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Print from Harper's Weekly, December 18, 1858. Print shows caricatures of Irish-Americans.

Print from Harper's Weekly, October 24, 1885. Print shows the exterior of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, N.Y. surrounded by crowds attending funeral services for John Cardinal McCloskey. Typed caption adhered to print.

Print of color drawing showing the baldachin for the Golden Jubilee Mass of Cardinal Dougherty at Philadelphia Stadium. Backed on cardboard. Creator's stamp appears to bottom right of print.

Copy of autographed newspaper article regarding address of the St. Augustine Temperance Beneficial Society presented to the Rev. Theobald Mathew on Dec. 4, 1849, and his reply. Includes an engraving of Father Mathew by C. G. Hookey. Printed by C.…

Portrait lithograph of Pope Pius IX. Printed by Thomas Hunter, 716 Filbert Street, Philadelphia. Title devised by cataloger.

Print (chromolithograph) of painting by M. Menghini of the Ecumenical Council (First Vatican Council) held in Rome, 1870. Inscribed in bottom left corner of print: "Schultz Oleogh: Paris [i.e., Charles Schultz, Lithographer]. [H]angard-Mauge, imp."…

In the center is a scene of ordination to the priesthood. Above is Jesus and God the Father. On the four corners are scenes that appear to be the stages toward ordination. Printed in bottom left of lithograph: "Colin del.". Printed in bottom center…

Portrait lithograph of Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal. French text translates as "Ignace Bourget. Bishop of Montreal, Assistant to the Pontifical Throne. Deputed in Rome to represent the Ecclesiastical Province of Quebec at the time of the…

Colored lithograph portrait of Right Reverend Francis X. Gartland, first Bishop of Savannah, GA (1850-1854). Prepared at the time of his death, September 20, 1854. Printed below lithograph: "Drawn on stone by C. Inger"; "From a Daguerrotype by…

Autographed lithograph portrait of Bishop John N. Neumann. Printed below portrait: "P. S. Duval & Son Phila. lith." Printed below lithograph: "Published by P. H. McCawley, New York."; "Ch. Inger, lith." Dated 1861.

Print with a map of Ireland and small portraits of Irish political leaders. At the top is an exterior view of the Irish House of Parliament. In the center is Parnell's New National Map of Ireland. Along the top are portraits of Irish national leaders…

Painting over a photograph of an unidentified priest, possibly a Monsignor. Inscribed on verso: "Made by J. F. Drichotter [?], Holmesburg. 1930. Framed 3/7/40, Francis X. Shinke [?], 629 Seigel St., Phila Pa."

Print of engraving of Rev. Damen, S.J., published in the Catholic Society Journal in 1884. Engraving is signed "JMD" in bottom right corner.

Engraving of a sketch of Pope Pius IX at prayer. Artist's mark appears on verso.

Engraving with scenes from the life of Mary. At the top are the words "Salve Maria", and at the bottom are the opening sentences of the "Hail Mary". Printed below engraving: "Designed and engraved by Edward Charles Keatinge". Printed below title:…

Autographed portrait lithograph of Reverend Thomas Mooney. Printed below title: "by M. Keogh, 339 East 10th St., N.Y."

Family tree repurposed for the American Catholic Historical Society. On the branches are listed the names of the officers of the A.C.H.S. Inscription at bottom says "Executed with a pen by L. Kinsman, Vineland, New Jersey".

Portrait of Rev. Thomas N. Burke, seated. Appears to be a lithograph of a painting by G. A. Klucken. Klucken's signature appears in the bottom right hand corner of the portrait. Published by Patrick Donahoe, Boston, Mass. Lithograph by Chas. H.…

Cartoon highlights the need to refocus the attention of the holiday and push away the distractions of parties and gifts.

The high costs of a Catholic education has led to an entire generation of Catholic children being unable to attend parochial schools.

The promise of tax credits from politicians never seem to materialize while Catholic parents are struggling under the weight of taxes and tuition.

Knudsen compares the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) to a robin announcing the thaw of winter. Beginning with negotiations in 1969, SALT resulted in an agreement to limit the number of ballistic missiles held by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

The arms race is compared to a parasitic plant grown by hate that will drain the life from the planet.

