The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington
...ctators, the largest crowd ever to witness an independent baseball game in Philadelphia up to that time. The grandstands were overflowing. Hundreds of spectators jammed the field and the enclosures. Crowds packed the hills by the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. Uncounted numbers stood on rooftops and hung out of factory windows.
Conclusion
...Robert Halvey’s photographs serve as a window into the past and allow us to see how Catholics celebrated their faith in the city of Philadelphia. These snapshots reveal the changing landscape of Catholicism in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over the course of a half century. Robert Halvey being inducted into
Edward F. Hawks papers, 1900-1952 (MC 15)
...g, Hawks left his home in Canada and became a priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, where he served for several years as a parish curate. During World War I, he served as a chaplain in the Canadian army. When he returned to Philadelphia in 1919, he established St. Joan
Colleges
...creation of Catholic institutions of higher learning in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Some were created in response to the increase in the city's population following both the Industrial Revolution and European immigration. Later, as women were given the right to vote in 1920, institutions that had educated young women expanded