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The Sisters' Choir, Monastery of the Precious Blood
Black and photo postcard depicting a religious room with several nuns standing on the sides. The caption at the bottom states, "The Sisters' Choir, Monastery of the Precious Blood". The back is formatted as a postcard and contains handwriting.

The Sisters' Choir, Monastery of the Precious Blood

Date1910
FormatPicture
Notes
Black and photo postcard depicting a religious room with several nuns standing on the sides. The caption at the bottom states, "The Sisters' Choir, Monastery of the Precious Blood".  The back is formatted as a postcard and contains handwriting.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNorth-south streetBay Street
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Postcards
    DimensionsImage size: 8.7cm H x 13.9cm W
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberPC_5349
      In this quiet house on St. Joseph street (Toronto) dwell the sisters of the Precious Blood cloistered from the world
      In this quiet house on St. Joseph street (Toronto) dwell the sisters of the Precious Blood cloistered from the world
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/23/1932
      Soon this Cloistered Nun won't view the world through a Grill, The screen won't be built in new convent for Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood
      Soon this Cloistered Nun won't view the world through a Grill, The screen won't be built in new convent for Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood
      Spremo, Boris
      11/16/1966
      Black and postcard with inset photo depicting the exterior of a 5-story building. The caption a…
      Monastery of the Precious Blood, St. Joseph St.
      1906
      Black and photo postcard depicting a religious nook adorned with Catholic ornaments. The captio…
      View of Sanctuary from Exterior Chapel // Monastery of the Precious Blood
      1910
      Black and white photograph of decorations in a church with statuary.
      Monastery Precious Blood, Toronto, Ont., Community Room, Golden Jubilee, Sept. 8, 1919
      Rumsey & Co.
      Approximately 1919
      Black and white photograph of a church altar surrounded by statuary.
      The Altar, Monastery of the Precious Blood, Toronto, Canada
      Valentine & Sons
      Approximately 1924
      Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns
      Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns
      Spremo, Boris
      11/16/1966
      Precious blood convent, One of Toronto's Catholic cloisters
      Precious blood convent, One of Toronto's Catholic cloisters
      Griffin, Doug
      8/16/1966
      Marjorie Elwood and sisters. Marjorie Elwood, the Star Weekly's cooking editor, mixes athletics with her kitchen activities. So do her sisters, Eleano(...)
      Marjorie Elwood and sisters. Marjorie Elwood, the Star Weekly's cooking editor, mixes athletics with her kitchen activities. So do her sisters, Eleano(...)
      Elwood, Marjorie
      2/1/1980
      Sisters Alice (left) and Ildephonse with Father Puchniak in front of the Polish Felician Sister's Home
      Sisters Alice (left) and Ildephonse with Father Puchniak in front of the Polish Felician Sister's Home
      Bezant, Graham
      10/19/1978
      Sister Flora: National co-ordinator of the Missionary Sisters of the Philippines is in Toronto seeking support for the dispossessed peasants in her homeland
      Sister Flora: National co-ordinator of the Missionary Sisters of the Philippines is in Toronto seeking support for the dispossessed peasants in her homeland
      Lennon, Frank
      11/18/1985
      Big sister Katie, 2, gives her baby sisters a demonstration of how to get a Christmas present out from under that wrapping while parents, Gretchen and(...)
      Big sister Katie, 2, gives her baby sisters a demonstration of how to get a Christmas present out from under that wrapping while parents, Gretchen and(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      12/10/1974