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[Archbishop John Ireland, 1838-1918, full-length portrait, seated, facing left] – Antique Photo Print

[Archbishop John Ireland, 1838-1918, full-length portrait, seated, facing left], c1908. — historic photograph
[Archbishop John Ireland, 1838-1918, full-length portrait, seated, facing left], c1908.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Archbishop John Ireland, 1838-1918, full-length portrait, seated, facing left]

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Archbishop John Ireland, seated and turned to the left in this full-length portrait, was one of the most prominent Catholic leaders in the United States in the early twentieth century. Born in Ireland in 1838, he emigrated as a boy and rose to become Archbishop of St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was known for championing temperance, public schools, and the assimilation of immigrant Catholics into American civic life. The photograph dates to about 1908, late in his career, when he was a familiar public figure and a frequent voice in national debates over church and society.

Created / publishedc1908.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesH114483 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,231 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-128786

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