Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

Among the print collections of the PAHRC is a collection of Catholic church lithographs by the Philadelphia lithography firm of Packard and Butler (later Packard, Butler and Partridge), There are over 400 prints of interior or exterior views of Catholic churches throughout the United States and parts of Canada. The

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The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington

Babe Ruth stepped up to the plate wearing an Ascension parish uniform   Baseball today seems more like a business than a sport. Americans look to the past as a simpler time when baseball was played for fun, not profit. These thoughts may just be nostalgic longing for a time

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