| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | Portrait of an unidentified woman smiling in front of a backdrop. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| A Puppy Sitting on a Porch, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | A puppy sits at an unidentified woman's feet on a house porch. | Pets, African Americans--Religion | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Unidentified Couple Stand in Front of a House, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | An unidentified couple stand on the sidewalk in front of an large house with an iron fence around the front yard. An unidentified boy is standing behind them, wearing a suit and a hat. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Unidentified Women Standing on the Front Porch of a House, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | Two unidentified women in coats stand on a front porch. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Baseball Player Holding a Bat, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | An unidentified baseball player holds a bat over his shoulder. | African American athletes | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Baseball Player Throwing a Pitch, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | A baseball player throws a pitch across the mound. | African American athletes | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Unidentified Woman in Front of a House, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | An unidentified woman looks up toward the photographer with a house behind her. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Portrait of an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | Portrait of an unidentified woman in front of a backdrop. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Group of Unidentified Men on a Sidewalk, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | A group of unidentified men in suits stand on the sidewalk in front of a shoe shine shop and a lawyer's office. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Portrait of an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | Portrait of an unidentified elderly woman wearing glasses. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Portrait of an Unidentified Woman, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | Protrait of an unidentified woman sitting in a chair with her legs crossed in front of a backdrop. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Unidentified Woman Sits on a Hillside, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | Unidentified woman sits on part of the hillside behind houses. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| A Baseball Player Catching a Ball, circa 1942 | 1939/1945 | A baseball player catches a ball with his foot on the plate. | African American athletes | Robert E. Penn Collection |
| Unidentified Man with Puppy, circa 1940 | 1937/1943 | An unidentified man holding a puppy sits on a house porch. | Pets, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people | Robert E. Penn Collection |
Jun 5, 2019
Robert E. Penn Collection
This collection contains the photographs from the life and work of Reverend Robert E. Penn, a Baptist minister and educator. Penn was born in a rural coal mining town in West Virginia, and went on to receive degrees from Clark College, Gammon Theological Seminary, and Central Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a chaplain during World War II, and later after his pastoral work in Kansas City, Kansas, and Gary, Indiana, Penn returned to Atlanta to become Director of Field Education at the Interdenominational Theological Center in 1973. These photographs document Rev. Penns family life and friend in West Virginia, Indiana, and Georgia, as well as his work as Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana, and Director of Field Education at the Interdenominational Theological Seminary.
At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
