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...written permission of the copyright owner. Researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of copyright. Manuscript Collections: [Indicate cited item or series here], Collection Name, Collection number, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Photographs: In general, only photographs from the Robert Halvey Collection are to

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Pope

...s to rule the United States. Nast saw this as a real threat to America’s spiritual and physical freedoms. “”The Promised Land,” as seen from the Dome of St. Peter’s, Rome,” October 1, 1870 The pope and other clergy stand atop St. Peters Basilica and greedily eye America as the

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Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal

...adelphia, including Old St. Joseph (1733), Old St. Mary (1763), and Holy Trinity (1788), although they worshipped separately from the white congregation. When they did attend mass with whites, blacks often had to sit in certain designated areas which were usually the back of the church or the balcony. However,

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Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find

...h’s Weekly was published on August 23, 1884. This 1883 issue included Part II of Verne's "The American Robinson Crusoe"   PAHRC has the most complete run of Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly. The paper has also been digitized as part the Digital Library @ Villanova University. To view the digitized issues

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