Aerial photograph of Catholic University campus, ca. 1928
The photograph has been labelled to indicate which buildings were erected during Shahan's rectorship. However, the Salve Regina office building erected in 1920 is out of the frame. Note that the crypt level of the National Shrine is incomplete.
ca. 1928
Courtesy of the Catholic University Archives, University Photograph Collection
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Aerial photograph of Catholic University campus, ca. 1931
Aerial photo of Catholic University campus, ca. 1931.
ca. 1931
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Cardinal James Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons (1834-1921) at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the National Shrine on September 23, 1920.
September 23, 1920
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1920
Center spread
Center spread of September 23 1920 program
Salve Regina
September 23, 1920
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Crypt of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Unidentified laborers posing on the active construction site of the crypt church on November 10, 1923. In the background sits McMahon Hall.
November 10, 1923
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Crypt of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Pulleys, ladders, debris, and unidentified laborers at the construction site o the crypt church on September 12, 1923.
September 12, 1923
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Crypt of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Group of unidentified laborers posing in front of crypt level on September 12, 1923.
September 12, 1923.
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Great Architects Obtained
The small article published in the June 1919 issue of Salve Regina announcing that an architect for the National Shrine had been chosen.
Salve Regina
June 1919
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Guide Book to the Crypt and Sub-Basement of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.
1931 guide book with floor plan, history, and photographs of the crypt level.
Bernard A. McKenna
December 8, 1931
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Laborer posing with stone
Unidentified laborer posing with the foundation stone in situ, during the construction of the crypt church. Note that the date inscribed in Latin on the stone follows the Roman calendar; it reads “eight days prior to the first of October,” which translates to September 23.
December 15, 1923
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