St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne 1928. Laying of foundation stone, crowds, banners, stone on a stage, dignitaries. His Eminence Cardinal Bonaventura Cerretti, Papal Legate to the Eucharistic Congress, blessed and laid this stone on October 6th, 1928. Inscription on back of photograph states, " Laying of foundation stone. 1st addition to St V's"st vincent's hospital melbourne, cardinal cerretti, eucharistic congress 1928, healy wing

Images in the album are related to the laying of the foundation stone of St Vincent's new wing in 1928 as well as the royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1927. A loose newspaper clipping contained in the album titled "Fitzroy's Welcome" provides information on the royal visit which extended into Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond. A minute photo on page 18 of the album shows an image of the royal yacht. Album contents and descriptions written: Page 1, Mother Mary Aikenhead foundress of the Sisters of Charity. Page 2, Mother Mary Berchmans foundress of St Vincent's. Page 3, The Papal Legate Cardinal Cerretti XX1X eucharistic congress laying of the foundation stone SVHM1928. Page 4, His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne the most Rev Daniel Mannix 1928. Page 5, The stand from which the cardinal addressed the meeting. Page 6, En route to "Stand" SVH. Page 7, The stone ready to be blessed. Page 8, The Cardinal going to bless the stone. Page 9, The blessing of the stone. Page 10, Listening to the Cardinal. Page 11, The mallet and the trowel used. Page 12, The stone is well and truly laid, Page 13, Via the enclosure. Page 14, St V's nurses. Page 15, The Subway. Page 16, En route to Reception Hall. Page 17, The Reception Hall. Page 18, The Stage Garlands, CLC students entertained. Page 19, Royal visit His RH the Duke of York. Page 20, The Duchess of York. Page 21, The living check. Page 22, The guard of honour SVH nurses. Page 23, Fire station en fete opposite SVH. Page 24, Victoria Parade for a Royal Visit.Each page has script style black ink descriptions of the photograph.archbishop daniel mannix, mother mary berchmans daly, cardinal bonaventura cerretti, duke of york, duchess of york, mother mary aikenhead, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses, victoria parade, eastern hill fire station., tunnels, brenan hall