Religious Processions and Pilgrimages

Historic images of religious parades and ceremonies featuring clergy and crowds, evoking a sense of tradition and community in black-and-white photography.

NYC Memorial service for Medgar Evers. On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated by White racist Byron De La Beckwith, because of Evers NAACP leadership in Mississippi.

Anefo photo collection. Sint Jans Procenie Most Holy. June 23, 1946

NYC Memorial service for Medgar Evers. On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated by White racist Byron De La Beckwith, because of Evers NAACP leadership in Mississippi.

Anefo photo collection. Straight organ feast / overexposure. June 25, 1947

Photo: Angel Gomez Gelan two aspects of the dew pilgrimage in 1929.

Tyrone Power's Bride Arrives For Wedding. -- Led by Leone Miglievitch, and old friend of her family, 25-year-old Linda Christian, the Mexican-born film actress, is seen arriving at the church of Santa Francesca Romana for her wedding to Tyrone Power, the film actor, now aged 34. Holding her four-yards-long train are her sister Ariadne and Lousa Costero, from Rome. January 30, 1949.

Shanghai nuns of the order of sacred heart check thru customs officials as they prepare catch last ship from Shanghai to Uni. States today Associated. Nuns of the Order of the Sacred Heat check through Customs as the prepare to catch the last ship from Shanghai to the United States. March 29, 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling of the Dachau monument. Demonstrants hang a banner. September 8, 1968. Dachau, Germany

HISTORIA DE LA UNION SOVIETICA. Celebración de una misa de la iglesia ortodoxa en territorio soviético en plena dominación alemana.

Anefo photo collection. Television image of Pope Paul VI When closing the Second Vatican Council with a speech in Rome. December 8, 1965. Italy, Rome

Ku Klux Klan members supporting Barry Goldwaters campaign for the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention, San Francisco, California, as an African American man pushes signs back: 12 July 1964. Photographer: Warren K Leffler.

Presentation before the hermitage in the Rocío pilgrimage of 1901.

05/09/1914. Blessing of a church in Madrid. The parish priest and priests accompanied by parishioners, in the solemn act of externally blessing the new church of La Concepción on Goya Street yesterday afternoon.

Tears were shed by grief-stricken onlookers as pall bearers carry the casket containing the body of Mr. J. B. Chifley between the ranks of the guard of honor into the Cathedral at Bathurst. June 16, 1951.

06/20/1909. Madrid, tribute to Chueca. Discovery of the mausoleum erected in memory of the most popular composer, at the initiative of the bagatela society in the sacramental cemetery of San Justo.

Anefo photo collection. Pax Christie Hondacht, Slot meeting in Den Bosch, Cardinal Alfrink enters the hall. April 2, 1967. Den Bosch

09/21/1935. In the city of the Mystical Doctor, the consecration of the new bishop who will govern that diocese, Doctor Don Santos Moro Briz, was celebrated with all ritual solemnity. After the ceremony, the new prelate made his official entry into the city amidst acclaim and expressions of sympathy and respect from the large audience gathered there.

Taken at Archbishop Kelley's funeral. June 24, 1940.

Vintage Photograph. A high angle view of the Holy Name Parade. Frame 1.

Anefo photo collection. Brielle. Pilgrimage to commemoration of the holy martyrs of Gorcum: a couple of clergymen with the front bishop J.P. Huibers van Haarlem, follow the reliquary to the altar on the martyr field. July 9, 1947. Brielle, South Holland

Royal party at the entrance to the German Lutheran Church of the Redeemer for its dedication. The church was built on the foundation of an ancient Crusader church. American Colony, Jerusalem. 1898, Israel

An Old English Custom - A choirboy is "bumped" head downward at a boundary in the Temple Gardens during the ceremony. The ancient ceremony of Beating the Bounds was carried out once again in the "Manor" of the Savoy, London. The ceremony was carried out by the Earl of Birkenhead, as High Steward of the Manor, accompanied by other officials and a party of choirboys from the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy. At each Boundary stone a choirboy is "bumped" - drawing attention to the fact that the boundary marks are still in position. July 20, 1955. (Photo by Sports & General Press Agency Limited).

Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church , Priests, Outdoor religious services, Acolytes. Leon Abdalian Collection

10/31/1944. The pilgrimage To Santiago de Compostela arrives To Padrón: the magisterial canon Mr. Lake Cisur Preaching To the Pilgrims.

