1930; 1930-07

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

(1) Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Votive candles on sale at 409-413 East 115th Street, north side, east of First Avenue, on the eve of the Feast. July 15, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) Votive candles and images on sale on East 115th Street, on the eve of the Feast. July 15, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (3) Detail of another display on East 115th Street. The giant candle on the left is probably fully six feet tall. Among the votive offerings may be seen a chest, an abdomen, two pairs of hands and an arm, and a pair of feet. In the center is a statuette of Our Lady, crowned, bearing a crowned Child on her left arm. July 15, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection