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DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3915
title: Fr. Lane at Fushun, China, 1939.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Lane as he baptizes babies at Fushun. Two women are each holding a baby as Fr. Lane reads from a text. Other woman look on.; Born in Massachusetts, Bishop Lane came to Maryknoll in 1913 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1920. In 1923 he went to Hong Kong to become the procurator of that mission. Two years later he went north and inaugurated the Fushun mission in Manchuria. In 1932 Monsignor Lane was appointed Prefect Apostolic and in 1940 Vicar Apostolic. He was consecrated a Bishop in 1940. After Pearl Harbor, Bishop Lane was interned by the Japanese in Fushun. Within a year of prepatriation, Bishop Lane was elected to be the third Superior General of Maryknoll. His tenure led to the greatest expansion at home and abroad for Maryknoll.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3918
title: Fr. Lane at Fushun, China, 1939.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Lane giving  communion to a man. He is assisted by another priest and there are many people surrounding them.; Born in Massachusetts, Bishop Lane came to Maryknoll in 1913 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1920. In 1923 he went to Hong Kong to become the procurator of that mission. Two years later he went north and inaugurated the Fushun mission in Manchuria. In 1932 Monsignor Lane was appointed Prefect Apostolic and in 1940 Vicar Apostolic. He was consecrated a Bishop in 1940. After Pearl Harbor, Bishop Lane was interned by the Japanese in Fushun. Within a year of prepatriation, Bishop Lane was elected to be the third Superior General of Maryknoll. His tenure led to the greatest expansion at home and abroad for Maryknoll.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3947
title: Fr. John McLoughlin at Wuzhou, China, 1948.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McLoughlin speaking with two Chinese girls on the street.; Rev. McLoughlin was born in Lancashire, England, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1912. He entered The Venard, Maryknoll's Apostolic College, in 1923, and was ordained in 1935.  He was assigned to Wuchow, remaining there throughout the was years.  After a brief visit to the U.S. after the war, he returned to Wuchow in 1947.  He was expelled from China in 1951.  In 1953 he was assigned to Transfiguration parish in Chinatown, New York City, and to Hong Kong in 1961 where he died in 1980.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3907
title: Fr. Tom Kiernan at Pingnan, China, 1934.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Kiernan with the "Pingnan Mission Catechists just prior to the opening of four new catechumenates, totaling over 400 catechumens."; Born in New York, Fr. Kiernan came to Maryknoll in 1921 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1924. In 1927 he was assigned to Maryknoll's new mission in Wuchow, South China. He served as rector of Pingnam mission for two years. While in Wuchow mission he built a church that won international attention for its fine architectural style and was written up in the pages of Liturgical Arts Magazine. He served as group superior of Maryknollers in Wuchow and taught for two years in the Minor Seminary in Kongmoon. He also served the Society in the capacity of Treasurer General.  He spent many years in mission in Hawaii. In his later years he served in various capacities in the United States.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3920
title: Man carries Fr. Lavin across the river at Luoding, China, 1936.

description: This is a photograph of "Mr. Joseph Lau, one of our catechists, carrying Father Lavin across the stream."; Born in Massachusetts, Fr. Lavin came to Maryknoll in 1924 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1932. He was assigned to Kongmoon, South China that same year. He was taken by the communists but released in 1953. In 1954 he was assigned to Hawaii and also did promotion work in the United States including work in the Chicago, Illinois Chinese mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3909
title: Fr. Kupfer and Sr. Richard at Luoding, China, 1938.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Kupfer assisted by Sr. Richard baptizing an orphan.; Born in New York, Bishop Kupfer came to Maryknoll in 1928 after graduating from St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained at Maryknoll in 1933. After ordination he was assigned to Wuchow, South China. He began what was to be a 14 year period of missionary work in this diocese. In 1944, while the Japanese army was making inroads in Wuchow, Fr. Kupfer was assigned to the United States. His duties took him to Taichung, Taiwan where he was consecrated a Bishop in 1962. He served there in this capacity until 1986.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3927
title: Fr. McRae and others at the mission in Dawan, China, 1933.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McRae,  the Pastor at the St Teresa Residence at Dawan. There are four other men standing with him at an entrance.; Rev. MacRae was born in Dorchester, MA.  He joined Maryknoll in 1921 and was ordained in 1930.  That year he was assigned to Wuchow and remained there until 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3924
title: Fr. P. Francis Lynch at Wuzhou, China, 1949.

