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- 1915-1937 (Creation)
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Bound volume; 34 cm x 26 cm; Black and white print
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This photographic album documents Irish Capuchin missionaries, with a primary focus on their expansion across the United States. While the collection features a few images of early 1930s missions in Africa and friaries in Rochestown in County Cork, and the Capuchin foundation on Church Street in Dublin, the bulk of the prints depict the Order’s establishment in Oregon and California in the Western United States.
Detailed coverage includes schools, churches, and friars in:
Oregon: Bend, Hermiston, and Roseburg
Northern California: Ukiah and Willits (Mendocino County) and Burlingame.
Southern California: Watts (Los Angeles) and Mission Santa Inés.
Other United States Locations: Abbottstown (Pennsylvania), Lincoln (Nebraska), and Wilmington (Delaware).
Most prints are captioned with specific dates and names, though it is worth noting that images on facing pages are mounted inversely within the volume.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Some of the pages in the volume are loose and the album should be handled with care.