Church buildings

View of St. Peter's Basilica from St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in Rome, Italy. All individuals are unidentified. The photograph was taken during a trip to the Far East by United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup and party.

View of an unidentified church in London, England. The photograph was taken during a trip to the Far East by United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup and party.

The Gereja Sion (or Black Portuguese Church) located in Jakarta, Indonesia. This photo was taken by Vernice Anderson when she traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

The Basilica of San Sebastian located in Manila, Philippines. This photo was taken by Vernice Anderson when she traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Photograph of one of the oldest churches in Manila. This photo was taken by Vernice Anderson when she traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Interior view of the church located in St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in Egypt. Described by Charles Thayer as "the Ikonastas of the church of St. Catherine." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the collection of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman (left center) greeting people after leaving the Bethany Baptist Church in Wooster, Ohio, where he attended Sunday morning service. The President is planning to leave on a 15-day whistlestop campaigning tour that will carry him into 22 states. From: Richard Cull, Jr.

Former President Harry S. Truman is shown at the pulpit of the Elmwood Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas where he was guest speaker. The Photograph is signed, "Guest preacher "Great Preaching "Great Day ('great day' underlined) "It was good to have you. "Kind regards "Baxton Bryant Pastor "Elmwood Methodist Church "Dallas 24, Texas"

Buddhist Temple in Tokyo. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Stone carving at the Temple of Heaven in Seoul, Korea. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).