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Reverend A. Jacobsen and Family

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph of Rev. A. Jacobson, family and visitors, Perry, Wis." from Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." Jacobson (1836-1910) immigrated to t...
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First Methodist Church Boys Choir

Date: 12 17 1939
Description: Group portrait of Boys Choir wearing choir robes, holding song books and singing on stairs at the First Methodist Church, located at 203 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Calvary Lutheran Church Altar

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Calvary Lutheran Church altar, at 713 State Street.
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Calvary Lutheran Church Altar

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Calvary Lutheran Church altar, 713 State Street.
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Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen and Family

Date: 1879
Description: The Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen (1829-1898), his wife Ragnhild Holland Rasmussen, and their eight children sit around a table in the yard of their hou...
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Interior of Perry Lutheran Church Parsonage

Date: 1877
Description: Interior view of the Perry Lutheran Church parsonage, home of the Reverend Jacobson and family. Included in the view is a rocking chair, peacock feathers i...
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Parlor Interior of Herman Amberg Preus's Parsonage

Date: 1871
Description: View of a parlor interior (probably that of Herman Amberg Preus's parsonage) with a bay window and draperies, a statue, plants, an ornate clock on a table ...
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Studio Photograph of Norwegian Bible

Date: 1879
Description: Norwegian Bible opened to the first page of the book of John.
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Portrait of Reverend Andrew L. Dahl

Date: 1910
Description: A studio portrait of the Reverend Andrew L. Dahl, minister in the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, from around 1910. Dahl was born in Valdres, Norway...
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F.A. Schmidt and Family

Date: 1877
Description: F.A. Schmidt, professor of theology at the Norwegian Lutheran Seminary, with his family on the grounds of the seminary, formerly the Soldiers' and Orphans'...
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Reverend Even Johnson Homme and Wife Ingeborg

Date: 1877
Description: Mrs. Ingeborg Swenholt Homme sits at the left and her husband the Reverend Even Johnson Homme sits at the right, with their children, around a table in fro...
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Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen and Family

Date: 1878
Description: The Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen (1829-1898), his wife Ragnhild Holland Rasmussen and their eight children sit around a table in the yard of their hous...
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Bibles for Doughboys

Date: 09 1917
Description: Khaki-covered Bibles being made by the American Bible Society for American fighters during World War I. The goal was one million testaments. All the worker...
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Stockbridge Bible Cover

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Description: The front cover of the Stockbridge Bible.
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Reverend Erling Ylvisaker

Date: 12 12 1944
Description: Portrait of Reverend Erling Ylvisaker, pastor at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Cross, Milwaukee Street. He preached to the returning veterans...
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Reverend George E. Hunt

Date: 04 13 1945
Description: Reverend George E. Hunt, age 80, interim pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church.
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Red Cross Gray Ladies

Date: 03 04 1947
Description: The Red Cross Gray Ladies continue to offer their services at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital for veterans on the grounds of Mendota State Hospital. Two Gray ...
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Norbertine Novitiate Novices

Date: 10 08 1947
Description: Three novices studying at Norbertine Novitiate, 4123 Monona Drive. Left to right are James Mahoney, Joseph McCloskey, and James Gerrits. The Novitiate was...
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Madison Catholic Diocese Committee

Date: 01 23 1948
Description: Group portrait of the executive committee of the Holy Name Union for the Catholic diocese of Madison meeting to plan the activities for 1948. Left to right...
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Rabbi Max A. Lipshitz and Students of the Madison Talmud Torah

Date: 09 23 1948
Description: Group portrait of Rabbi Max A. Lipshitz and young students of the Madison Talmud Torah. The children are preparing to conduct their own junior congregation...

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