Centennial Exposition

...ain’s display of the “Death of St. Francis of Assisi” and “Christ Blessing Little Children.”[13] Over the course of the six months the fair was open, other Catholic events were held both at the grounds and throughout the city. Speeches were held at various Catholic Churches, most of which spoke

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Photographs

...cannot be searched online. If there is something that you would like to have researched, please contact us at archives@chrc-phila.org, or call 215 904-8149. Pope John Paul II met by students from Little Flower during his 1979 visit Cardinal Krol with the Grace Kelly and family, 1963 "Play Street" at

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Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find

...shortened further to Redpath’s Weekly. This reflected the reduction in the number of illustrations due to rising publication costs. By August 1883, the paper had become more literary and less a vehicle for Irish freedom and social activism with more space devoted to serialized fiction, including French and Russian works

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