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Anderson's Country Dining — Exterior

Date: 01 30 1998
Description: "Shirley & Ralph are photographed at Anderson's Lakeside Dining located at 1474 Friess Lake Road, Hubertus, Wisconsin."
Photograph

Anderson's Country Dining — Interior

Date: 01 30 1998
Description: "Stacey is our waitress at Andersons on Friess Lake, (near Holy Hill). Perch are $9.95." From left to right; Stacey, Ralph Widmer, and Shirley Widmer.
Photograph

Sunnyview Restaurant

Date: 05 25 2001
Description: "Sunnyview Restaurant is at the corner of Highway J and Highway 167 (Holy Hill Road) Hubertus in Washington County."
Photograph

Bilda's Friess Lake Pub — Exterior

Date: 08 24 2007
Description: At the sign of Bilda's Friess Lake Pub; (from left to right) Kim Diorio, Carl Bernhard, Shirley Widmer, Alesha Hill, and Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker.
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Bilda's Friess Lake Pub — Interior

Date: 08 24 2007
Description: "Christine (left) was our waitress at Bilda's Friess Lake Pub, Hubertus." Pictured from left to right; Christine, Shirley Widmer, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Ki...
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Fox and Hounds Restaurant Dinner Menu

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Description: Front cover, bar menu, and trifold overleaf illustration from the Fox and Hounds Restaurant. On the cover is an illustration of the restaurant's wooden pla...
Photograph

Prayer Station

Date: 08 1904
Description: Woman posing next to a pray station with a depiction of a station of the cross at Holy Hill.
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Church on Holy Hill

Date: 08 1904
Description: View from below of the church on Holy Hill, near the grotto. A woman is posing in front of the church at the top of the rock wall.
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Holy Hill from a Distance

Date: 08 1904
Description: Distant view across field of Holy Hill. Below the hill is the Hillside Hotel on the left.
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Grotto on Holy Hill

Date: 08 1904
Description: View of the grotto on Holy Hill. A statue of the Virgin Mary sits inside a stone arch inside the grotto.
Photograph

Prayer Station on Holy Hill

Date: 08 1904
Description: A prayer station with a depiction of one of the stations of the cross on Holy Hill.
Postcard

Holy Hill and Surrounding Area

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Description: Watercolor reproduction, with key, of the area surrounding Holy Hill (19.) which is at top center, and below are Lake Keesus (J.) and the town of Merton (1...
Postcard

Holy Hill Shrine of Mary — Help of Christians

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Description: Aerial Ektachrome postcard of the Holy Hill shrine and surrounding landscape. Text on reverse reads: "Holy Hill Shrine of Mary — Help of Christians U.S...
Postcard

America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage — Holy Hill

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Description: View of Holy Hill, looking south. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage." Caption at bottom reads: "Shrine of Mary, Help of Christi...
Postcard

The New Church at Holy Hill

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Description: Photographic postcard view of Holy Hill Shrine of Mary soon after its construction. Caption reads: "The New Church at Holy Hill, Wis."
Postcard

Holy Hill — Kettle Moraine Countryside

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Description: Fall view of Holy Hill on a hilltop, and a dairy farm in the foreground. Caption reads: "Kettle Moraine Countryside, Holy Hill."
Postcard

Friess Lake from the East, Holy Hill in the Distance

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Description: Elevated view across lake towards Holy Hill in the distance. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage." Caption at bottom reads: "Frie...
Postcard

Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians Chapel at Holy Hill

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Description: Colorized view of a modest chapel on the grounds of Holy Hill. Erected in 1879. Caption reads: "Americas Favorite Place of Pilgrimage."Caption reads: "Shri...
Postcard

America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage: Eighth Station of the Cross — Holy Hill

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Eighth Station of the Cross. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage."Caption at bottom reads: "Eighth Stat...
Postcard

America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage: Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Hill

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette sculptures enclosed in a stone structure. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place ...

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