Letter from Fr. Xavier Reardon OFM Cap. (1899-1986) to Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. enclosing photographs for use in an article on Capuchin missionaries in India. The letter is dated 22 Nov. 1954. The file includes the following images:
• The new Church of St. Anthony in Delhi. • The Most Rev. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., Archbishop of Delhi-Simla, on a visit to a school in Karnal, India. • Fr. Xavier with catechists in 1946. • Schools among the Bhil people in West India. • Bhilala people in Central India. • Archbishop Mulligan on visitation in a village outside Delhi. • Fr. Theodore Murphy OFM Cap. (1912-1993) in a local village. • Holy Family Hospital in Delhi founded by the Medical Missionaries of Mary. • Archbishop Mulligan performing a baptism in Khera Khurd outside Delhi (negative).
An Irish Army vehicle towing an artillery piece crosses a pontoon bridge while on manoeuvres. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Artillery crosses a pontoon bridge during army manoeuvres in the south'.
An image of an Irish Army military vehicle (most likely a Morris C8, commonly known as a 'Quad') towing an artillery piece across a river. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads ‘Battle of the South / Heavy gun is towed across a river / A picture from the manoeuvres in the south by Frank O’Brien, Fermoy’.
An image of Irish Army motorcyclists crossing a river while on manoeuvres. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Motor cyclists and armour units cross a river / with the army in the south'.
An image of Irish Army armoured cars on manoeuvres in the countryside. The vehicles are most likely Swedish-built Landsverk armoured cars. The print is credited to the ‘Irish Press’.