description: This is a photograph of Father Lynch "with friends" from the boys school in Wuzhou. Father Lynch is seated behind the desk and the children gather all around him. Some sit on the desk. Father Lynch appears to be reading to them.; Born in Massachusetts, Fr. Lynch came to Maryknoll in 1928 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1938. He was assigned to the Wuchow mission in China. He spent six years in Wuchow and in 1945 he was awarded the Emblem for Meritorious Civilian Service for his work as a Contract Chaplain in China. After the war he returned to Tanchuk, Kwangsi and in 1951 the mission was closed. He was held a prisoner for one day and later expelled from China. He then began work in Taiwan where he spent the rest of his life
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3930
title: Fr. James V. Manning with school children at Yungyan, China, 1949.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Manning with young children at a school. The photo was taken from over head and the children are looking up. Fr, Manning is dressed casually.; Rev. Manning was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. He entered The Venard, Maryknoll's Apostolic College, in 1926, and was ordained in 1938.  He was assigned to Fushun, Manchuria that year and in 1942, following arrest and internment, was repatriated aboard the Swedish repatriation ship Gripsholm.  He remained in the U.S. thereafter.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3943
title: Fr. J. McDonald at Wuzhou, China, 1948.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McDonald speaking to a group of people in Wuzhou. The people are gathered around him and listening intently. A small boy stands behind him.; Rev. McDonald was born in Dorchester, MA.  He entered Maryknoll in 1933 and was ordained in 1940.  He was then assigned to Wuchow, South China where he remained until a home leave in 1948, shortly after which he returned to China.  He was arrested in 1951, and after an ordeal that damaged his health, he was expelled to the U.S.  Afterwards, he was assigned to Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3948
title: Fr. John McLoughlin eating a meal at Wuzhou, China,1948.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McLoughlin taking a break in his travels for some lunch. He is in between Yulin and Beiliu. "The foreigner always attracted a crowd." He wears an overcoat and a hat, but some of the local people are barefoot.; Rev. McLoughlin was born in Lancashire, England, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1912. He entered The Venard, Maryknoll's Apostolic College, in 1923, and was ordained in 1935.  He was assigned to Wuchow, remaining there throughout the was years.  After a brief visit to the U.S. after the war, he returned to Wuchow in 1947.  He was expelled from China in 1951.  In 1953 he was assigned to Transfiguration parish in Chinatown, New York City, and to Hong Kong in 1961 where he died in 1980.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3944
title: Fr. Joseph McDonald at Wuzhou, China, 1948.

description: This is a photograph of "Fr. McDonald at a roadside restaurant." A make shif table has various food placed in bowls and Fr. McDonald sits on a bench and eats noodles from a small bowl. The cooks look on.; Rev. McDonald was born in Dorchester, MA.  He entered Maryknoll in 1933 and was ordained in 1940.  He was then assigned to Wuchow, South China where he remained until a home leave in 1948, shortly after which he returned to China.  He was arrested in 1951, and after an ordeal that damaged his health, he was expelled to the U.S.  Afterwards, he was assigned to Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3945
title: Fr. Joseph McDonald at Wuzhou, China, 1948.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McDonald checking the bandages of a woman sitting in a chair. Three children look on as he examines the foot.; Rev. McDonald was born in Dorchester, MA.  He entered Maryknoll in 1933 and was ordained in 1940.  He was then assigned to Wuchow, South China where he remained until a home leave in 1948, shortly after which he returned to China.  He was arrested in 1951, and after an ordeal that damaged his health, he was expelled to the U.S.  Afterwards, he was assigned to Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3946
title: Fr. John McLoughlin at Wuzhou, China, 1948.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McLoughlin and a small boy passing a banana between them. The boy wears a uniform. Father has a pipe. They are warmly dressed.; Rev. McLoughlin was born in Lancashire, England, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1912. He entered The Venard, Maryknoll's Apostolic College, in 1923, and was ordained in 1935.  He was assigned to Wuchow, remaining there throughout the was years.  After a brief visit to the U.S. after the war, he returned to Wuchow in 1947.  He was expelled from China in 1951.  In 1953 he was assigned to Transfiguration parish in Chinatown, New York City, and to Hong Kong in 1961 where he died in 1980.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3951
title: Father McShane in Gaozhou, China, 1927.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McShane aboard a fishing boat as a means of transportation. He stands on the side of the moving boat and smiles. He has a white shirt on and dark trousers.; Rev. McShane was born in Indiana.  He joined Maryknoll in 1912 as a deacon, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1914, the first ordained for Maryknoll.  He was assigned to Tungchen in 1919 and to Loting the following year.  There he set up an orphanage for abandoned children.  In 1927 he contracted smallpox from a dying infant, which brought about his own death. He was buried in front of the Loting parish rectory.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3925
title: Fr. McRae at Rongxian, China, 1931.

