Photograph of Josephite priest Phil Berrigan performing a sodalist communion
date: label: Date
content: 1961
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: St. Augustine High School, founded 1951
label: Subject of
content: Father Philip Francis Berrigan, American, 1923 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: This black and white photograph depicts Father Phil Berrigan performing a sodalist communion. Father Berrigan stands at the extreme left of the photograph in a long dark robe. Gathered around the room in a semi-circle is a group of young men on their knees. Wearing suits or blazers and ties, they young men focus their attention on Father Berrigan. Three young men lean their elbows on a prayer bench. There is a religious statue on the wall behind them. The young man wearing glasses is possibly Henry English Braden IV, former Louisiana state senator from District 3. In the photograph's margins is text that reads "N.O. La. St. Augustine H.S. sodalists - 1961- Phil Berrigan." On the verso is a sticker with the text "Religion 7 -Berrigan/ Sodality."
place: label: Place captured
content: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Prayer
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Worship services
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of St. Augustine High School, New Orleans, LA
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.47.6
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 1/2 x 10 in. (19.1 x 25.4 cm)