Sketch of Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. Pillars, decorations, and Mary emerging from a cave, with another woman kneeling below. Chapel bears inscription,""Je suis l'immaculee conception,", and is marked ""traced"" by FAA (architect Frank A. Abrahamson) and dated.
Building no. 2, sheet no. 100. Notes: Make 1 thus for St. Joseph's Altar (Base detailed on sheet #2). Make 1 thus for Sacred Heart Altar with Base as detailed on sheet no. 101. Noted materials: Ebony inlay on cross, ivory corpus.
The Solemn Communion Class for 1937 poses on the front steps of the Basilica. Father James M. Reardon and four assistant priests stand at the top. Children include: Colleen Macintosh, Katherine Wolfe, Bonny Howard, Mary Iacona, Pat Haverty, Teddy Lotz, Anthony Mandile, George Mastros, Anthony Battaglia, Joe Battaglia, Russel Favorite, Sammy Iacona, Robert Iacona, Terrence Sweeny, and Danny Skay.
In the pulpit, Archbishop John Gregory Murray preaches his first Pontifical Mass at the Basilica. Assisting were Father James Reardon (rector), Father Thomas Cullen (former rector).
Sheet no. 201. St. Joseph monogram, S-J encircled by lilies. Encased in circle, with leaf and berry motif around outside of circle frame. To be centered along center line of the altar.
Sheet no. 226. Detail ornamentation and section view, also notes. A section of the drawing, which appears to have contained ""typical detail of the 4 symbols to be hammered in low relief in 4 panels"" has been cut away.
Bldg. no. 2, Sheet No. X. Detail of inlayed cross, with stippled finish, low relief lily on either side of base of cross. Florets at corners of inlay. Note: Finish to be dull statuary bronze with highlights polished.
Sheet no. 117. Wreath of thorns around disc-shaped symbol (located on separate drawings), upright bow and ribbon around hanging grape cluster, grape/leaf robe drapery to second bow/ribbon.