Portrait photograph of Bishop John W. Shanahan, first Bishop of Harrisburg, Pa. Printed in bottom left corner of photograph: "Copyrighted 1889 by H.B.H." Signed "Hansbury, Phila." in bottom right corner.
Portrait photograph of Bishop Joseph McShea, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia. Autographed to Rev. George O'Donnell and dated March 19, 1952. Photographer's signature appears in bottom right corner.
Portrait lithograph of Saint Jean Vianney holding crucifix and rosary. Printed below portrait: "J. Schaefer, Publisher, 9 Barclay St., New York". Lithographer unknown.
Photograph from St. Vincent's Orphanage in the Tacony section of Philadelphia, Pa., showing boys in a large room playing games. Title devised by cataloger. Photograph of original.
Print from Harper's Weekly, July 29, 1871. Print shows Lady Liberty, holding a whip labeled "LAW", choking a stock caricature of an Irish American holding a dagger.
Hand-tinted photograph showing the groundbreaking ceremony for Fitzgerald-Mercy (i.e., Mercy Fitzgerald) Hospital in Darby, Pa. on March 2, 1932. Photo shows a group pf people with Dennis Cardinal Dougherty in the middle turning the first shovelful…
Photograph of procession with Cardinal Dougherty and other clergy, most likely in Philadelphia. Negative appears to have been damaged. Title devised by cataloger. Photographer unknown.
Provincial Council of Manila, December 1907. Council Fathers, Left to Right seated centre: Bp Thomas A Hendrick (Cebu, died 1909), Archbp Jeremiah J Harty (Manila, ad interim administrator of Jaro at that time due to the demise of Frederick Z Rooker…
Photograph of Cardinal Dougherty in Philippines. This is a photograph taken in Nueva Segovia, Philippine Islands. Bishop Dougherty with four of his pioneer band. Seated next to him is Bishop MacGinley and on the extreme right is Bishop Carroll. …
Portrait photograph of Cardinal Bisleti, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and University Studies. Signed by G. Felici below bottom right corner of photograph. A note in Latin is inscribed under the photograph in ink.
Color engraving of exterior of Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia, dated 1860, with episcopal residence and seminary on either side. Printed below image: "Drawn by H. Nell [?]. Published by W. Syckelmoore, 624 S. Sixteenth St., Philada.…
Color rendering of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, PA. Signed by the architect George Lovatt in the bottom left corner and dated April 14, 1923.
Lithograph of Chicago as it looked in 1833. Shows buildings in Chicago at the junction of the North and South branches of the Chicago River. Lithographer and date unknown.
Photograph of choir boys at St. John the Evangelist Church, Philadelphia, PA. Man standing in far right of photograph has been painted over. Photographer's signature appears in bottom right corner and reads "Photo by John A. Ivazian". Note inscribed…
Photograph of chapel in eastern wing of transept of Mission Church of San Xavier del Bac. Photograph has been hand-painted to enhance details. Photographer unknown.
Photograph of chapel in western wing of transept of Mission Church of San Xavier del Bac. Photograph has been hand-painted to enhance details. Photographer unknown.
Photograph of main altar and sanctuary of Mission Church of San Xavier del Bac. Inscribed below photograph: "Footnote. The small altar in front of the railing on the Epistle side has been placed there since 1881." Photographer unknown.
Photograph of exterior of Mission Church of San Xavier del Bac. Inscribed on verso: "Mission San Xavier del Bac, 9 miles S.W. of Tuscon, Arizona. The finest of the old Spanish Missions in the U.S.--100 years old." Photographer unknown.
Photograph of the exterior of St. James Church in Carthage, New York. Photographer's stamp appears on verso and reads "H. M. Beach, Photographer. Nov 2 1887. Lowville, N.Y."
Photograph of St. Michael's (Passionist) Church, West Hoboken, NJ, which was administered from St. Michael's Monastery (1875). Printed below photograph: "P. C. Keeley, Arch." [i.e., Keely]; "F. Bechet, Photo." Inscribed in bottom right corner of…
Photograph of a large group of clergy, with Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, at the main entrance of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (possibly St. Charles Day celebration). Signed by Richard T. Dooner below photograph. Title devised by cataloger.
Print from Harper's Weekly, November 2, 1872. Incluldes four small cartoons. "Our Foreign Ruler(?). F.K. 'I will do your bidding, as you are unfallible'" shows shows a man kneeling before the Pope. A Catholic priest in the background holds a paper…
First Communion certificate of Mary E. Williams of St. John's Parish, Philadelphia, dated May 5, 1878, showing pictures of sanctuary of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul in Philadelphia, and of the dedication of the Cathedral on November 20, 1864.…
Confirmation certificate of Sophie Marie Williams of St. John's Parish, Philadelphia, dated May 5, 1878, showing pictures of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul in Philadelphia, and of the exterior of the Cathedral with the Episcopal Residence and the…
Broadside for a concert benefiting the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital in Philadelphia, November 29, 1861. Badly damaged with pieces missing at top and bottom of broadside.
Photograph of the delegates to the Conference to Revise the Geneva Convention of 1864 relating to the treatment of wounded soldiers and sailors. Held in Geneva, Switzerland, 1906. Includes autographs of the delegates. Printed in bottom right corner:…
Confirmation Certificate from St. Theresa's Church. Shows engraving of the Dedication of Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul (1864), and engraving of children being confirmed at the Cathedral (1865). Lines at bottom of print filled out in manuscript:…