1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...adelphia and Duffy's Cut." U.S. Catholic Historian 27, no. 4 (Fall 2009): 1-16. For more information on Duffy's Cut see: Watson, William E. et al. The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut: The Irish Who Died Building America's Most Dangerous Stretch of Railroad. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 2006. Archives Archives Select Month April
Edward F. Hawks papers, 1900-1952 (MC 15)
...ization designed to attract converts and lapsed Catholics. Hawks was a well-known writer and lecturer. For more than 30 years, he wrote a column on current events for the diocesan paper The Catholic Standard and Times. From 1936-1938, after becoming a domestic prelate, he toured Spain to gather accounts of
Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia
...of Halvey’s career, covering the years 1935 to 1999. These images capture everyday participants in Philadelphia Catholic life, as well as presidents, popes, and entertainers. In addition to photographs taken for The Catholic Standard and Times, there are also photos taken for Catholic institutions, organizations, parishes and schools. Due to
Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons
...s/show/7363 Thomas Nast’s cartoons from the 1870s expressed his strong anti-Irish and anti-Catholic feelings and his fear these forces would destroy America. With a circulation on average of 100,000 and reaching peaks of 300,000 Harper’s Weekly not only was a vehicle for spreading these sentiments but was also a reflection