New general post office building in Jerusalem opened June 17 1938 by His Excellency Beginning of opening ceremony, standing to 'God save the King'. 1938, Israel

Anefo photo collection. Mohammedan fasting month the Ramadan started; Ramadan is month in which the Quran was revealed to the prophet Mohammedrodt many prayers and little. July 3, 1981

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of Jewish war victims in the Hollandsche Schouwburg in Amsterdam. War victims, commemorations, theaters. April 24, 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Thirst, from Passion Friday to Holy Wednesday. The brotherhood of thirst carries out the processional departure for the last time on Passion Friday, March 17. He does it through the streets of the neighborhood. The Virgin of Consolation Lucia on the Chest, a pectoral that the good Cardinal Monreal had donated. After nine years of setting an example as a brotherhood of glory, the Ecclesiastical authority approves its rules as a brotherhood of Nazarenes on October 8. His Tunic, with a Black cassock and mask, with a white cape and girdle, is arranged and it is arranged that he will not admit a title of honor for any Brotherhood, as well as for Persons and Entities. The diocesan secretary of Hh. and Cc. He wrote a letter on October 10 to the brotherhood, indicating that starting with Holy Week in 1979 he would be able to carry out his penance on the afternoon of Holy Wednesday, and that his itinerary would not coincide with that of the brotherhood of Saint Bernard, which It is the corp

Religious meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Photograph of rays of sunlight shine on men and boys. Afghanistan. Dated 1931

Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Catholic scouts from whole world with joint H. Mass and communion. August 12, 1963. Greece

Wearing his crown of thorns, Jesus carries the cross to Golgatha as the Roman Guards prod him along. May 26, 1950. (Photo by ACME Photo)

Anefo photo collection. Mass 6 centuries Eucharistic congress. June 23, 1946

The British conquest of Burma began in 1824 in response to a Burmese attempt to invade India. By 1886, and after two further wars, Britain had incorporated the entire country into the British Raj. To stimulate trade and facilitate changes, the British brought in Indians and Chinese, who quickly displaced the Burmese in urban areas. To this day Rangoon and Mandalay have large ethnic Indian populations. Railways and schools were built, as well as a large number of prisons, including the infamous Insein Prison, then and now used for political prisoners. Burmese resentment was strong and was vented in violent riots that paralysed Rangoon on occasion all the way until the 1930s. Burma was administered as a province of British India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony. Burma finally gained independence from Britain on Jan. 4, 1948.

Mahatma Gandhi after his bath in the sea on the early morning of April 6, 1930 at Dandi, Gujarat, India - MODEL RELEASE NOT AVAILABLE Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

Anefo photo collection. Mass 6 centuries Eucharistic congress. June 23, 1946

Middle east, israel, jerusalem, procession during holy week, 1956.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 - 1948) at his cremation following his assassination in 1948. Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. At 5:17 pm on 30 January 1948, Gandhi was with his grandnieces in the garden of the former Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), on his way to address a prayer meeting, when Nathuram Godse fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest at point-blank range

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Christmas Postweg / Catholic church service. Catholic worship in a theater or cinema. December 2, 1946. Bogor, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL. Acto religioso celebrado por ciudadanos ucranianos durante la dominación alemana.

Wu Tingfang speaking to an audience in a Chinese Theatre, NYC, 1908. Wu Tingfang, a Chinese diplomat and politician, served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Qing Dynasty. Many men in audience have their long Manchu queues (braid) wrapped around their heads. Most men on the stage wear western suits and have short cut hair (BSLOC_2018_1_43)

Elsevier photo collection. Inauguration Cardinal De Jong. After the inauguration, the new Cardinal leaves the Kathedrale Church in Utrecht where the ceremony took place. February 28, 1946. Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. Church service in the new church on Dam Square in Amsterdam in connection with the peace demonstration tomorrow. Banner "Not only praying acts" in the new church during the meeting. November 20, 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Japan, kyoto, procession of chariots of geishas, 1920-30.

800-Year-Old Cross At Oberammerau - Villagers of Oberammergau carry the 800-Year-Old wooden Cross with a figure of Christ through the streets of Oberammergau, Germany, May 19. The Cross was carried from the church of Altenstadt, a few miles away. Weighing 700 pounds, the Cross is to be displayed in an exhibition of "1,000 years of Christian art" in a new museum at Oberammergau. The exhibition is expected to attract thousands of international to see the famed Passion Play performed. May 31, 1950. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Interior of the St.-Gertrudiskapel (Mariahoek 10) in Utrecht: the church hall with the altar.