Despite the suppression of religion in the Warsaw Pact countries, Catholicism in Poland not only survived but thrived as many Poles saw their religion as a way to oppose communism.

With the establishment of communism in Eastern Europe and Korea, Knudsen highlights that its forces will accept nothing but total victory in Vietnam.

Portrait engraving of early pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Pittsburgh, PA. Formerly chaplain to Queen Marie Antionette of France. Printed below engraving: "Painted by J. R. Lambdin."; "P. S. Duval, Lith., Philadelphia."; "On Stone by A. Newsam."…

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 lithograph. In the center an allegorical figure appearing to be liberty gestures at Irish House of Parliament which has a large crowd and a banner reading "Home Rule" in front of it. Along the top are portraits of Irish National leaders…

Engraving of portrait of Reverend Ambrose Mareschal, third Archbishop of Baltimore, MD (1817-1828). Printed below engraving: "Engraved by J. B. Longacre from a Painting by P. Tilyard."

Color map of Catholic provinces in the United States. Printed in bottom right corner: "Copyright by M. H. Wiltzius & Co., 1899."

Lithograph portrait of Bishop James F. Wood. Printed below portrait: "Published by Wm. Smith, Print Seller, 702 South 3rd St., Phila Pa. Drawn on Stone by Magee." Printed below title: "T. S. Wagner's Lith. Philadelphia."

Colored lithograph of Satterlee General Hospital in West Philadelphia. Published by James D. Gay. Adhered to heavy cardboard.

Portrait lithograph of John Cheverus (Jean Louis LeFebvre de Cheverus), First Bishop of the Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts (1808-1823), Bishop of Montauban, France (1823-1826), and Bishop of Bordeaux, France (1826-1836). Text below title in French.…

Bust portrait of Pope Pius IX. Printed below engraving: "Copyright 1877 by Oscar Marshall, 697 Broadway, New York. All rights reserved. Painted and engraved by Wm. E. Marshall."

Portrait lithograph of Bishop James Wood of Philadelphia, seated in chair. Published by P. H. McCawley, New York. Autographed in lower right corner.

The obsession of purchasing presents for Christmas has caused shoppers to trample over others in order to get to the next sale.

Referencing a contemporary anti-smoking slogan, the cartoon shows that Catholic school students are left on the hook for the cost of their education.

Opposition to state aid for parochial students takes the form of a threatening forest with the children left alone and afraid.

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited the discrimination of housing based on race. The cartoon highlights that more work is needed until African Americans could enjoy full equality.

Commentary on the need for white Americans to reflect on and address the role they have played in fostering racism.

Native Americans and Pilgrims sharing the first Thanksgiving comment how modern Americans have missed the point of the tradition and ignored caring for the planet

McGovern satirizes the United States' priorities that spends billions on weapons of war while its citizens live in poverty.

The Prague Spring, a series of political and economic reforms that attempted to create "communism with a human face." Many feared that like a weed the Soviets would kill off any reforms before they had time to blossom.

On the evening of August 20, 1968, the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia, to put an end to the Prague Spring. With the Soviets in charge of the country, they overturned the earlier reforms with a period of "normalization." McGovern equates this…

McGovern questions which communist country the Soviet Union would invade next in order to impose its version of communism.

In the cartoon, the use of DDT insecticide did kill the mosquitoes and other pests but in the process it destroyed all other life on the planet. DDT would be banned in the United States in 1973.

Autographed engraving of Rev. Daniel William Cahill. Printed below portrait: "Engd. by J. C. McRae, N.Y." Published by D. & J. Sadlier & Co. in 1860. Note inscribed in ink under engraving reads: "I consider the portrait of me, executed by the Messrs.…

Color print celebrating 50 years of education in the Archdiocese of New York. In the center is Jesus surrounded by children and flanked by banners, one of which is inscribed with "Suffer little children to come unto me" and the other, "and forbid…

Color lithograph portrait of Pope Benedict XV. Printed in bottom left corner: "Copyrighted 1914 by Muller, Luchsinger & Co. New York." Print is numbered No. 665.

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.