Photograph of interior of Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, prepared for the installation of Archbishop Dougherty. Title taken from verso. Photographer unknown.
Portrait photograph of the future Cardinal Dougherty, possibly taken in the Philippines, with picture of Pope Benedict XV in the background. Title devised by cataloger. Photographer unknown.
Photograph of the future Cardinal Sebastiano Martinelli, Apostolic delegate to the U.S., with a group of Augustinians at Villa Nova. Photographer unknown.
Portrait photograph of Cardinal Biondi, with a personal note to Msgr. Bernard J. McKenna. Note inscribed below photograph reads "To my dear friend Msgr. Bernard J. McKenna with sincere good wishes. Rome: March 21st 1939. P. Card. Fumasoni Biondi,…
Photograph of thirteen unidentified priests, except for Msgr. Eugene Murphy (taken prior to 1900). Note inscribed on photograph reads "Msgr. Eugene Murphy - Pastor of St. John's the Baptist. 1890-1898. Manayunk, Phila." Title devised by cataloger.…
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.
Photograph is glued to heavy cardstock and has been altered such that there is no background (i.e., the house has been cut out from the rest of the photograph). Two signs on the building have been obscured with black marker. Creator unknown.
Hand-painted photograph portrait of Francis A. Drexel. Oval shape. Note on back reads "Presented by Walter G. [i.e., George] Smith". Title taken from verso.
Three photographs of Old St. Mary's Church, New Castle, Del. Mounted on board. Photographs measure 7.5" x 4.5" each. Photographs are captioned, top to bottom: "View from cemetery, the latter dates from 1760."; "Interior."; "View from Lancaster…
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…
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. Standing are Bishop Gercke and on his left Bishop McCloskey,…
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.…
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."
Print of portraits of the first five Archbishops of Baltimore, Maryland: John Carroll, Leonard Neale, Ambrose Marechal, James Whitfield, and Samuel Eccleston. Printed at bottom of item: "Published by John [name missing], Chambersburg, Pa" (could…
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.
Certificate of appointment by the Pennsylvania Board of World's Fair Managers of Eleanor Donnelly to the Ladies Auxiliary Society of Philadelphia County, dated December 5, 1891. Signed by Harriet-Anne Lucas, Chairman, Committee on Women's Work; and…
Seated portrait of Bishop Thomas McGovern. Inscription on back states that it may be from "The Catholic Heirarchy of the United States" (1888). Writing in pencil on recto has been erased. Title taken from verso. Engraver unknown.
Certificate of Award from the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 to the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia for its display of Catholic Historical Relics. Dated September 14, 1893
Poster advertising the First Annual Course of Lectures of the American Catholic Historical Society of Pennsylvania at the Academy of Music of Philadelphia, March 13, 20 and 28, 1895.
At the top of the engraving is a triptych showing the Crucifixion flanked by the Nativity and the Ascension. Below is a portrait image of Pius IX flanked by Jesus, Mary, Martin Spalding and John McCloskey. Below that are portraits of the heirarchy of…
Poster for the Silver Jubilee Reunion Dinner of the Priest Alumni of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Class of 1921. Poster includes a menu (in French) and current thumbnail portrait photographs of the alumni.
Bird's-eye view of the University of Notre Dame, with buildings labeled. Appears to have been removed from a book (possibly Notre Dame Catalog). Artist and date unknown.