description: This is a photograph of Father McRae ready to leave on a trip. He carries an unbrella and a water canteen.; Rev. MacRae was born in Dorchester, MA.  He joined Maryknoll in 1921 and was ordained in 1930.  That year he was assigned to Wuchow and remained there until 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3929
title: Fr. Thomas Malone at a grave at Tsiaoliang, China, 1935.

description: This is a photograph of  "Fr. T. Malone in a characteristic posture, sitting on the edge of a Chinese grave, with two of the altar boys for companions and a paper umbrella to lend color or atmosphere. Rice paddy in front."; Rev. Malone was born in New York City.  He entered Maryknoll in 1925 and was ordained in 1929.  He worked in China from 1934 to 1941 and again from 1948 to 1953.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3950
title: Fathers McShane and J.E. Walsh at Gaozhou, China, 1920.

description: This is a photograph of Frs. McShane and Walsh as they ride the ferry at Gaozhou. The ferry is operated by a Chinese man with one companion. In the background are two more boats.; Rev. McShane was born in Indiana.  He joined Maryknoll in 1912 as a deacon, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1914, the first ordained for Maryknoll.  He was assigned to Tungchen in 1919 and to Loting the following year.  There he set up an orphanage for abandoned children.  In 1927 he contracted smallpox from a dying infant, which brought about his own death. He was buried in front of the Loting parish rectory. -- Born in Maryland, Fr. Walsh graduated from Mt. St. Mary's College at age 19 and worked two years as a timekeeper in a steel mill. He entered the first class of Maryknoll in 1912 and in 1915 became the second priest ordained in the Society. Three years later. 1918,  he was assigned to Kwong Tung (present Guangdong), China.  Pope Pius XI named Fr. Walsh as the first Bishop of the Vicariate of Kongmoon. He was consecrated a Bishop in 1927 at Shepherd of the Church on Sancian Island the death place of St. Francis Xavier.  In 1936, Bishop Walsh was elected second Superior General following the death of Bishop James A. Walsh, the founder of Maryknoll. In 1948 he as asked to return to China to head the Catholic Central Bureau in Shanghai. In 1951 the government closed the bureau. He was arrested in 1959 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. In 1970 he was released after spending nearly 12 years in prison.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3975
title: Fr. Thomas A. O'Melia and dog at Haiyan, China, 1924.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. O'Melia sits while his dog helps himself to some rice.; Rev. O'Melia was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.  His family moved to the U.S. in 1903 and he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1912.  He entered Maryknoll in 1914 and was ordained in 1923.  He was assigned to Kongmoon.  In 1934 he was assigned to direct the Maryknoll language school in Hong Kong, and returned to Kongmoon in 1942.  He went to Shanghai in 1945 to work with UNRRA until 1947.  After some years in the U.S. he returned to Hong Kong from 1959-1967, returning to the U.S. in 1968.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3940
title: Fr. Joseph P. McCormack  with school children at Andong, China, 1930.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McCormack with children of the schools of Antung [now Andong]. Father is standing on the right.; Rev. McCormack was born in Ballaghadereen, Co. Roscommon, Eire. He joined Maryknoll in 1918, and was ordained in 1924. He was assigned to Fushun, Manchuria.; Interned there at the outbreak of WWII, he was repatriated aboard the Swedish repatriation ship Gripsholm in 1942.  Afterwards he worked in Latin America and the U.S.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3955
title: Father Francis Mullen with elderly at Fushun, China, 1933.

