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The Scourged Christ, St. Francis Monastery and College

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Scourged Christ, St. Francis Monastery and College. The statue is behind bars, in front of a stone wall. On the right is a staine...
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Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of a group of worshipers at a shrine featuring a Madonna.
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Inside of Grotto

Date: 1929
Description: Interior view of the Dickeyville Grotto. Caption reads: "Inside of Grotto at Dickeyville, Wis." The following description is printed on the back of the pos...
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Sketch Showing the Early Mormon Settlement Voree Near Burlington, Wis.

Date: 06 12 1929
Description: This manuscript blueprint shows buildings with the names of their owners, tabernacle, location "where Strang found plates" and "house where Strang died," a...
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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...
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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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Fourteenth Station of the Cross, Holy Hill

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Description: Colorized view of the 14th Station — Christ being laid in his tomb. The sculpture is in a niche in a stone arch. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite ...
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Front View of Grotto

Date: 1929
Description: Hand-tinted postcard showing the Dickeyville grotto. Postcard caption reads: The Grotto of Christ, the King, and of Mary, his Mother, was conceived, design...
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Grotto — Catholic Cemetery

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Description: Hand-colored view of the grotto in the Catholic Cemetery. Caption reads: "Grotto — Catholic Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis."
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St. Jude's Chapel

Date: 1963
Description: Text on back reads: "Log Chapel dedicated to St. Jude, Apostle, at the terminus of a bridge from which a wayside shrine and World War-I Memorial is viewed....
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Grotto of Lourdes, Grotto Shrine

Date: 1946
Description: Text on front reads: "Grotto of Lourdes, Grotto Shrine, Rudolph, Wisconsin." A garden with flowers, rocks, shrubs and paths. A rock shrine with a statue of...
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Grotto Shrine and Builder

Date: 1946
Description: Text on front reads: "Main View and Builder, Rev. P.J. Wagner, Grotto Shrine, Rudolph, Wisconsin." A rock and flower shrine with a statue of Jesus in a nic...
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The Grotto

Date: 03 08 1923
Description: Text on front reads: "The Grotto, near Chapel of the Woods, St. Francis, Wis." The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was built in 1894 by German-born seminaria...

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