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Old Mission House Buildings (Lakeland College)

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Description: View of a few buildings with a grove of trees in the yard, and a fence running across the foreground. The school buildings of the old Mission House, showin...
Photograph

Cadle Mission

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Cadle Mission.
Photograph

Protestant Episcopal Mission Buildings

Date: 1832
Description: People work in the garden at the Protestant Episcopal Mission Buildings.
Photograph

Old Mission Congregational Church

Date: 1940
Description: The Old Mission Congregational Church. The church was built in 1832 for a mission founded by Frederick Ayer in 1830. It is said to be the oldest Protestant...
Photograph

Old Mission

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards Old Mission, as seen from the pier with Old Mission Congregational Church behind it. This Mission was established in 1830 by Fred...
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Old Mission Inn

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Description: The Old Mission Inn, originally built as a mission house in 1832 by the Congregational mission established by Frederick Ayer in 1830. In later years furthe...
Photograph

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

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Description: St. Joseph's Catholic Church built in 1841 by Father Frederick Baraga (later Bishop), who established his mission in 1835. A small log church was commenced...
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 1889
Description: St. Joseph's Catholic Church built in 1841 by Father Frederick Baraga (later Bishop), who established his mission in 1835. A small log church was commenced...
Postcard

Old Mission

Date: 1910
Description: View from pier towards the Old Mission in La Pointe on Madeline Island. Men are sitting at the shoreline. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Madeline Is...
Photograph

Old Mission

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Description: The Old Mission, including the Old Mission Inn on Madeline Island.
Photograph

Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Stockbridge Indian Mission, built in about 1834, with several figures and a horse standing in the structure's doorway.
Photograph

Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of the Stockbridge Indian Mission with men standing near its entrance.
Drawing

Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1835
Description: Drawing of the Stockbridge Indian mission.
Photograph

Missionary Dwelling

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Description: View of the dwelling of Cutting Marsh, missionary to the Stockbridge Indians.
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Mission House, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: View from road towards a mission house, erected between 1862 and 1873.
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Mission House, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 1865
Description: View of a mission house, erected between 1862 and 1873.
Drawing

Nashotah Mission

Date: 1876
Description: Distant view of Neshotah Mission. River with boaters, two people standing on riverbank, mission on hill in background.
Postcard

Nashotah Mission Bell Tower

Date: 1915
Description: Nashotah Mission bell tower. Caption reads: "Bell Tower, Nashotah Mission."
Photograph

Nashotah Mission, Blue House, Red House

Date: 1920
Description: Nashotah Mission, Blue House and Red House. The Blue House (right) was the first building of the mission, built in 1842. The Red House was built in 1843 fo...
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Nashotah Mission, Bishop White Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Front and side view of Nashotah Mission, Bishop White Hall.

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