Groundbreaking ceremony, St. Mary's Boys' home

Title

Groundbreaking ceremony, St. Mary's Boys' home

Description

Black and white image of a group of boys and several adults watching as a priest ceremonially breaks ground with a shovel. Though the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon were no longer affiliated with the school after 1953, the school today retains the 'St Mary's' name as the modern iteration of the orphanage which first brought the sisters to Beaverton in 1891.

Date Created

circa 1950s

Medium

black-and-white negatives

Identifier

WCMpic_012401

Rights

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Type

Still Image

Collection