Graphics

...Many of these records do not have images attached. If there is an image that you would like to have researched, please contact us at archives@chrc-phila.org, or call 215-904-8149. The Robert and Theresa Halvey Photograph Collection Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection...

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Internships/Volunteer

...didates who are currently enrolled in or have recently completed a graduate-level program in library science or public history with a concentration or course work in archival management. All prospective interns must be detail-oriented and have strong research, writing, and communication skills. Interested candidates must submit a resume and three

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Thomas Nast (1840-1902)

...edited with creating the Republican Party’s elephant and drawing the modern image of Santa Claus. However, he also used cartoons to express his dislike of Catholicism. Thomas Nast’s cartoons dealt with Anti-Catholicism in two different ways, the first focused on the menace of the pope and the second dealt with

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The Bishop’s Bank

...hi." Written underneath is, "The depositor is dead. John McCue, his brother-in-law, is appointed guardian of Hughes daughter Ann-14 years". John Hughes' entry in Bishop's Bank Ledger, 1864 Mark Frenaye managed the bank until September 23, 1857, when Bishop Wood, who had been a bank clerk before entering the priesthood,

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