His Eminence Cardinal McCloskey, Archbishop of New York, 1875 Toilet_Canvas_Art 19th Century — a paired

19th Century — a paired portrait of Rutherford and Lucy from the uneasy aftermath of the contested 1876 election

looping through their epicycles like clockwork pilgrims

where ocean breezes once carried the calliope's tune toward Wesley Lake

drawn with the trembling reverence of a man watching the sun exhale

His Eminence Cardinal McCloskey, Archbishop of New York, 1875 Toilet_Canvas_Art 19th Century — a pairedHis Eminence Cardinal McCloskey, Archbishop of New York, 1875. A commemorative portrait marking the elevation of the first American cardinal Rome's red hat settled upon a Manhattan see, the immigrant Church stepping into the civic light of a republic still stitching itself back together. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical