Display for Bishop Richard Cushing

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2014.13.2.11

Description: Black and white print; display of photo on tripod between U.S. flag and Catholic Church flag and a vase of flowers with a caligraphic label, "Wm. Filene's Sons Co. its management and employees offer their respectful and heart-felt congratulations to his Excellency Richard J. Cushing, D.D. on his acession to the See of Boston"; stamped on back, "Egan Photo Service/Studio 739 Boylston St., 16 Boston".

Print Size: 10" (h) x 8" (w)

Date: 1944

Photographer: Egan Photo Service

History/Provenance: Richard James Cushing (1895-1970) served as Archbishop of Boston from 1944 to 1970 and was made a cardinal in 1958.

Credit Line: Gift of the Carroll Center for the Blind, 2014.13