Cathedrals

Secretary of Army Frank Pace (foreground third from right) walks with his wife Margaret (second from left) and a group of unidentified people outside the Duomo Cathedral in Pisa, Italy. From the album, United States Forces in Austria, Logistical Command.

Secretary of Army Frank Pace (second from left) stands with four unidentified men in front of the Duomo in Pisa, Italy. From the album, United States Forces in Austria, Logistical Command.

Exterior view identified by Charles Thayer in his typewritten diary as Uspenski Cathedral (also called Assumption Cathedral) located in cathedral square in Vladimir, Russia. He described as "the cathedral is a large white Byzantine affair with an eighteenth century bell tower stuck on the front which rather ruins the proportions." Charles Thayer visited the area when he was living in Russia in 1935.

Pope Pius XII (on throne) blesses the crowd before ceremonies elevating prelates to Cardinals. All others unidentified.

Samuel Cardinal Stritch (seated) gives a blessing in the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois during the 100th anniversary of the Sisters of Mercy. All others unidentified.

Interior view of St. Peter's Cathedral with Pope Pius XII on the throne (left) during ceremonies for the creation of new Cardinals.

Ruins of old cathedral in Verdun, France. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

The altar area of St. Peters in Rome is shown during a Mass attended by Paul Griffith, Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Mass in St. Peters in Rome during the visit of Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Griffith.