Mourning family of one of the four African American girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 1963. Ku Klux Klan members were responsible for the bombing.

Anefo photo collection. Visit to Axum visit to church, royal guests view crown jewels. February 2, 1969

Southern Palestine. Nebi Rubin (The Prophet Reuben). Hour of prayer at Nebi Rubin taken from minaret showing lines of worshipers on the sands. 1920, Israel

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RELIGION War

Religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

The then Crown Prince, Children's Choir and Memorial Stone, at the inauguration of the Inlandsbanan on August 6, 1937.

Sweepstakes Winner In Rose Parade -- This lavish floral float, depicting "Arabian nights", won the sweepstakes prize for the city of Monterey Park, Calif., in today's annual Tournament of Roses. The sweepstakes prize goes to the best float in the parade. January 01, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Prayer service Pope J. P. II projection screen dear Lady Basilica Maastricht; looking screen. June 6, 1987

Tongan's. January 15, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Islamic cemetery taken on Westgaar (Amsterdam); Praying Islamites on Westgaarde. December 15, 1978. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Away from the confusion of the accident and the screams of the dying, a priest prays over a dead man while a companion sons on his left. June 23, 1955. (Photo by Photos Match).

Anefo photo collection. Turkish mosque Nieuwezijds Kapel - Rokin 78 opened in Amsterdam; Overview. May 22, 1977. Amsterdam, Rokin, Turkey

Hachikō (チ公, November 10, 1923 - March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death. In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in Hachikō, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, Hachikō greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where Hachikō was waiting. Each day for the next nine years Hachikō awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station. Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first

Notable visitors and approx. chronological events since 1930. The Bishop of Canterbury, Dr. Lang. Visiting Church of the Holy Sepulchre, April 16, 1931. 1931, Jerusalem, Israel

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration priests and pastors against war in Vietnam. December 24, 1966. Vietnam

Rome, Italy may 1964: Vintage black and white photo of a priest celebrating a wedding ceremony in a church, with the bride, groom, guests, and flower girls present

New Delhi. The funeral procession sake of Birla House. Ghandi's corpse is wrapped with the National flag and covered with flowers. January 30, 1948 He was murdered. The previous year he achieved the independence of India.

Representative of Native People laying a wreath on their behalf at the Dedication Service to those who lost their lives in the Mt. Lamington Disaster, January 21st, 1941. This boy is one of two survivers out of 134 of the C.R.T.S. from the Mt. Lamington Disaster. December 10, 1952. (Photo by G.H. Carter, Papua Prints).

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jerusalem. Priests of the Greek Orthodox Church in procession among scaffolding when leaving the Holy Grafkerk during the Easter celebration. 1950. Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. A procession of school children who will do their first communion in the Roman Catholic Church of New Nickerie, preceded by misunderstanders with cross and process lanterns. 1947. New Nickerie, Suriname

Bible Socieity Open Air Meeting, East Side of the U.S. Capitol, Vice President Marshall speaking circa 1917.

Anefo photo collection. Night vigil African poet Benjamin Moloise rightly set; South Africans sing songs monument Amsterdam. October 18, 1985. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Waterweight Feast for Greek Catholic in Vladimir Wolinsky.

Arab protest gathering in session in Jerusalem during the 1929 riots. Five Palestinian leaders in the front row. L-R: no ID; Grand Mufti of Palestine, Amin Husseini; Musa Kazim Pasha al-Husayni, Palestine Arab Congress; Raghib al-Nashashibi, National De (BSLOC_2017_1_192)

Ku Klux Klan initiation in Omaha, Nebraska, 1946.

Brunico, inauguration of the forest chapel below the soldier cemetery in the presence of Excellence of Roth, December 1915..

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Interior of the jesserunny synagogue with the face of the Bima and the Saint Arke during the commemoration of the first birthday of Israel independence on 15 May 1949. 1949. Israel, Jerusalem

Anefo photo collection. Memorial service in synagogue from Liberaal Jewish congregation in Amsterdam i.v.m. Currently, Israeli sports people. September 6, 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Mummies in Guanajuato, Mexico, stereo photograph of a Mexican tomb, 1907.

