TV and Radio

...ired on WPVI.[5] In 1981, the office created a new show called Real to Reel. The 30 minute magazine style show sought to “promote gospel values by producing and distributing television programs which educate, challenge, encourage and inspire local audiences by sharing stories of people living their faith.”[6] The program

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Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons

...l. "Thomas Nast and the American Political Scene." American Quarterly 9, no. 3 (1957): 338 & 340. [3] Thomas Milton Kemnitz, "The Cartoon as a Historical Source." The Journal of Interdisciplinary History 4, no. 1 (1973), 82. [4] Ibid., 92-93. [5] Bill Ong Hing, To Be an American: Cultural Pluralism

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Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia

...first diocesan paper was The Catholic Herald. It was first published on Jan. 3, 1833 and had the support of the bishops of Philadelphia. It ran under that name through Dec. 27, 1856 when it merged with The Catholic Visitor. The Catholic Visitor was founded sometime in 1856. After merging

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Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...sters of Mercy, Brooklyn, New York   A few portraits of priests: Reverend B.F. McLoughlin   And large bird’s eye views of Norristown, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick and Paterson, New Jersey. The bird's eye views include vignettes of notable businesses, institutions and residences. Norristown, Pennsylvania   There are not enough

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