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A file of photographs of Capuchin friars in Watts, Los Angeles, California. The prints show the construction of St. Lawrence of Brindisi School, the church and a residence for the friars in Watts. Includes images of Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Mission Superior, Fr. Berchmans Cantillon OFM Cap., Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap., and Fr. Juan Antonio de San Juan en Persiceto OFM Cap., Minister General of the Capuchin Order. A manuscript annotation on the covering envelope (by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap.) reads ‘Views in Watts, Los Angeles / a new Church has seen been erected in Watts by the late Fr. Thomas Dowling of Kilkenny’. Two of the prints are dated: 12 May 1923 and 19 September 1923.

A ledger detailing the annual ‘Parish Statistics’ and ‘Financial Statement’ for St. Lawrence Church in Watts, California, dated 1 January 1927. Signed by Capuchin Franciscan pastors Father Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Father Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., and Father Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. The document outlines both the spiritual and material state of the parish. Demographically, it records a population of roughly 1,123 Catholics, tracking memberships across local religious sodalities – such as the Holy Name Society and Altar Society – alongside vital 1924 sacramental data, which includes 191 total baptisms, 20 marriages, and 30 deaths. Financially, the report balances an annual cash flow of $11,363.37 against identical expenditures, including substantial allocations for school operational funding. Under its liabilities, the statement of debt details heavy outstanding balances totalling $45,000, split between quarterly interest obligations held with the Farmers and Merchants National Bank ($36,000) and the First National Bank ($9,000).

A card commemorating a parish mission held at St. Peter’s Parish in San Francisco from 21 November to 11 December 1921. Conducted by Irish Capuchins Fathers Sylvester Mulligan, Joseph Fenelon, and Gabriel Harrington. Includes the total abstinence pledge and an accompanying indulgenced temperance prayer.

Photograph of Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, with Fr. Pacificus McCafferty OFM Cap., Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., and Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. in Watts, Los Angeles.

Studio photograph of Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap.

Photograph of (left) Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. with two Spanish friars. A manuscript caption on the reverse reads ‘Gabriel with 2 Spaniards / Watts’.

A photograph of (from left to right) Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap., Fr. Adrian Sharkett OFM Cap., Fr. Camillus Killian OFM Cap., Br. Francis Treacy OFM Cap., and Fr. Bernardine Harvey OFM Cap. The photograph was most likely taken outside St. Mary of the Angels on Church Street in Dublin.

A newspaper article from ‘The Suburban Home’ (Watts, Los Angeles, California) reporting that Watts has become the United States headquarters for the Irish Capuchin Franciscans. Father Joseph Fenelon was appointed by Bishop Cantwell to lead the work from Watts, assisted by Father Gabriel Harrington. The article notes that the local parish, previously known as the Church of the Holy Redeemer, was to be renamed St. Lawrence’s Church. The article also notes that a series of revival-style missions are planned for the Diocese of Los Angeles.

A newspaper article from ‘The Suburban Home’ (Watts, California) reporting that Watts has become the United States headquarters for the Irish Capuchin Franciscans. Father Joseph Fenelon was appointed by Bishop Cantwell to lead the work from Watts, assisted by Father Gabriel Harrington. The article notes that the local parish, previously known as the Holy Redeemer, was to be renamed for St. Lawrence of Brindisi. The article also notes that a series of revival-style missions are planned for the Diocese of Los Angeles.

A clipping of a photograph of a group of Irish missionary priests bound for the United States on board the German transatlantic liner SS ‘Bremen’ off Cobh in County Cork in October 1920. The group includes the Irish Capuchin friar, Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap.