Apostolic Benediction from Pope Pius XI to Rodman Wanamaker and family. Includes portrait of Pope Pius XI and inscription signed by him. Inscription reads: "Knowing the Kindness and courtesy of Mr. Rodman Wanamaker to His Em. the Cardinal Archbishop…
Portrait photograph of Bishop John Joseph McCort, seated. Photographer's mark appears in bottom right corner of portrait and on verso. McCort served as the Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Nine pages from a photograph album, seemingly on the topic of the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago. Includes photographs of the Cathedral of the Holy Name, the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, St. Mary of the Lake, and Cardinals…
Portrait photograph of Pietro Fumasoni Biondi, Apostolic Delegate. Title devised by cataloger. Note below photograph is in Italian and is dated 7 April 1924. Inscribed to bottom right of photograph: "Harris & Ewing".
Photograph of a group of people at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (possibly at the cornerstone laying ceremony). Title taken from verso. Photographer unknown.
Photograph album of what appears to be the occasion of Dennis Dougherty's consecration as Cardinal in Vatican City, Rome, 1921. Contains 11 pages with photographs of consecration ceremony and group photographs of Dougherty and other clergy. Title…
Photograph of First Annual Banquet of Philadelphia Diocesan Union of Holy Name Societies held at the Adelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA. Photographer's mark is inscribed in bottom right corner of photograph.
Photograph of Cardinal Dougherty performing a cornerstone laying ceremony for an unknown building. Cornerstone is dated 1921 in photograph. Photographer unknown.
Photograph of pilgrims from Philadelphia area in front of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. List of individuals identified in photograph appears on verso. Also inscribed on verso: "Probably after Papal audience between 1926-1929". Photographer's stamp…
Photograph of laying of cornerstone of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington D.C. Adhered to verso of photograph is a leaflet regarding contributions to the shrine from bequests of wills. Date taken from verso. Title devised by…
Group photograph of participants in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Pilgrimage to Rome posed on the deck of the S.S. Ohio, May 2, 1925. Photo by T. H. Merritt, 31 Lincoln St., Winchester, Mass.