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Book or Pamphlet

D.M. Osborne & Company 20th Century Book

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog featuring a chromolithograph illustration of angels flying over a field to herald the new century. The title reads: "The Os...
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K. Doxstad Family and Reverend Erik Jensen

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Description: In the foreground, Erik Jensen, a minister with his hat in hand, shakes K. Doxstad's hand. Nearby a toddler pulls his own baby carriage. Two carriages, a b...
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Methodist Church

Date: 1874
Description: Albion Prairie Methodist Church, built in 1871 or 1872. It is surrounded by cornfields.
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Reverend A. Jacobson's Residence

Date: 1876
Description: "Reverend A. Jacobson's residence, distance" from Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views."
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Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 05 10 1928
Description: The Lutheran Church and buildings, seen from Lutheran Church Hill.
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Mormon Temple Site

Date: 1900
Description: View of a Mormon temple site. In the foreground is a tree along a fence. Farm buildings are in the background beyond a field.
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View of Theresa, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: View of Theresa, Wisconsin.
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Salvatorian Seminary, Saint Nazianz, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: The Salvatorian Seminary in St. Nazianz.
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Marquette's Well

Date: 1889
Description: Cross in a field marking the area of "Marquette's well."
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Campion College

Date: 1925
Description: View from a distance of Campion College. Bluffs are in the background.
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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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Procession to Immaculate Conception Lake

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Description: View of a procession to Immaculate Conception Lake at Nazareth Academy, established in 1814. Priests and servers lead the procession, and women in black fo...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: View of front exterior of church with a steeple with a cross on top. On the right is a row of trees, and beyond there appears to be a field or marshy area....
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Methodist Episcopal Church

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Description: Elevated view of two girls standing in front of the church.
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Liberty Norwegian Lutheran Congregation

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view from road of the Liberty Norwegian Lutheran Congregation.
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Funeral Service at Zion Lutheran Church

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "Zion Lutheran Church, Town of Theresa. At this moment, funeral services of Herb Sellnow are taking place."
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Funeral Service at Zion Lutheran Church

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "Carrying the casket from Zion, the small country church."
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St. Mary Of The Lake Catholic Church Dedication

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: The Most Revered William P. O'Conner, bishop of the Madison Catholic diocese, enters the new St Mary of the Lake church in Westport for a dedication ceremo...
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Albert Knowles

Date: 1920
Description: Albert Knowles, brother-in-law of William Wade, at Herrling Farm. The Greenbush Baptist Church is visible in the background.
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German English Lutheran Church

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior of the German English Lutheran Church. The church has a gable roof and a steeple with a bell. In the foreground is a fence and field, and in the b...

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