Photograph of the interior of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Los Angeles, California.
Photograph of the exterior of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Hopland, Mendocino County, California.
Photograph of the exterior of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Hopland, Mendocino County, California. Manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘St. Francis Indian Church, Hopland, California’. The church was mainly used for worship by local Native Americans.
Photograph of the High Altar of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bend, Oregon.
A postcard print of painting of St. Francis of Assisi by Seán O’Sullivan. A caption on the reverse reads ‘Copyright, Capuchin Periodicals, Dublin / St. Francis of Assisi, from the original in oil by Seán O’Sullivan RHA’. The postcard was printed by Hely’s Limited, Dublin.
Photograph of the exterior of St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
The series comprises publications relating to Saint Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge which was founded in 1946 by the Irish Capuchin friars. Originally purchased by Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap., the campus property was formerly the Flintridge Country Club, a regional landmark established in the 1920s. While initially intended to serve as a junior seminary, the Capuchin Franciscans opened enrolment to regional day students at the request of Archbishop John H. Cantwell. Over the decades, the school has evolved into a prestigious all-boys Catholic college preparatory institution.
Photograph of the exterior of St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
A postcard image of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral and adjoining St. Francis Academy in Baker City, Oregon. The reverse has a note from Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap, Provincial Minister, dated 26 February 1910. It mentions that the postcard image gives a ‘fair idea of the progress made here in a few years’ and notes that the buildings ‘have all been erected by Bishop [Joseph Francis] McGrath’. Fr. Thomas also refers to a trip to Portland.
Dowling, Thomas, 1874-1951, Capuchin priestPhotograph of the rear of St. Francis Church in Bend, Oregon. Construction work on the building appears to be in progress. The image is credited to Seward & Todd, Bend.