Digitizing the Halvey Photograph Collection, Step One

...ian Grady, and I used sampling to accomplish this task. After counting the number of envelopes in each box, we counted the number of negatives in a sample population of envelopes, as each envelope contains a sometimes vastly different number of negatives. Based on the results, we can reasonably estimate

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Vatican II

...aditions. Many looked forward to the results of the council with hope for a better tomorrow. Wolf, “The Middle Way,” December 9, 1966 After Vatican II, there was debate over how to implement its teachings. Here Wolf shows that the middle way is the best way. Wolf, ” It’ll Make

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Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons

...depicts a wolf with a papal and Democrat party collar trying to force its way into a school room as the children barricade the door. Nast makes clear that public schools need to be made safe from the Catholic menace since they are the “bulwark of the American Republic.” Indeed,

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The Bishop’s Bank

...renaye was adamant. The rules state, "Bear in mind that investments must always be made in stock of ready sale: City, or State of Pennsylvania. No other; City is the best. County stock is good, but of slow sale. Never purchase any other stock. Beware of Banks, Canals, railroads, other

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