Title	"Greek Church blesses river"
Date	1981-01-12
Photographer	Govan, Thaddeus, Jr.
Subject	Religious gatherings Religion Swimming
Geographic Subject	Philadelphia (Pa.) Delaware River (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Personal Names	Raptis, Gus
Description	Rev. Constantinos Pappas of the Greek Orthodox Church, blessed a cross at the pier at Delaware and Race Sts. in Philadelphia before throwing it into the Delaware River. Gus Raptis swims toward the floating cross. The Church had planned to use a silver cross that would sink to the bottom, but the water was too cold for divers. The ceremony is part of the annual blessing of the waters.
Original Notes	Title from clipping caption
Format	image/jp2
Type	Photographs
Publisher	Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Physical Description	1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Rights	This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original, contact: Temple University Libraries. Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257.
Repository	Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Repository Collection	George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection
Collection ID	SCRC 170
Folder	Churches--Greek Orthodox
Digital Collection	George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs
Digital Publisher	Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries.
Contact	scrc@temple.edu
Identifier	P134194B
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