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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 11 24 1946
Description: Built in 1855 and designed by Milwaukee architect James Douglas, the Grace Episcopal Church is the oldest remaining building on the Capitol Square. Grace E...
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 05 27 1945
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church choir entering the chancel area, 318 Wisconsin Avenue. Elevated view taken from the balcony.
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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 05 20 1942
Description: Father Paul N. Flad faces the congregation during his first Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue, with priests and altar boys kneeling in p...
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St. John's Lutheran Church

Date: 08 18 1941
Description: Sanctuary of St. John's Lutheran Church, 322 East Washington Avenue.
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St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Date: 05 13 1941
Description: St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 2460 Atwood Avenue.
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Measuring for Window

Date: 09 26 1935
Description: Workman measuring for window at Christ Presbyterian Church, 124 Wisconsin Avenue. A woman is taking notes and a man is sweeping.
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Rev. Edwin O. Kennedy

Date: 09 26 1935
Description: Rev. Edwin O. Kennedy sitting at a desk writing a letter, Christ Presbyterian Church, 124 Wisconsin Avenue. There is a telephone on the desk, and books are...
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Interior of Blessed Sacrament Church

Date: 06 19 1935
Description: Interior of the Blessed Sacrament Church, from the balcony in the rear.
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Volunteers of America Church & Dormitory

Date: 07 14 1933
Description: Volunteers of America church and dormitory, 412 S. Baldwin Street.
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Presbyterian Student Chapel

Date: 09 13 1932
Description: View from street of the Presbyterian student chapel and social center, at 731 State Street.
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St. Francis Clubhouse Chapel

Date: 10 16 1931
Description: St. Francis Clubhouse small chapel, 1001 University Avenue.
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St. Francis House Chapel Altar

Date: 06 03 1931
Description: St. Francis House Chapel altar, 1001 University Avenue.
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Parade of the Knights Templar

Date: 10 14 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Knights Templar parade south on Carroll Street during the Wisconsin Commandery convention.
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Camp Randall Field

Date: 03 12 1930
Description: Camp Randall Field, viewed from the south bleachers, with the First Congregational Church and university buildings in the background.
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Congregational Church Organ Loft

Date: 02 04 1930
Description: Congregational Church organ loft, showing Kilgen organ.
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First Congregational Church

Date: 01 21 1930
Description: First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue, at the corner of North Breese Terrace, looking west along University Avenue. Snow is on the ground.
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Calvary Lutheran University Church Doorway

Date: 05 30 1929
Description: Calvary Lutheran University Church interior doorway, 713 State Street.
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Calvary Lutheran Center

Date: 05 30 1929
Description: View of the garden and lawn next to the side entrance of Calvary Lutheran Center, 713 State Street. The original St. Paul's nave survives behind both Calva...
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Wisconsin Engraving Company Sign

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: A sign for the Wisconsin Engraving Company, 109 S. Carroll Street, hanging over the sidewalk.

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