The Centennial Fountain
...George's Hill (note the single statue on the left pedestal) https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/2278 As the centennial year and the exhibition came to close, the fountain still remained unfinished. It would not be until March of 1877 that the
Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items
...two items that I felt warranted some attention: 1. A document listing the number of those in the city who died during the Yellow Fever epidemic in (possibly?) August and September 1798. The deaths are broken down by religion, church, and section of the city. (These obviously are in need
Associations & Institutions
...ontains various printed material on Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Types of material include institutional histories and anniversary books, annual reports, prospectuses and course catalogs. Also included are ephemera
Collections
...ets and other printed materials relating to subjects of Catholic interest. Newspapers CHRC holds one of the largest collections of Catholic newspapers and periodicals in the United States. Parish Histories and Calendars Consists of published parish histories as well as other printed material and ephemera relating to a particular