Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...me sort and some of the prints from larger cities include streetcars. St. Agatha's Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Only a few prints break from this standard format. The lithograph of St. Mary’s Church in Masillon, Ohio is a larger size and in color, though it contains the Packard and Butler standard

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Catholics in WWII

...stant chaplains.[6] O’Hara’s letter also included a list breaking down the number of chaplains from each diocese, in which Philadelphia had the second most with 51. As the war continued that number would increase to 68, unfortunately eight of those Philadelphia priests would die in the war, the most of

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Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics

...elly won an additional gold in single sculls in 1920. Paul would win gold again at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. Theresa Shank-Grentz smiles in a publicity photo for the Catholic Standard and Times Philadelphia and the surrounding area have also produced Olympians in the sport of basketball. Theresa Shank-Grentz,

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Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee

...ey_483_001 2016_010_12   Parade and Mass The celebration of June 2, 1940 began at 9:30 am when the parish parade divisions made up of 53,000 men and boys began their march down Broad Street. The procession would reach the altar two hours later, with Mass beginning shortly thereafter. The Mass

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