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Publisher
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
(American (active Ottawa, KS and New York, NY), 1882 – 1941)
Date1903
MediumGelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
DimensionsMount: 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Simón de Swaan
Object numberS2023.1.15
Not on view
DescriptionPart of an unnamed series; has substantial information printed vertically on the back of the cardstock about Pope Pius X and the general papacy.
Title is printed on the back of cardstock in English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.
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Markings
Recto, center of left margin: [SUN SCULPTURE TRADE MARK]
Inscribed
Recto, bottom right margin: “(26) Pope Pius X bestowing his benediction as Supreme Pontiff, from his throne in the Vatican, Rome. / Copyright 1903 by Underwood & Underwood."
Recto, left margin (vertical): "Underwood & Underwood. Publishers./ New York. London. Toronto - Canada. Ottawa - Kansas. "
Recto, right margin (vertical): "Works and Studios~ / Arlington N.J. Littleton N.H. Washington. D.C."
Verso, starting on the top: "More than 230,000,000 people, devout children of the Holy Catholic Church, can feel that this benediction is meant directly for themselves. / When this great and good man, Guiseppi Sarto, came to Rome in July, 1903, as Patriarch of Venice and a member of the Sacred College of Cardinals, his simple modesty was such that he bought a return ticket for Venice. With his brother cardinals he spent here in the Vatican long days of rigid seclusion, after the death of Pope Leo XIII, and took part in the solemn conclave to choose a new Supreme Pontiff. Crowds waiting outside in St.Peter's Square eagerly watched the thin wreaths of smoke curling up from a certain chimney where the successive ballots were burned, one lot after another; and when the final decision was for him-self, his honest humility of spirit found it hard to accept the highest honors of the church he so loyally serves. / Pins X was born at Riese, Italy, in 1835, the son of poor people from whom he inherited only the wholesome, high minded and kind-hearted nature which he has developed by long years of hard work and unselfish devotion. He has the absolute respect and the sincere affection of everybody who knows him, not only within the Church where his lite is that of a saint, but also in the world of secular affairs where his sound judgment and broad human sympathy made him a model citizen. It is well for all the world that he has been called of God to vast responsibilities. / What manner of man he truly is we can gather from his words to a large crowd of people here in Rome who cheered him with great enthusiasm soon after his coronation: My dear people, your kindness towards me gives me much pleasure; but you must not forget that I am only a poor man and that Jesus Christ is all."
Verso, bottom quarter of the page: "Pope Pius X. bestowing his benediction (following by the same inscription in French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.)"
Recto, left margin (vertical): "Underwood & Underwood. Publishers./ New York. London. Toronto - Canada. Ottawa - Kansas. "
Recto, right margin (vertical): "Works and Studios~ / Arlington N.J. Littleton N.H. Washington. D.C."
Verso, starting on the top: "More than 230,000,000 people, devout children of the Holy Catholic Church, can feel that this benediction is meant directly for themselves. / When this great and good man, Guiseppi Sarto, came to Rome in July, 1903, as Patriarch of Venice and a member of the Sacred College of Cardinals, his simple modesty was such that he bought a return ticket for Venice. With his brother cardinals he spent here in the Vatican long days of rigid seclusion, after the death of Pope Leo XIII, and took part in the solemn conclave to choose a new Supreme Pontiff. Crowds waiting outside in St.Peter's Square eagerly watched the thin wreaths of smoke curling up from a certain chimney where the successive ballots were burned, one lot after another; and when the final decision was for him-self, his honest humility of spirit found it hard to accept the highest honors of the church he so loyally serves. / Pins X was born at Riese, Italy, in 1835, the son of poor people from whom he inherited only the wholesome, high minded and kind-hearted nature which he has developed by long years of hard work and unselfish devotion. He has the absolute respect and the sincere affection of everybody who knows him, not only within the Church where his lite is that of a saint, but also in the world of secular affairs where his sound judgment and broad human sympathy made him a model citizen. It is well for all the world that he has been called of God to vast responsibilities. / What manner of man he truly is we can gather from his words to a large crowd of people here in Rome who cheered him with great enthusiasm soon after his coronation: My dear people, your kindness towards me gives me much pleasure; but you must not forget that I am only a poor man and that Jesus Christ is all."
Verso, bottom quarter of the page: "Pope Pius X. bestowing his benediction (following by the same inscription in French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.)"
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Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
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Date: 1902
Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
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Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: 1908
Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.14
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1899
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.3
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1897
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.4
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1897
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.6
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.7
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.8
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.9
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1895
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.10
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: 1898
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.11
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: 1905
Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.16