07/20/1908. Bilbao. The new residence of the Augustinians. Laying of the first stone of the building and its blessing by the bishop of Salamanca (Photo: Adicrot).

Anefo photo collection. Biennial National Koempoelan in Overasselt at Nijmegen of the Catholic youth movement, during the opening word of the camp leaders: v.l.n.r. John $ mr. 13 June 1959

Anefo photo collection. Bhagwan movement Amsterdam burn book Rajneeshis commissioned Bhagwan. September 30, 1985. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Ku Klux Klan supporting Barry Goldwater's campaign for presidential nomination Republican National Convention 1964

Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church , Priests, Outdoor religious services. Leon Abdalian Collection

07/01/1915. The festival of Saint Christopher in Barcelona. Blessing of Automobiles At the door of the Old Chapel of the Saint, on Regomir Street.

Anefo photo collection. Christmas game in the big or St. Bavo church in Haarlem. December 17, 1945. Haarlem, Noord-Holland

The burial of Thomas Hardy's heart among his own people: the vicar of Stinsford in Dorset ('Mellstock' of 'Under the Greenwood Tree') bearing the casket containing it, with mourners including the novelists brother, from church to grave. Hardy's ashes were interred at Westminster Abbey in Poet's Corner. 21st January 1928

Muncie, Indiana: 1923. A Ku Klux Klan nighttime parade in Indiana.

Sir A. Fleming Buried In St. Paul'sLady Fleming and other mourners following the coffin into St. Paul's cathedral.The Ashes of Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, who dies at his Chelsea home on Friday, March 11th, were buried in the crypt Dr. St. Paul's Cathedral, today.The offer of burial in the cathedral was made to Lady Fleming by Dr. W.R. Matthews, the Dean, "Because sir Alexander was an unusual person of great distinction.The ashes were buried beside the remains of many pother great Britons including the Naval Lords, Nelson, Jellicoe and Beatty. March 18, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper Photo, Paul Popper Ltd.).

The crowd is eager to get a glimpse of the Mahatma at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia, 1946 Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

Anefo photo collection. Strikes in Poland 1980: Leninwerf Gdansk. Priest shares hosting to running workers of the Leninwerf during open air mass led by Henryk Jankowski. August 20, 1980. Gdansk, Poland

Funeral of King Hussein, Jerusalem, the casket. 1931, Israel

Barcelona, 01/14/1957. An aspect of the esplanade of the Sagrada Familia, during the mass celebrated there to commemorate the diamond anniversary of the famous Barcelona temple, seventy-five years having passed since the beginning of its works.

Farley funeral

Anefo photo collection. Bhagwan movement Amsterdam burn book Rajneeshis commissioned Bhagwan. September 30, 1985. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

America's Liberty Bell -- America's Liberty Bell, which is displayed in Independence Hall in the city of Philadelphia, is viewed by thousands of visitors each year. School children visit the famous old relic to touch it and learn its history. The Bell was bought in England in 1752 by citizens of Pennsylvania, then a colonial possession. It is famous in U.S. history because it was tolled following America's Declaration of Independence in 1776. It bears the Biblical inscription: "Proclaim Liberty

Anefo photo collection. Funeral Jan Waardaar. Overview Cemetery Vredenhof. June 17, 1966. Amsterdam

Vintage Photograph. Looking down at large crowd of Office Workers in Grand Central Area waiting to attend noon day Mass at the RC Church of St Agnes on a Holy Day of Obligation, New York City

Vintage Photograph. Little girl leads family into church space.

With a memorial rally, here in 1958 in Bergen-Belsen, supporters of the Vereinigung Verfolgter des NS-Regimes (VVN) honoured victims of the Nazi dictatorship, DEU, Germany, Bergen, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Passion games Tegelen. May 13, 1950. Limburg, Tegelen

Anefo photo collection. Bishopsies Mgr. W. M. Bekker Den Bosch. The new bishop Mgr. W. M. Bekker. 12 February 1957. Den Bosch

Anefo photo collection. Religion: Congress Roman Catholic promotion. Congress of the Catholic Action in Utrecht. Speech by Dr. ir. F. PH. A. Tellegen. (To the right next to him Prime Minister Beel. All left Dr. Olier also. 26 September 1945. Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. Arrival St. Nicolaas in Rotterdam, St. Nicholas to land, greeting at Parkkade. November 16, 1960. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Remembrance Day Westerkerk Mayor Samkalden lays a wreath. November 2, 1968

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