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Caption
Grotto of Lourdes at Spring Hill College. Spring Hill college is a Roman Catholic institution, founded by the Jesuits in 1830. It is surrounded by extensive grounds and beautiful, picturesque woods; in the centre of a large pine forest is the Grotto of Lourdes, a statue of "Our Lady of Lourdes" set in an irregular cut stone cave. (Lourdes is a town in France, famous for the grotto in the rocks where miracles were reported to have been performed.)
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons in in London and New York.
Condition
Used
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United State–Alabama–Mobile County–Mobile
Publisher
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Publisher Series
2605
Date Issued
1866-1960s
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
American Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library. University of San Diego
Collection Number
Alabama-33
Date Digitized
2014-04-04
Image Format
Image/JPEG
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
P:\SDCW Postcard Collection\United States\Alabama-33A
Image File Size
702 KB
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
Mobile (Ala.), Spring Hill College, Colleges & universities, Shrines