description: This is a photograph of "Fr. Francis Mullen, M.M. with the elderly at the Maryknoll Mission, Fushun, Manchukuo." Some of the seated people have crutches to help them walk. They are posed in front of a one story brick building with windows. It has a tile roof and dormers.; Rev. Mullen was born in Pittston, PA. He entered The Venard, Maryknoll's Apostolic College, in 1919, and was ordained in 1928.  He was assigned to Fushun, Manchuria, returning to the U.S. in 1937.  He returned to Manchuria in 1939 and was repatriated aboard the Swedish refugee ship Gripsholm in 1942.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3941
title: Fr. James A. McCormick at Sanheba, China, 1936

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McCormick with a group of people baptized at Christmas in Samhopa [now Sanheba].; Rev. McCormick was born in Scranton, PA. He entered The Venard, Maryknoll's Apostolic College, in 1921, and was ordained in 1931.  He was assigned to Kaying that year and returned to the U.S. in 1940. Returning to Kaying in 1945, he was expelled from China in 1951.  He spend the rest of his mission career in Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3942
title: Fr. Joseph A. McDonald  at Wuzhou, China, 1948.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McDonald and another priest standing in the street with people of Wuzhou looking on.; Rev. McDonald was born in Dorchester, MA.  He entered Maryknoll in 1933 and was ordained in 1940.  He was then assigned to Wuchow, South China where he remained until a home leave in 1948, shortly after which he returned to China.  He was arrested in 1951, and after an ordeal that damaged his health, he was expelled to the U.S.  Afterwards, he was assigned to Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3926
title: Fr. McRae teaching at St. Joseph's school at Dawan, China, 1931.

description: This is a photograph of  "a woman catechist, [back seat left] observing the methods of [Fr. McRae] teaching the doctrine to a group of young girls at Saint Josephs school in Taiwan [now Dawan]."; Rev. MacRae was born in Dorchester, MA.  He joined Maryknoll in 1921 and was ordained in 1930.  That year he was assigned to Wuchow and remained there until 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3928
title: Six new Christians at Tsiaoliang, China, 1935.

description: This is a photograph of  "Six new Christians baptized on Oct. 6, 1935 at Tsiaoliang. Mr. Tehong, in white, is the catechist."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3980
title: Fr. Thomas A. O'Shea with British sailors at Wuzhou, China, 1922.

description: This is a photograph of [back row from left to right] Lt. Com. Mackei, R.N., Lt. Graham, R.N., Major Hodges - British army, Fr. O'Shea, Surgeon Cdr. Guthrie, R.N., Sauza [Customs] and sitting are Lt. Milbourn, R.N. and Burns [Customs]. "When the British warship relieved".; Rev. O'Shea was born in Greenwich Village, New York City.  He entered Maryknoll, as its third student, in 1913.  He was ordained in 1917.  He was assigned to Kochow and later to Wuchow.  In 1924 he became Maryknoll procurator in Hong Kong.  He later served in various offices in Maryknoll in the U.S. and was later ordained bishop, and appointed Vicar Apostolic of Peng Yang, Korea.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3976
title: Fr. Thomas A. O'Melia  at Guanhai, China, 1927

