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May Queen Crowning, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Interior of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 West Johnson Street, May Queen (Virgin Mary) crowning ceremony. Shows the coronation Queen accompanied by th...
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May Queen Crowning, Holy Redeemer Church

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Interior of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 West Johnson Street, May Queen (Virgin Mary) crowning ceremony. Shows the coronation Queen accompanied by th...
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St. John the Baptist First Communion Class

Date: 04 25 1954
Description: A group portrait of children in a First Communion class, with a priest and nun, of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
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St. Peter First Communion Class

Date: 04 25 1954
Description: A group portrait of a First Communion class taken in front of the altar, along with a priest, inside the St. Peter Catholic Church.
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Madison Catholic Women's Club Hobby Show

Date: 02 20 1951
Description: Portrait of two Catholic Women's Club members with their hobbies to be displayed at the Club's first hobby show. On the left is Mrs. Kathleen Huels who rai...
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Church Interior

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Description: A view of three small altars. The center altar, set in an alcove, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary; a statue is placed above an ornately decorated cloth and...
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St. Joseph's Guest House (Sisters of the Holy Ghost)

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Description: View of the Ave Maria Garden surrounded on two sides by a building. A large stone statue of Mary stands on a pedestal surrounded by an arched trellis; a sm...
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Crowning the May Queen

Date: 05 04 1954
Description: Jacqueline Porter is wearing a long veil and is standing atop a step stool while placing a flower crown on the head of a St. Mary statue inside an unnamed ...
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Holy Cross Hospital

Date: 05 1974
Description: Dedication of an addition to the Holy Cross Hospital. The Catholic order opened Holy Cross Hospital in 1926 and completed this addition in 1974. The hospit...
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Queen of Peace Women's Catholic Order of the Foresters

Date: 07 19 1956
Description: Members of the Queen of Peace Church Women's Catholic Order of the Foresters Pearl Gaffney (left) and Laura Ostrowsky present a check for $500 for the Bapt...
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We Saw You . . . Catholic Women

Date: 05 04 1959
Description: Madison Catholic Women's Club banquet toastmistress, Mary Lyons, presenting a corsage to the speaker, Dr. Lois Higgins of Chicago. Looking on is guest Henr...
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United in Marriage

Date: 10 29 1949
Description: Loretta Bodden and Walter Sauer are united in marriage at Saint Theresa's Catholic Church with Father Groff officiating.
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United in Marriage

Date: 06 07 1952
Description: Nancy Allarding and Leroy Koll are united in marriage at Saint Theresa's Catholic Church.
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Sterr-Grothouse Wedding

Date: 06 13 1953
Description: Sterr-Grothhouse wedding at Saint Andrew's Catholic Church.
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The Newlyweds Depart

Date: 04 1980
Description: Shortly after their wedding at Saint Theresa Catholic Church, Eugene Bodden and his bride, Linda Johnson prepare to leave the church in a manure spreader.
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Young Boy Dressed for First Communion

Date: 1916
Description: Young boy, standing in a wooded yard, dressed for his first communion with a boutonniere pinned to his lapel. He is holding a candle, rosary and prayer-boo...
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Daughters of Isabella

Date: 04 1961
Description: Four members of the Daughters of Isabella organization select flower displays for the upcoming Wisconsin Council of Catholic Women's convention. Left to ri...
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Edgewood May Day Ceremony — Double Exposure

Date: 04 1953
Description: Margaret Dunn placing a floral crown on a statue of the blessed Virgin Mary at the end of the annual May ceremony at Edgewood High School. Other high schoo...
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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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May Day Ceremony Held at St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Veronica Goebel (of Racine) is carrying the crown of May flowers to place on the head of a Virgin Mary statue. Maids of Honor in dresses holding posies are...

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