Print from Harper's Weekly, January 15, 1876. Print shows the United States as Hamlet standing in front of a public school blocking a member of the Grey Nuns from entering as a teacher. Printed below title: "U.S. (as Hamlet). 'Go they ways to a…
Print from Harper's Weekly, October 12, 1872. Print shows Uncle Sam offering to free an American Catholic priest from the control of the Pope. Printed below title: "U.S. 'Allow me to Sever you from your Foreign Mother (Church). You are as able to…
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…
Lithograph of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This lithograph is different than the others. It does not have the decorative border of the others and the title is arranged differently and in a different typeface. It may be from another series of the…
Photograph of the delegates attending the 7th National Congress of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Photographer's mark appears in bottom left corner.
1850 reprint of a 1750 map of Philadelphia and the surrounding area with a view of Independence Hall at the top. Rural buildings shown pictorially with occupants' names. Title is partially obscured by a card which is reinforcing a hole punched into…
Photograph of wax depiction of the crucifixion. This was the only exhibit remaining after a fire at the Temple Theatre and Egyptian Musee. Printed in bottom left corner of photograph: "Copyright 1887 by Geo. C. Brotherton" (i.e., George Childs…
Print from Harper's Weekly, December 30, 1871. Print shows a Catholic priest (most likely Henry Edward Manning, an English Cardinal) beckoning to an African-American family while hiding shackles labled "Priestly Slavery" behind his back. Printed…
Framed watercolor painting of Catholic chapel. Includes a key for identifying buildings in the painting. Inscribed in bottom right corner of painting: "Copied from painting of H. Meyers. By L. Corrigan, Feb. 1891." Inscribed below painting: "Painted…
Oval portrait print of James Roosevelt Bayley, first bishop of Newark, 8th Archbishop of Baltimore. Fragment of paper adhered to bottom of recto reads: "James R. Bayley, D.[D.] [?] Oct. 30th, 1853; promo[?] [?]2; died Oct. 3rd, 1877. [?] Newark"…
Photograph of Silver Anniversary Dinner in honor of Msgr. Casimir F. Lawniczak, pastor of St. John Cantius Parish (Polish), Philadelphia, Pa. Photographer's mark appears in bottom right corner.
Photograph of the Annual Convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America at the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City. Photographer's mark appears in bottom right corner.
Photograph of Archbishop Prendergast in procession at cornerstone laying of new St. Veronica's Church on November 4, 1904. Stamped below photograph: "Compliments of the Philadelphia Inquirer". Photographer unknown.
Portrait photograph of Most Rev. John Gannon, Bishop of Erie, Pa. Autographed to Msgr. Joseph McGlinn: "Joseph McGlinn, the young Monsignor for whom my esteem and admiration deepens and grows each time I see him. John Mark Gannon, Archbishop-Bishop,…
Portrait photograph of Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Signature in bottom right corner reads "Copyrighted by David O'Hara".
Portrait photograph of Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Inscribed in bottom left quadrant: "Copyright 1886 by O. B. de M."
Photograph of Archbishop Ryan Memorial Altar in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia. Photographer's stamp appears on verso. Title and date taken from verso.
Photograph of Archbishop's residence next to Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia. Building is decorated with American flags and bunting. Photograph of Archbishop Ryan mounted over door. Photographer's mark appears on verso. Title devised by…
Photograph of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia meeting in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. to protest the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico, February 24, 1935. Title devised by cataloger. Photographer unknown.
Photograph of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia meeting in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. to protest the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico, February 24, 1935. Title devised by cataloger. Photographer unknown.
Group photograph of Augustinian Capitulars at Villanova College, July 1890. Note on verso reads: "Photo of Chapter Fathers at Provincial Chapter, Villanova from Sunday, July 21, [18]90-Thursday [July] 24." Photographer's mark appears in bottom left…
Group photograph of Augustinian Chapter Fathers on steps of Villanova College, July 1886. Individuals are identified by last name at bottom of photograph in ink. Photographer's mark appears in bottom left corner.
Note on verso reads: "View of the Augustinian Mission Church of St. Monica at Berwyn, Chester Co., Pa. Photog. in 1890 by Victor Dewees, barber and amateur photographer."
Group photograph of Augustinian Fathers at Villanova College, summer 1867. Individuals are identified by name at the bottom of the photograph. A note inscribed in the bottom right corner reads: "N.B. All marked with a cross are dead at this writing.…
Signed lithograph of pastor of St. Mary's Church, Cortland, NY. Note reads: "With esteem, & kind regards, Yrs. Sincerely, B. F. McLoghlin, Pastor of St. Mary's Ch., Cortland, N.Y." Printed in bottom left corner: "Packard & Butler, Lith., Phila."
Portrait lithograph of Bishop Flaget of Bardstown, KY (1833-1841); later Bishop of Louisville (1841-1850). Signed by H. Grevedon and dated 1839. Printed to bottom right of portrait: "Im. de Lemercier, Bernard et C."
Print from Harper's Weekly showing an allegorical figure of Lady Liberty protecting the public schools from two Roman Catholic Priests. Signed by Thomas Nast.
Photograph from St. Vincent's Orphanage in the Tacony section of Philadelphia, Pa., showing a birthday celebration with four children and one adult. Title devised by cataloger. Photograph of original.
Portrait photograph (full length) of Bishop Edmond Prendergast of Philadelphia. Appears to have been taken when he was still a priest, before he was made a bishop. Signed under photograph: "O. B. De Morat, No. 2 S. Eighth St., Philadelphia". Title…
Portrait photograph of Bishop Edwin Byrne, Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico (1925-1929); San Juan, Puerto Rico (1929-1943); and Archbishop of Santa, Fe, New Mexico (1943-1963). Signed by Richard T. Dooner.
Autographed portrait photograph of Francis E. Hyland, Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah, GA (1949-1956) and Bishop of Atlanta, GA (1956-1962). Note inscribed below photograph reads "To Joe Ward, in gratitude for many kindesses and in memory of our happy…
Autographed portrait photograph of then-Bishop O'Hara, inscribed to Rev. John Heir. Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (1929-1935); Bishop of Savannah (1935-1937), title changed to Savannah-Atlanta (1937-1959). Regent ad interim of apostolic nuncio to…
Hand-colored portrait photograph of Rev. Hubert J. Cartwright, former rector of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Philadelphia (1938-1956), and Coadjutor bishop of Wilmington, Delaware (1956-1958). Photographer unknown.