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Title: Boarding house shield entrance to convent.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BOARDING HOUSE SHIELD ENTRANCE TO CONVENT #1088 Now restored as a public museum the cross-surmounted upper portion of the secret convent can be seen above the Puebla boarding house which afforded entrance through a sliding panel discovered by government investigators in 1935. The architecture is colonial and walls are of softly colored tiles. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (STH-MEX-LM-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Starr-Hunt, Jack. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Convento de Santa Mónica (Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Convents--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Church and state--Mexico--History--20th century., Museums--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Decolonization--Mexico., Monastic and religious life of women--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza.
Geographic subjects: Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., 20th century., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico), Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico), North and Central America--Mexico--Puebla--Puebla de Zaragoza
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1088; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1088
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356842

Title: Entrance to the secret convent.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ENTRANCE TO THE SECRET CONVENT #1089 A concealed button caused the panel behind this pantry alcove to slide back, revealing existence of the 39-room convent, conducted by the Order of Santa Monica. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (STH-MEX-LM-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Starr-Hunt, Jack. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Convento de Santa Mónica (Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Convents--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Church and state--Mexico--History--20th century., Museums--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Decolonization--Mexico., Monastic and religious life of women--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza.
Geographic subjects: Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., 20th century., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico), North and Central America--Mexico--Puebla--Puebla de Zaragoza
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1089; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1089
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356843

Title: Garden where nuns spent hours of meditation.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: GARDEN WHERE NUNS SPENT HOURS OF MEDITATION #1090 Inside these high tiled walls, nuns for 80 years spent hours of daily meditation while throngs passed up and down the street outside unaware of the existence of the religious community. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (STH-MEX-LM-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Starr-Hunt, Jack. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Convento de Santa Mónica (Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Convents--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Church and state--Mexico--History--20th century., Museums--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Decolonization--Mexico., Monastic and religious life of women--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Courtyard gardens--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza.
Geographic subjects: Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., 20th century., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico), North and Central America--Mexico--Puebla--Puebla de Zaragoza
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1090; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1090
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356844

Title: The convent kitchen.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: THE CONVENT KITCHEN #1091 Sharing their secret with trusted friends on the outside, the nuns were supplied regularly with foodstuffs, and meals were prepared in this distinctively Mexican cocina. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (STH-MEX-LM-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Starr-Hunt, Jack. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Convento de Santa Mónica (Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Convents--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Church and state--Mexico--History--20th century., Museums--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Decolonization--Mexico., Monastic and religious life of women--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Kitchens--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza.
Geographic subjects: Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., 20th century., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico), North and Central America--Mexico--Puebla--Puebla de Zaragoza
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1091; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1091
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356845

Title: Murals decorate convent walls.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: MURALS DECORATE CONVENT WALLS #1092 Many of the convent walls were covered with ornate designs, as shown in this sample of native art. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (STH-MEX-LM-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Starr-Hunt, Jack. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Convento de Santa Mónica (Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Convents--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Church and state--Mexico--History--20th century., Museums--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Decolonization--Mexico., Monastic and religious life of women--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Decorative arts--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza.
Geographic subjects: Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., 20th century., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico), North and Central America--Mexico--Puebla--Puebla de Zaragoza
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1092; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1092
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356846

Title: Lady with the rose.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: LADY WITH THE ROSE #1093 Dressed in the fashion of centuries ago is this unknown senorita whose likeness has been reproduced in an richly-detailed tile pattern. Many valuable art objects, including 17th and 18th century oil paintings were found in the convent. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (STH-MEX-LM-11-30-5)
Creator Name(s): Starr-Hunt, Jack. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Convento de Santa Mónica (Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Convents--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Church and state--Mexico--History--20th century., Museums--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Decolonization--Mexico., Monastic and religious life of women--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza., Decorative arts--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza.
Geographic subjects: Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., 20th century., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Mexico, Puebla de Zaragoza., Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico), North and Central America--Mexico--Puebla--Puebla de Zaragoza
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1093; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1093
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356847

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