Fire wrecks church Firefighters on snow covered roof at right training hoses on collapsing roof of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (still extant) on South 5th and Rodney Streets; rooftops in background; fire ladder propped against roof at lower right.

Preparation Interior of church. Three men standing in front of altar, two holding altar cloth; altar with two tall candles in candlesticks, large cross and open book on stand; American flag in right background; long kneeler with railing in front of altar. Caption: "Preparation--the Rev. Dr. William G. Boomhower, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rodney and S. 5th Sts.; Christian H. Monkmeyer, president of its board of trustees, and O. L. Lenski of the furniture company which refurnished the edifice, are shown, left to right, holding an altar cloth, as they prepared for the dedication of the new building to replace the one disastrously damaged by fire in 1944. Dedication services were held Sunday."

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Rendering (drawing) of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, South 5th Street and Rodney Street, with residential buildings on both sides. Caption: "South 5th and Rodney Streets, One of the oldest and largest Lutheran Churches in Brooklyn, it was founded in 1853..."

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Facade and tower of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, South 5th Street and Rodney Street, with globed lamp on both sides of doorway, pedestrian, and residential buildings on both sides.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Facade and tower of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, South 5th Street and Rodney Street, with iron fence along front, large tree in left foreground, globed lamp on each side of doorway, church sign at right of doorway, and two pedestrians in foreground.