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| Description: | View over sidewalk and picket fence toward the church exterior surrounded by trees. The path leads from the sidewalk to the door whcih is flanked by two wi... |
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| Description: | View uphill toward the church and refectory. The refectory is on the left. A stone wall is at the base of the hill. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Catholic C... |
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| Description: | View of Bell House, the first female seminary, erected in 1745. A brick path leads to the entrance. On the roof is a bell tower and weather vane. |
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| Description: | The entrance hallway contains a large statue of St. Joseph carrying Jesus with a vase of flowers and chalice sitting at the feet. The ceiling has heavy cro... |
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| Description: | View of a statue of Saint Patrick in a shelter at Saint Micheal's Industrial School, established in 1916. The figure holds a shamrock and a staff. Text on ... |
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| Description: | View of the grotto of Lourdes on the grounds of the parish house at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1888. A statue of Mary stands in a niche... |
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| Description: | View down the front hall at Perkiomen Seminary, towards a room with a group of men reading around a table. Hall furnishings include two carpets and a group... |
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| Description: | A view of the Office of the Directress at St. Xavier's Academy. A roll top desk sits by the window and a small table holding a typewriter stands to the rig... |
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| Description: | A view of the reception room at St. Xavier's academy, facing the fireplace. The mantle piece is heavily carved and curved. A piano stands to its left and a... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of desks which are arranged in rows inside a classroom at St. Xavier's Academy. The teacher's desk is angled in a corner to the righ... |
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| Description: | A view of the study room at St. Joseph's college, lined with rows of desks. This room appears to double as a worship space, as the desk at the front of the... |
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| Description: | A view looking over rows of desks in the novitiate classroom at Mount St. Joseph. Light fixtures hang from the tin ceiling and a double door entrance is lo... |
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| Description: | A view of the Museum and Science Room at Mount St. Joseph. Taxidermied birds and fish are arranged on the shelves of a display cabinet standing along the w... |
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| Description: | Interior of the chapel at Westtown School, which opened its doors to students in 1799. |
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