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Bishop Edward John O'Dea, Seattle, ca. 1932
Bishop Edward John O'Dea, Seattle, ca. 1932
TitleBishop Edward John O'Dea, Seattle, ca. 1932
PhotographerStaff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dateca. 1932
CaptionBishop Edward John O'Dea served the Catholic community for 50 years as a priest. Appointed and ordained a bishop in 1896 in Nisqually, Washington, he presided over the Seattle community and is known for his work with laymen to build and later re-build the St. James Cathedral after the roof collapsed due to a snowstorm in 1916. He died in December 1932 after 36 years as a bishop.

This photo taken later in his life shows Bishop O'Dea proceeding down some steps followed by four children in costume carrying the cape train of his vestments.
NotesCaption information sources: Catholic-Hierarchy.org; Archdiocese of Seattle
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 23, 1933. Bishop O'Dea died on December 25, 1932 so it is likely that the P-I filing date of this photograph reflects the re-filing after his obituary.
SubjectsBishops--Washington (State)--Seattle; Vestments--Washington (State)--Seattle; Churches--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stairways--Washington (State)--Seattle; Children--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal NamesO'Dea, Edward John
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1986.5G.2233
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph.
Credit LineSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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