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Houdini, Harry

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Description: Harry Houdini in chains and ropes. He is tied to a wheel on a locomotive.
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Father Groppi and Protesters

Date: 1969
Description: Father James Groppi with his fist in the air at the Wisconsin State Capitol during welfare demonstrations.He is surrounded by other protesters.
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Church on Easter Sunday

Date: 04 06 1969
Description: Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street.
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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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Tormey and Hebl Wedding Party

Date: 12 31 1941
Description: Wedding party at the altar of Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Party includes bride Marian Thekla Hebl, groom James Daniel Tormey, Priest George Haeusler, br...
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Blessed Sacrament Boys' Choir

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church boys' choir grouped in front of the altar, with The Reverend James A. McInerney (Father Mac) in their midst. The church i...
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First Methodist Church Boys Choir

Date: 12 17 1939
Description: Group portrait of Boys Choir wearing choir robes, holding song books and singing on stairs at the First Methodist Church, located at 203 Wisconsin 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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Reverend and Mrs. Allen L. Eddy

Date: 12 06 1934
Description: Portrait of Reverend and Mrs. Allen L. Eddy. Reverend Eddy is the new minister for Plymouth Congregational church.
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Portrayal of the Madonna

Date: 12 08 1931
Description: A girl posing in costume in her role as the Madonna from a Central High School play.
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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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Father Groppi in Police Wagon

Date: 1966
Description: Father Groppi is seated in the back of a police wagon with police officer after being arrested in front of his parish for the second night in a row.
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Church Picnic

Date: 1976
Description: A group of African Americans gathered at a picnic table for an outdoor church picnic.
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Angel with Gavel

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Description: Illustration of a male angel figure, wearing eyeglasses and carrying a gavel. Part of a poster made for the Highlander Folk School.
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Young Woman Looking Up

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Description: A young woman wearing a cross pendant looking up from a stack of paper.
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Lee Dreyfus and Cardinal Karol Wojtyla

Date: 1976
Description: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Chancellor Lee Sherman Dreyfus and Cardinal Karol Wojtyla. In 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla became Pope John Paul ll. ...
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Manfred Swarsensky at a Meeting

Date: 12 30 1970
Description: Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky, a holocaust survivor, is seated opposite another person. He is wearing eyeglasses and holding papers and appears to be in a meeti...
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Reverend Jim Wright

Date: 06 27 1978
Description: Candid view of the Reverend Jim Wright sitting outdoors at Brittingham Park.

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