Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia
...Times. His career as a photographer began in the 1930’s, while attending Roman Catholic High School taking photos for the school newspaper. He served as a U.S. Army Photographer during World War II, for which he received the Legion of Merit, a military award of the United States Armed Forces
Temperance Movement
...vement in Ireland and then traveled America from 1849-1851 to spread the cause.[3] With the growth in local societies, usually based around either parishes or dioceses, the need for a unifying national organization arose. So in 1872 in Baltimore, a national convention was held with 177 societies representing over 26,000
Thomas Lloyd family papers, 1766-1867 (MC 45)
...he Debates of Congress and Now (With His Permission) Published for General Use (1793) are also included. In 1791, Lloyd returned to London with his family where he was arrested and placed in Newgate prison for two years for debt. The diary he kept while imprisoned can also be found