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Filtering by: Contributing Institution Duke University Divinity School Library Remove constraint Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library Format (Digital) JPEG Remove constraint Format (Digital): JPEG Collection Images of mainline Protestant children and families in the U.S. Remove constraint Collection: Images of mainline Protestant children and families in the U.S. Subject Families Remove constraint Subject: Families
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  • Jw827j459?file=thumbnail
    Creator: DeGolier, Mrs. Elmer and Religious News Service
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Photograph accompanying an article detailing the family life of the DeGoliers, who have twenty children. Twenty children are pictured, along with the mother and father, who is shaking the hand of a clergyman. Includes caption: One of the few times the huge DeGolier clan has been pictured together was when they were feted in New York City as "America's largest living family." Children's ages range from three to twenty-seven. 1956. JPG file (264 KB)
  • 8049gb835?file=thumbnail
    Creator: Swisher, Paul, illustrator and Scott, Adaline, author
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Illustration accompanying a short fiction piece about a traumatized young girl being adopted by her aunt and uncle. Depicts a smiling man, woman, and girl. 1950. JPG file (180 KB)
  • Rr172384b?file=thumbnail
    Creator: Roberts, H. Armstrong and Wilcox, Jackson, author
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Photograph accompanying an article entitled The Marks of a Christian Home. Depicts a father, mother, two daughters and a son sitting together at home. The father is holding a newspaper, and the two girls are holding toys. Includes caption: In Christian homes there is joy in just being together. Beginning when their children are small, this mother and father are setting the pattern for family fellowship within the home. 1950. JPG file (259 KB)
  • Rn3016632?file=thumbnail
    Creator: Ford Motor Company
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Advertisement for Mercury car. Includes depictions of a woman driving the car, organizing the glove compartment, and talking with a man holding a fishing rod. 1950. JPG file (236 KB)
  • 0z7093056?file=thumbnail
    Creator: Three Lions and Hibbs
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Photograph accompanying an article on balancing privilege with responsibility. Depicts a father holding a small boy up in the air. Includes caption: Giving him every advantage is not enough. Without a personal sense of responsibility he will create disappointment, confusion, and frustration. 1950. JPG file (153 KB)
  • Mw22vc58w?file=thumbnail
    Creator: White, Frances L., author and Luoma, Eva
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Photograph accompanying an article on the value of grandparents and the elderly. Depicts an elderly woman reading aloud to a young girl and boy. The title of the accompanying article is Tolerated or Appreciated? 1949. JPG file (306 KB)
  • F4752p96f?file=thumbnail
    Creator: Adams, Ralph Q.
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Photographs accompanying an article about a Paraguayan family. Photo depicts the family at their home, a thatched-roof building that is open on two sides. Includes caption: A view of the two thatched units of the Fernandez home. As all five pictures show, the house and its furnishings are crude, but the faces of the occupants beam with pride and happiness. 1952. JPG file (168 KB)
  • Bv73c6409?file=thumbnail
    Creator: Miller, George P.
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Photograph accompanying an article about the Speirs family, a Methodist family from a mining town in South Dakota. Depicts the family of six in their home. 1960. JPG file (182 KB)
  • 9s161c82r?file=thumbnail
    Creator: Cooke, Frances L.
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Photograph accompanying an article by a poetry-writing homemaker on how she deals with her large family. Depicts the author and her seven children, the oldest five of whom are raking leaves together. Includes caption: The author's family album yielded this posed photograph showing her older youngsters tackling their leaf-strewn lawn. Her managerial secret? Work "invitations" that blend humor and challenge. 1960. JPG file (228 KB)
  • Gf06g873s?file=thumbnail
    Creator: Dmitri, Ivan
    Contributing Institution: Duke University Divinity School Library
    Description: Photograph depicting a family of five (parents, two children, and grandfather) preparing to fish at a campsite. 1957. JPG file (306 KB)