Scrapbook containing 16 hand-colored lithographs by Nathaniel Currier. Fourteen are of the Stations of the Cross published in 1847. One is of St. Ferdinand the King with no date and one is of Christ Restoring sight to the blind from 1846. Titles of…
Interior of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa. during the consecration (dedication) ceremonies, November 20, 1864. Print from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly. Inscribed at bottom of print: "A hole in the wall if ever there was…
Photograph of 1922 graduating class with Christian Brothers. Mounted on heavy cardboard. Inscription reads "To our beloved Pastor, with the compliments of the Class of 1922."
Sign for the Bishop John Neumann Shrine at Fifth Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Peter the Apostle Church). The sign has text at the top above a color print of Bishop John Neumann. Appears to date from before Neumann's canonization.…
Color photograph of theology seminarians at St. Charles Seminary. Photograph by Maria Tucker Cusick, 7422 Miller Avenue, Upper Darby, PA 19082. Title taken from verso.
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…
Print of the apparition at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, as seen on August 21, 1879. Remainder of title reads: "Many miraculous cures have been effected there since the above occurence. This view was taken on the spot by W. Collins. And submitted to,…
Color engraving of Saint Patrick. Print is glued onto wood. A note on the back states that it was brought to Pittsburgh (Pa.) from Dublin in 1801 (signed E. L. Hendry). Printed below title: "Published by Le Petit, 15 Capel Street [Dublin, Ireland]".
Color engraving showing the Eighth Station of the Cross. Note on the bottom reads, "Engraved by permission from the celebrated prints in the Adam and Eve Chapel, Dublin." Print is glued onto wood. Notes inscribed on the back indicate that it was…
Portrait lithograph of Reverend Peter Blenkinsop, S.J. Published by T. Coleman of Philadelphia. A.L. Weise, lithographer. Signature in bottom right corner of lithograph reads "Hohenstein" (possibly Adolfo Hohenstien?).
Print depicting the settlement of Little Loretto in Kentucky. A key at the bottom describes what is depicted in the print. Text in German, French, and English. Creator unknown.
Colored lithograph portrait of Rt. Rev. John Hughes, Coadjutor to the Bishop of New York. Printed to bottom left of lithograph: "From life on stone by A. [Albert] Newsam". Printed to bottom right of lithograph: "P. S. Duval, Lith., Phila.". Printed…
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:…
Framed chromolithograph showing Our Mother of Sorrows Church, St. John's Orphan Asylum and the entrance to Old Cathedral Cemetery in West Philadelphia. Lithograph by F. Bourquin, Philadelphia.
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.
Portrait print of Archbishop Patrick Ryan. Credit line below print reads "Published by William Smith, Print Seller, 33 South Sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pa."
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…
Photograph of group of clergy and laymen at the consecration of the Crypt of the Oratory (i.e., Oratoire Saint-Joseph) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. John O'Hara is second from the left in the front row. Photographer's mark appears below photographs.
Photograph of Msgr. John O'Hara at reception in honor of Cardinal Santiago Copello in Santiago, Chile. Label reads "Recpetion given by H. E. President Aguirre Cerda at La Moneda Place, Santiago, November 8, 1941, in honor of Cardinal Santiago…
Photograph of service at cathedral; possibly installation of John Cardinal O'Hara as Archbishop of Philadelphia. Title devised by cataloger. Photographer's mark appears on verso.
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 students weaving on looms at St. Mary's Institute for the Blind in Landsdale, Pa. Title taken from verso. Photographer's stamp appears on verso: "James L. Dillon & Co., Photographers, 907 Walnut Street, Philadelphia".
Photograph of students making brooms and dusters at St. Mary's Institute for the Blind in Landsdale, Pa. Title taken from verso. Photographer's stamp appears on verso: "James L. Dillon & Co., Photographers, 907 Walnut Street, Philadelphia".
Photograph of students making mop heads at St. Mary's Institute for the Blind in Landsdale, Pa. Title taken from verso. Photographer's stamp appears on verso: "James L. Dillon & Co., Photographers, 907 Walnut Street, Philadelphia".