Photograph of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier and Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson at Union Station in Portland after the cardinal’s arrival on August 11, 1934. Cardinal Lépicier had traveled from Rome to attend the Marian Congress, held August 12-15, 1934, at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto). A similar photograph, image No. 371N4213, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. Image note: The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Portrait, taken August 11, 1934, of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier (front, center) and members of his party at Union Station with some of the people who welcomed them to Portland. Lépicier and other clergy traveled to Portland to attend the Marian Congress from August 12-15, 1934, at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto). At left is the Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, archbishop of Portland; second from left is Colonel W. G. Scott; at center is Cardinal Lépicier; second from right, speaking to the cardinal, is Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson; and at right is the Rev. A. M. Mayer, rector of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N4215, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. The photographs were published under the headline “Distinguished Catholic Prelate Welcomed to City.” This photograph had the caption: “Cardinal Lepicier listening intently to the mayor’s words of welcome.” Image note: The number 32 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Portrait, taken August 11, 1934, of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier (front row, center) and members of his party at Union Station with some of the people who welcomed them to Portland. Lépicier and other clergy traveled to Portland to attend the Marian Congress from August 12-15, 1934, at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto). A similar photograph (image No. 371N4215) was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. The photographs accompanied a story about the Cardinal’s arrival, headlined “Cardinal in City; Guest of Congress.” In the front two rows, from left, are: the Rev. A. M. Brasa; the Very Rev. D. M. Brosnahan; the Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, archbishop of Portland; Colonel W. G. Scott; Cardinal Lépicier; the Rev. P. M. Condon; Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson; the Rev. A. M. Mayer, rector of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother; and Prior General Raphael Baldini. Image note: The number 31 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Portrait, taken August 11, 1934, of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier (front row, second from right) and members of his party at Union Station with some of the people who welcomed them to Portland. Lépicier and other clergy traveled to Portland to attend the Marian Congress from August 12-15, 1934, at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto). A cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N4213, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. The photographs were published under the headline “Distinguished Catholic Prelate Welcomed to City.” This photograph had the caption: “Opening of the Marian Congress here Sunday brought to the city today many distinguished Catholic clergymen, including Alexis Henry [sic] M. Cardinal Lepicier, O. S. M., of Rome. Top picture, those in the first two rows, reading from left—The Very Rev. D. M. Brosnahan of Chicago, provincial of the Servite order; the Rev. A. M. Brasa, secretary to the cardinal; Prior General Raphael Baldini, O. S. M., of Rome; the Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, D. D., archbishop of Portland in Oregon; Colonel W. G. Scott, O. N. G.; Cardinal Lepicier; the Rev. A. M. Mayer, rector of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother and president of the congress; [Portland] Mayor [Joseph K.] Carson and the Rev. P. M. Condon, Chicago provincial treasurer.” The photographs accompanied a story about the cardinal’s arrival, headlined “Cardinal in City; Guest of Congress.” Image note: The number 33 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.