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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Two Sisters of Mercy. Dated 1946/1947; location unknown.
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- Mount St. Mary's Convent
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Two Sisters of Mercy of Mount St. Mary's convent. Dated 1946/1947
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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1949 photo of a group of men, women, and a nun gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. See also mcalB16F01i05. Photo #1.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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1949 photo of a group of men, women, a nun and children gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. See also mcalB16F01i06 with just the adults.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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1949 photo of a group of men, women, and a nun gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. Same people as seen in mcalB16F01i05.
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- Portraits - Family
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1949 or 1950 group portrait photo of an older couple gathered in a living room with several other adults (grown children?). Woman seated on the right is a nun. Photo #3.
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- Portraits - Family
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1949 or 1950 group portrait photo of an older couple gathered in a living room with several other adults (grown children?). Woman seated on the left is a nun.
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- Portraits - Family
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1949 or 1950 group portrait photo of an older couple gathered in a living room with several other adults (grown children?). Woman standing in the center in the back is a nun. Photo #2.
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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1952 photo of seven young women dressed in long white robes and halos standing on stage each holding a sign with the name of a continent or a country. A nun sits center at a table. Photo #1.
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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1952 photo of seven young women dressed in long white robes and halos standing on stage each holding a sign with the name of a continent or a country. A nun sits center at a table. Photo #2.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Five Sisters of Mercy, looking at a globe. The cross and globe have special significance for the Sisters of Mercy and are seen on the highest points of the convent and school. The four sisters in white veils are very likely novices, going through at least a year of preparation before their final...
Show moreFive Sisters of Mercy, looking at a globe. The cross and globe have special significance for the Sisters of Mercy and are seen on the highest points of the convent and school. The four sisters in white veils are very likely novices, going through at least a year of preparation before their final vows. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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1955 photo of a Sister of Mercy frosting a cake in a large kitchen at Mount St. Mary's Convent.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Children seated in pews during catechism class in a chapel, with a Sister of Mercy (left) calling on children to stand and recite, very likely in preparation for First Communion. Girls have their heads covered, in adherence to Church teaching of the time. Is this also Sacred Heart Chapel? Photo...
Show moreChildren seated in pews during catechism class in a chapel, with a Sister of Mercy (left) calling on children to stand and recite, very likely in preparation for First Communion. Girls have their heads covered, in adherence to Church teaching of the time. Is this also Sacred Heart Chapel? Photo dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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2 Sisters of Mercy (sister and novice) working on a vestment or altar cloth. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Prayer before the altar in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's. Nuns wearing black veils very likely have made their solemn vows required by their order, the Sisters of Mercy. Those with white are novices, who remain so for at least a year of study and discernment. The women wearing black...
Show morePrayer before the altar in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's. Nuns wearing black veils very likely have made their solemn vows required by their order, the Sisters of Mercy. Those with white are novices, who remain so for at least a year of study and discernment. The women wearing black lace are very likely postulants, a stage earlier than the novitiate. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Sister of Mercy, perhaps a novice, preparing altar cloths in the sacristy for Mass. Also in the photo are a chalice, some vestments (far right), and a page of prayers in Latin (Orationes) that a priest would recite while vesting. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Sister of Mercy and student during a piano lesson. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Several Sisters of Mercy, novices (white veil), and postulants (black tulle veils) in prayer. Sacred Heart Chapel has large stained-glass windows. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Sister of Mercy kneeling before a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To her right is a somewhat 2-dimensional likeness of a devout person praying the rosary and holding a candle. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Ca. 23 women in the Sisters of Mercy community at Mount St. Mary's Sacred Heart Chapel : sisters (black veils), novices (white veils), and postulants (black tulle veils) in prayer in the choir of the chapel. Good example of Pre-Vatican II sanctuary, with the railing (where Communion is received);...
Show moreCa. 23 women in the Sisters of Mercy community at Mount St. Mary's Sacred Heart Chapel : sisters (black veils), novices (white veils), and postulants (black tulle veils) in prayer in the choir of the chapel. Good example of Pre-Vatican II sanctuary, with the railing (where Communion is received); the altar built into the back wall of the sanctuary, requiring the priest to turn his back to the people; and the tabernacle placed centrally on the altar. Dated 1955.
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