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Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Cornerstone Inscription
A view of the inscription on one side of the cornerstone at Notre Dame High School in Chicago during the cornerstone ceremony. The inscription was suggested by Monsignor Markham, the brother of one of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Cornerstone - Two Sides
A view of both exterior facing sides of the cornerstone at Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Cornerstone
One side of the cornerstone at Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL. The cornerstone was originally intended to be at the corner of Wellington and Mango over the foundation of the auditorium. Due to construction interruptions, the corner of the…
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Front Yard
A view of the front yard at Notre Dame High School in Chicago before the 1956 construction of the first addition to the campus.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Front Doors with Students
A close-up of the front doors at Notre Dame High School in Chicago, Illinois.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Side Entrance and Students
A view of a side entrance to Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Front Entrance
A view of the front entrance to the Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL with students exiting the building. Even with 30 chairs brought over from St Peter Canisius School, there were not enough chairs to furnish all the rooms when the school was…
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Cornerstone and Students
A view of the cornerstone at Notre Dame High School with students nearby. The inscription on the cornerstone reads "And this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith." (1 John 5:4).
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Entrance with Students Studying
A view of the front entrance to Notre Dame High School. By 1946, the student body was so large that the seniors had to come in earlier and leave earlier to make room for other grades.
Sixth Street Building Sketch
A sketch of the Young Ladies Academy next to the first Cathedral of Cincinnati, which is now St Francis Xavier Church. The sketch shows how the Notre Dame Academy on Sixth Street was originally called the Young Ladies Literary Institute (shortened to…
Sixth Street Music Hall
The interior of the music hall at Sixth Street. Music was an important component of education at the Sixth Street Academy.
Sixth Street Golden Jubilee Celebration
Decorations set up in the hall at Sixth Street for the 50th Anniversary of the Sisters in America. Sixth Street was the first international mission site for the Order.
The Sisters travelled across the Atlantic on September 9th, 1840 aboard the…
The Sisters travelled across the Atlantic on September 9th, 1840 aboard the…
Sixth Street Courtyard and St Francis Xavier Steeple
An image of the inner courtyard and surrounding convent at the Sixth Street site in Cincinnati with the steeple of St Francis Xavier Church in the distance. The Sixth Street Convent was the first international mission site for the Order.
Sixth Street Chapel and Courtyard
A view of the exterior of the chapel at Sixth Street from side facing the inner courtyard. The hand pumps were connected to a natural spring where the Sisters and neighbors would draw clean drinking water.
Sixth Street Garden Statue
The Madonna and Child statue in the Sixth Street garden.
Sixth Street Convent Entrance
A view of the front exterior of the Sixth Street Convent and Academy. Before the Sisters' owned the property, it belonged to Reverend Oliver Spencer, a Methodist pastor. He had many building materials imported from Philadelphia, which were used to…
Sixth Street Door
The front door at Sixth Street, built in the Federal style. While the door no longer survives, the large brass key used with the lock is part of the Ohio Unit Archive's artifact collection.
Sixth Street Courtyard
A view of the inner courtyard of the Sixth Street Convent.
Sixth Street Aerial View
A view looking down on the Sixth Street Convent, showing the neighborhood block. The property once belonged to Reverend Oliver Spencer, a pastor at the adjacent Methodist church.
Sixth Street Garden
A view of the inner courtyard garden at the Sixth Street Convent in Cincinnati. The early Sisters would let their neighbors into the garden to get water from the spring that flowed there.