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Cardinal Gibbons (1834-1921) at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the National Shrine on September 23, 1920.

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Center spread of September 23 1920 program

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McKenna and Shahan, center, posing in front of the foundation stone, which is on the back of the Sexton & Sons truck. James Sexton was the donor of the stone.

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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…
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