Visitation Convent in Mobile, 1895

This aerial view shows the complex of the Convent of the Visitation (now the Visitation Monastery) in Mobile, Mobile County, pictured in 1895. The convent was established under the direction of Bishop Michael Portier during the mid-1830s.

Visitation Convent in Mobile, Alabama, photographed in 1895
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Visitation Convent in Mobile, Alabama, photographed in 1895