description: This is a photograph of Fr. O'Melia as he views Guanhai in the distance. There is a cemetery in the foreground. The land is rocky.; Rev. O'Melia was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.  His family moved to the U.S. in 1903 and he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1912. He entered Maryknoll in 1914 and was ordained in 1923.  He was assigned to Kongmoon.  In 1934 he was assigned to direct the Maryknoll language school in Hong Kong, and returned to Kongmoon in 1942.  He went to Shanghai in 1945 to work with UNRRA until 1947.  After some years in the U.S. he returned to Hong Kong from 1959-1967, returning to the U.S. in 1968.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3973
title: Fr. John O'Donnell at Fushun, China, 1937.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. O'Donnell reading a book with the children of the Fushun Mission.; Rev. O'Donnell was born in New York City.  He entered Maryknoll in 1922 and was ordained in 1929.  He was assigned to Fushun, Manchuria where he remained until granted a furlough in 1937, after which he returned to Fushun.  He was interned when war with Japan broke out and in 1942 was repatriated aboard the refugee ship Gripsholm. -- Rev. O'Brien was born in Chicago, IL.  He entered Maryknoll in 1921 and was ordained in 1927.  He was assigned to Kaying where he remained until 1947.  In 1952 he was assigned to Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3957
title: Father Maynard Murphy celebrating a marriage ceremony at Beitouzhai, China, 1931.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Murphy celebrating a marriage ceremony at the church at Pet Tsu Tsai [now Beitouzhai].; Rev. Murphy was born in Montreal, Canada.  He joined Maryknoll in 1919 and was ordained in 1927.  He was assigned first to Kaying, returning to the U.S. for decennial leaves in 1937 and 1947.  Like many others he was forced to leave China in 1951, later working in Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3952
title: Father William Mulcahy at Rongxian, China, 1935.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Mulcahy standing with a group of Christians from the town. Father has a light colored shirt on and he stands with an older woman and children of various ages.; Rev. Mulcahy was born in Framingham, MA. He entered The Venard, Maryknoll's Apostolic College, in 1920, and was ordained in 1929.  He was assigned that year to Wuchow.  In 1947 he was appointed Maryknoll's procurator in Shanghai.  He returned to Wuchow in 1948.  In 1951 he became procurator in Hong Kong and was in charge of refugee work there, and later served as local superior.  In 1961 he was assigned to Transfiguration Parish in Chinatown, NYC and in 1967 became the curate of the Chinese parish in Chicago.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3954
title: Father Mullen on a pony at Fushun, China, 1929.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Mullen mounted on Fr. Jacque's Mongolian pony in front of an arched entrance. He wears an overcoat and a dark hat.; Rev. Mullen was born in Pittston, PA. He entered The Venard, Maryknoll's Apostolic College, in 1919, and was ordained in 1928.  He was assigned to Fushun, Manchuria, returning to the U.S. in 1937.  He returned to Manchuria in 1939 and was repatriated aboard the Swedish refugee ship Gripsholm in 1942.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3949
title: Fathers McShane and O'Shea at Gaozhou, China, 1920.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. McShane [left] and Fr. O'Shea [right holding umbrella] having a conversation in front of a brick structure.; Rev. McShane was born in Indiana.  He joined Maryknoll in 1912 as a deacon, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1914, the first ordained for Maryknoll.  He was assigned to Tungchen in 1919 and to Loting the following year.  There he set up an orphanage for abandoned children.  In 1927 he contracted smallpox from a dying infant, which brought about his own death. He was buried in front of the Loting parish rectory. -- Rev. O'Shea was born in Greenwich Village, New York City.  He entered Maryknoll, as its third student, in 1913.  He was ordained in 1917.  He was assigned to Kochow and later to Wuchow.  In 1924 he became Maryknoll procurator in Hong Kong.  He later served in various offices in Maryknoll in the U.S. and was later ordained bishop, and appointed Vicar Apostolic of Peng Yang, Korea.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3979
title: Fr. Thomas A. O'Neill and Sr. Beatrice at the orphanage in Yangjiang, China, 1935.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. O'Neill and Sr. Beatrice spending some time with very young children at an orphanage. The children are eating rice from bowls with chop sticks.; Rev. O'Neill was born in Narrangansett, RI.  He entered Maryknoll in 1928 and was ordained in 1934.  He was assigned to Kongmoon, where he remained until 1948, when he took up work with Catholic Relief Services in Canton.  Expelled by the Communists in 1951, he was later assigned to Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3959
title: Father Maynard Murphy with Seminarians at Meixien, China, 1928.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Murphy with a group of young Seminarians at Kaying [now Meixien].; Rev. Murphy was born in Montreal, Canada.  He joined Maryknoll in 1919 and was ordained in 1927.  He was assigned first to Kaying, returning to the U.S. for decennial leaves in 1937 and 1947.  Like many others he was forced to leave China in 1951, later working in Taiwan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3974
title: Fr. Thomas A. O'Melia at Haiyan, China, 1924.

description: This is a photograph of Fr. O'Melia with a local man. Fr. O'Donnell writes "I can't understand his language but there is no mistaking his smile."; Rev. O'Melia was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.  His family moved to the U.S. in 1903 and he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1912.  He entered Maryknoll in 1914 and was ordained in 1923.  He was assigned to Kongmoon.  In 1934 he was assigned to direct the Maryknoll language school in Hong Kong, and returned to Kongmoon in 1942.  He went to Shanghai in 1945 to work with UNRRA until 1947.  After some years in the U.S. he returned to Hong Kong from 1959-1967, returning to the U.S. in 1968.