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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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K. Doxstad Family and Reverend Erik Jensen

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Description: The K. Doxstad family is posed in their yard around a table covered with heavy books. A baby carriage is on the left and an older woman with her knitting i...
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Reverend Erik Jensen and Wife with Children

Date: 1875
Description: Twenty-one children are seated on wooden benches and the ground in front of a square frame house with a hip roof and cupola. The Reverend Erik Jensen (1841...
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Luther Valley Church

Date: 1871
Description: Side and front view of Luther Valley Church, built in 1872.
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Orfordville Lutheran Church

Date: 1872
Description: View from cornfield towards the Orfordville Lutheran Church, built in 1871-1872, surrounded by a white picket fence. The pastor at the time of the photogra...
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Catholic Church in Edgerton

Date: 1925
Description: Entrance to the Catholic Church. Caption reads: "Catholic Ch Edgerton, Wis."
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First Lutheran Church

Date: 1956
Description: The First Lutheran Church on the corner of Randall and Milwaukee Streets.
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

Date: 1900
Description: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church before the convent was built behind it. Caption reads: "St. Patrick's R. C. Church, Janesville, Wis."
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North Lima Presbyterian Church

Date: 1947
Description: The North Lima Presbyterian Church.
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Church Picnic

Date: 1976
Description: A group of African Americans gathered at a picnic table for an outdoor church picnic.
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Skavlem Monument

Date: 1925
Description: The dedication ceremony of the Skavlem Monument, lead by Rev. Gustav Stearns. The monument was dedicated to the "oldest Norwegian immigrant", born 1760, di...
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First Presbyterian Church

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Description: Exterior view from dirt road of the First Presbyterian Church on Prospect Street.
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Norwegian Lutheran Church with steeple. The church has arched stained glass windows in the front and on the sides, and is surrounded b...
Postcard

Clinton Baptist Church

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Baptist Church, obscured by trees. Caption reads: "Clinton Baptist Church, Clinton, Wis."
Postcard

Catholic Church and Parsonage

Date: 1907
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view from across the street towards the Catholic Church and parsonage. The church has a rose window above the entranc...
Postcard

City Hall and Methodist Church

Date: 1906
Description: View of the city hall and church. Both buildings have bell towers. Caption reads: "City Hall and Methodist Church, Evansville, Wis."
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Seminary, Evansville

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Description: The Evansville Methodist Seminary and grounds. Caption reads: "Seminary, Evansville, Wis."
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First Baptist Church

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Description: Hand-colored view from intersection towards the First Baptist Church, with a bell-tower above the corner entrance. Caption reads: "First Baptist Church, Ev...

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