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.
Print from Harper's Weekly, July 15, 1871. Print shows a figure (most likely supposed to depict Ignatius von Dollinger) standing in front of a broadside he has hung over a confessional that contains a statement titled "Papal Infallibity. Church and…
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…
Print showing 11 members of the clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Indianapolis. Includes a small image of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Vincennes, in 1838. Possibly the bottom half of a larger print. Printed by Carlon & Hollenbeck.
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.
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 from Harper's Weekly showing an allegorical figure of Lady Liberty protecting the public schools from two Roman Catholic Priests. Signed by Thomas Nast.
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 showing all of the members of the Catholic Heirarchy in the United States. Appears to be a collage of full-length portrait photographs and prints of individual clergy combined into one print. Background is a print of a large room with an altar,…
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.
Portrait engraving of Archbishop John Carroll. Printed below portrait: "Painted by J. Paul. Engraved by W. S. Leney, E.S.A. & B. Tanner, E.S.A." Mounted on cardboard.
Lithograph of a painting of Maurice D'Aussac de St. Palais, Bishop of Vincennes (later Indianapolis), Indiana. Printed below portrait: "CH Vogt Lith. 1852."; "Peint par Darjou, Paris, 1851." Original painting by Alfred-Henri Darjou (1851); lithograph…
Portrait lithoraph of unidentified priest. Printed in bottom left corner of lithograph: "On stone by A. Newsam". Printed in bottom right corner of lithograph: "P. S. Duval's Lith. Philada."
Large scrapbook containing numerous images of the Virgin Mary. Includes prints, holy cards, images from magazines and other images. Book made by J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. Scrapbook is marked as having belonged to Francis X. Reuss.
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…
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…
Hand-painted piece with a proclamation in the center addressed to Archbishop Ryan. A portrait of Ryan appears at the top and the text is surrounded by hand-painted pictures of scenes from Ireland, most pertaining to the area around Thurles. There are…
Color lithograph of a bird's eye view of the buildings of the Great Central Fair in Philadelphia, with the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul on the left hand side. Printed below lithograph: "Drawn from Nature & on Stone by James Queen. Printed in all…
Lithograph with small cameo portraits of the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States, with a cameo portrait of Pope Pius IX at the top. At the bottom is printed "Euntes Ergo Docete Omnes Gentes" ("Go Forth and Teach All Nations").…
The portrait of Pius IX is set within the text of the Bull of Excommunication addressed to all those participating in revolutionary activities within the Romagna or in activities to usurp the lands of the Romagna. Printed at bottom of portrait:…
Reproduction of bust portrait of John Boyle O'Reilly. Signature on the portrait reads "J. B. Troy. 1890". Printed below portrait: "Copyright 1890, by Lawrence Thomas Plunkett. Published by Boylston M'f'g Co., Boston, Mass."
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…
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…
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:…