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St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa

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Looking west at a stone cathedral. In 1839 Father Mazzuchelli directed the construction of a large building at the back of the cathedral. This structure served the bishop and was used to house Saint Raphael's Seminary, lowa’s first diocesan college. The steeple was completed in 1876, stained glass windows imported from London were installed in 1889. Verso says: In 1835 Father Mazzuchelli, famed missionary, built the stone church which later became St. Raphael's Cathedral. 1964 postmark. Number 66605-B.
Title St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa
Alternative TitleSaint Raphael's Cathedral
Alternative TitleSaint Raphael's Church
Index Date 1964
Date Issued 1964
Date Captured 2019-10-10
Publisher Norton News Agency (Dubuque, Iowa) | Dexter Press, Inc. (West Nyack, N.Y.)
Type of Resource still image
Digital Origin digitized other analog
Digital Extent 1 file
Media Type image/tiff
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL at 600 ppi
creation/production credits Color by Jim Shaffer
citation/reference Encyclopedia Dubuque (http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/)
Topic Dubuque County (Iowa)
Topic Dubuque (Iowa)
Topic Religious facilities
Topic Churches
Topic Catholic churches
Topic Vehicles
Topic Automobiles
Cartographic 42.495210, -90.666751
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_dubuq0027
Access Condition Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
Genre postcard
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/16029
Language English
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
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