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| Date: | 04 06 1969 |
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| Description: | Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street. |
| Date: | 02 15 1953 |
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| Description: | Historic evening mass at St. Raphael Cathedral, a stately two-hour ceremony closing the parish's annual 40 Hours' Devotion. This was the first evening mass... |
| Date: | 06 26 1955 |
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| Description: | Three Madison Boy Scouts received the Ad Altare Del medal at a retreat at the Dane County fairgrounds. Left to right: Reverend Wayne Turner, Tim Harrington... |
| Date: | 07 18 1948 |
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| Description: | Bishop William P. O'Connor, in vestments, turning the first shovel of dirt for the building that will contain the parish auditorium and six classrooms on t... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Peltz family (head table) at son Andre's Bar Mitzvah at the Jewish Community Center. |
| Date: | 04 24 1948 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of people seated at tables for Seder. The Pelz family if identified in the lower right of the picture. The mother is identified as Esther ... |
| Date: | 07 15 1906 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the south of a crowd gathered to witness and celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Catholic Ch... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | A procession of the Monona Lake Assembly led by children carrying flowers. The Monona Lake Assembly Pavilion is partially visible on the left. |
| Date: | 09 10 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Governor Walter Kohler with five Jews observing the 300th anniversary of the September 1634 arrival of Jewish settlers in New Amsterdam, ... |
| Date: | 09 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of University of Wisconsin students representing six nations at an International Night program at Luther Memorial Church. At upper right is ... |
| Date: | 11 10 1954 |
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| Description: | Six women, some wearing aprons, preparing cakes while standing around a high table. Cakes and a stand mixer are on the table top. They are at Lakeview Ame... |
| Date: | 04 03 1955 |
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| Description: | Four men with shovels turn over the first shovels full of earth at 611 Langdon Street, the site of the new Jewish student center. "Left to right are Rabbi ... |
| Date: | 06 08 1956 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the eighth grade graduating class of Father Petit Memorial School at 7 South Henry Street. Photo taken at St. Rapheal Cathedral, 216 West... |
| Date: | 02 11 1958 |
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| Description: | Leonora Courtenay and Marjory Bush stand behind a shelf upon which six dolls dressed in hand-made authentic costumes of 1858 are posed. The dolls were a pa... |
| Date: | 02 11 1958 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin High School students rehearse for a musical program for World Day of Prayer. They include, from left to right: Oz Marshall, Karen Isaksen, Ted Gr... |
| Date: | 02 11 1958 |
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| Description: | Prof. J. Russell Paxton (left) of the University of Wisconsin School of Music and director of the Wisconsin High Singers posing with participants in the Wo... |
| Date: | 02 11 1958 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin High School singers rehearse for a World Day of Prayer observance. Seated left to right are: Emine Ausar (an American Field Service student from ... |
| Date: | 02 11 1958 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin High School students wear choir robes while rehearsing for a World Day of Prayer observance. They include, from left to right: Jean Selje, Lavone... |
| Date: | 10 03 1958 |
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| Description: | A special novena in honor of Our Sorrowful Mother was held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Reverend C.M. Brissette of the National Shrine of Se... |
| Date: | 10 20 1958 |
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| Description: | Two Edgewood students, Tom Kuehn and George Bernauer, prepare the altar in the school auditorium for Mass. |
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