The Centennial Fountain

...nce Union of American Centennial Fountain,” Master’s Thesis (University of Pennsylvania, 2002), 7. [3] Gibbs, History of the Catholic, 34. [4] Gasparini, “A Celebration of Moral Force,” 25. [5] Ibid., 31-32. [6] Gibbs, History of the Catholic, 34 [7] Gasparini, “A Celebration of Moral Force,” 22. [8] Gibbs, History of

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Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia

...and achievements.​ Halvey later went on to become a staff photographer for Pennsylvania Hospital. The Robert Halvey Collection contains approximately 350,000 negatives from the entirety of Halvey’s career, covering the years 1935 to 1999. These images capture everyday participants in Philadelphia Catholic life, as well as presidents, popes, and entertainers.

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Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...end the Mass and many dignitaries would be there including the Governor of Pennsylvania and the Mayor of Philadelphia.[13] Halvey_482 The celebrations of June 2 began at 9:30am when the parish parade divisions made up 53,000 men and boys began their march.[14] The procession to the altar began at 11:30,

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