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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.
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.
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.
Country Post Office
OOriginal woodcut print by Julius T. Lankes titled "Country Post Office". The print depicts a wood post office and two men with their horses. The print is numbered "No. 34".
Country Post Office
Original woodcut print by Julius T. Lankes titled "Country Post Office". The print depicts a wood post office and two men with their horses. The print is numbered "No. 35".
Cordova Plaza
Color engraving. Titled "Cordova Plaza"
Construction of the Basilica
Cardinal Gibbons blessed the foundation stone of the Shrine on September 23, 1920 with over 10,000 people gathered to watch. However, after completion of the Crypt Church in 1926, construction halted until 1953 due to the Great Depression and World…