Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1980

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Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 1, 2013.

Depicted ContentEighteen years after ground was broken, the new Roman Catholic Basilica of Philadelphia is dedicated

Depicted ContentIn Philadelphia, the almost complete Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is opened for a public reception

Image type

photograph

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Original caption

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, head church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is located at 18th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on the east side of Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Source citation

Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Source note

Photographer: Carol Highsmith