. Mr. Jacobson played a role in the founding of the state of Israel. The plaque is dated 1959.

Interior view of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The Winston Churchill Memorial is on the lower level.

Interior photograph of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The Winston Churchill Memorial is on the lower level of the church.

Interior photo of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. This church holds the Winston Churchill Memorial on its lower level.

Exterior photo of the Winston Churchill Memorial at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, which is in the lower level of the St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury Church on the campus.