Print, Photographic
Chestico Museum
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| Object Name: | Print, Photographic |
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| Category: | Graphic Documents |
| Material: | paper ink |
| Accession Number: | CMP 00-121 |
| Other Geographical Data: | [46.018642236182,-61.534082651597] |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1986-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 2000-12-31 |
| Description: | A photo from Fr. MacPherson's Golden Jubilee celebration in 1951. Pictured is the entrance to St. Peters Church. An outdoor altar has been erected on the front steps. Lawrence MacDonald is reading an address to a standing priest who is presumably Fr. MacPherson (the face is obscured by a microphone). Just visible next to Lawrence MacDonald is another man. A number of priests are seated to the right. Seated along the wall of the church are a number of altar boys. |
| Narrative: | Father Donald MacPherson, parish priest in Port Hood from 1919 until 1957, celebrated his Golden Jubilee at St. Peter's Church, Port Hood on August 15, 1951. Bishop John R. MacDonald along with countless priests concelebrated the solemn high mass. The mass was held outdoors and an outdoor altar was constructed for the occasion. Hundreds of clergy and lay people attended from all over the diocese. |
| Length: | 12.1 cm |
| Width: | 17.4 cm |
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| Institution City: | Chestico |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |