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Meeting of the Eastern District Norwegian Synod

Date: 1877
Description: A group seated around a table in the yard drinking coffee. Pastor Even Johnson Homme (1843-1903), the founder of the Wittenberg Orphan's Home, is on the le...
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Reverend Jakob Aall Ottesen, Family and Guests

Date: 1976
Description: Reverend Jakob Aall Ottesen with his family and guests on front porch heavy with vines.
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Saint John's (German) Lutheran Church.

Date: 1918
Description: A few trees and some suburban homes are adjacent to Saint John's (German) Lutheran Church in Baraboo.
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Vermont Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior view of Vermont Lutheran Church with a cemetery in the back. Caption reads: "Vermont Lutheran Church Near Black Earth, Wis."
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Beaver Creek Lutheran Church

Date: 1945
Description: View of a rural church on a hill and its adjacent cemetery. Beaver Creek Lutheran Church was or still is a Norwegian church.
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Lutheran Church and Parsonage

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view of a Lutheran church and parsonage. Caption reads: "Luth. Church & Parsonage, Rosendale Wis."
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view across fence and field towards the Lutheran church and cemetery of a German or Norwegian settlement near the intersection of Highway 16 and C...
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 09 11 1927
Description: A view of the Norwegian Lutheran Church and cemetery, built in 1852. The building was originally built with logs and was later faced with boards.
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 09 11 1927
Description: A view of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery on the site of the Norwegian Lutheran Church, founded in 1852.
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Our Saviour's Church

Date: 1895
Description: Our Svaiour's Church, 13 South Hancock Street. (Hancock Street and E. Washington Avenue).
Postcard

Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 07 12 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Below is the handwritten text: "Norwegian Lutheran Church, Boscobel, Wis."
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700 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 700 block of State Street. Lake Street parking ramp and University of Wisconsin Extension building are vi...
Postcard

Collage Postcard

Date: 11 16 1908
Description: Photographic COLLAGE postcard of scenes of Colfax. In the center oval is the text, "Colfax, Wis. Looks Good To Me," however the "Looks Good To Me" is cross...
Photograph

Christmas at Church

Date: 12 1899
Description: Interior view of a church with large Christmas trees on either side of the Neo-Gothic altar. Between the trees is an arched sign proclaiming, in German, "G...
Postcard

English Lutheran Church

Date: 1919
Description: Photographic postcard of English Lutheran (now Advent Lutheran) Church, which is a stone building with a bell tower and an arched stained-glass window. Cap...
Postcard

Swedish Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior view of the Swedish Lutheran Church, a brick building with a bell tower and steeple. Stained-glass windows are on the front and sides. Caption rea...
Postcard

Elk Mound Lutheran Church

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Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a small white church with a bell tower. There is a child standing on the sidewalk in front. Caption reads: "Elk Mo...
Postcard

Redeemer English Lutheran Church

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Description: View from street towards the front of a wood-frame church with a second floor. Caption reads: "Redeemer English Lutheran Church, Hartford, Wis."
Postcard

Lutheran Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view from unpaved road towards a wood-frame Lutheran church. There is a steeple and a bell tower above the entrance. Caption reads: "...
Postcard

St. Paul's Luth. Church

Date: 1908
Description: Postcard showing exterior of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with bell tower and gravestones in yard visible. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Luth. Church, Marxsvil...

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