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Kennedy & Rusch Wedding Party

Date: 06 08 1929
Description: Don Kennedy & Eleanor Rusch and their wedding attendants poing with the priest outdoors.
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Crucifixion Scene at St. Camillus Novitiate

Date: 1946
Description: Statues depicting the crucifixion of Christ, surrounded by flowers before the chapel. Two pine trees are behind the chapel.
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The Second Station of the Cross

Date: 1910
Description: A group of children are praying with their hands clasped in front of them, at the second station of the cross on Holy Hill, near Hartford, Wisconsin. Capti...
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The Tenth Station of the Cross

Date: 1910
Description: Holy Hill, at the tenth station of the Cross. Caption reads: "10th Station, Holy Hill, Wis."
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Shrine

Date: 1922
Description: View of a shrine on Holy Hill.
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Holy Hill Shrine

Date: 1935
Description: View of a Holy Hill shrine depicting one of the stations of the cross. Caption reads: "Holy Station, Jesus is Laid in the Tomb, Holy Hill, Wis".
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"Hill of Promise"

Date: 1900
Description: Hill where the "Voree plates" were found.
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...
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Corpus Christi Procession at St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 06 03 1945
Description: A Corpus Christi procession in front of St. Mary's Hospital, including four navy men as canopy bearers, two navy men were flag bearers, and candle bearers ...
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Catholic Holy Hour

Date: 07 20 1947
Description: Four priests and Bishop William P. O'Connor at the Catholic Holy Hour, at Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. To the left of Bisho...
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Dashboard Decorations

Date: 1969
Description: View through front windshield of a dashboard that is decorated with two religious figurines. A rosary hangs from the rear view mirror.
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Grotto

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Description: Roman Catholic grotto with a cross under a peaked arch surrounded by trees and shrubs.
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Catholic Holy Hour

Date: 08 07 1950
Description: The Most Rev. William P. O'Connor, Bishop of the Madison Catholic Diocese, is shown at the microphone as he leads prayers for peace at the annual Catholic ...
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St. Mary's Hospital Nativity Scene

Date: 12 09 1950
Description: Nativity figurines are placed in a naturally formed snow cave outside a courtyard window of the St. Mary's Hospital kitchen.
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Hermit's Peak

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Description: Wooden crosses at the top of Hermit's Peak.
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Outdoor Nativity Scene

Date: 12 21 1951
Description: Outdoor nativity scene, displayed in front of a board fence.
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Don Bosco College

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Description: A view of a mass held at the grotto shrine on the Salesian grounds. The priest faces the altar, which is in a grotto, and a statue of Mary stands to the ri...
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Wiltwyck

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Description: A clergyman performs an outdoor church service to boys of various ages. A small stone wall flanks each side of the altar area. The altar contains flowers,...
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Tibetan Refugee

Date: 1959
Description: A refugee from Tibet, photographed by journalist Cecil Brown in Sikkim, India, shortly after the Dalai Lama and his followers fled from their country.
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Shrine for Police Officers, Cuba

Date: 1959
Description: Shrine for police officers in Cuba one year after the Cuban Revolution. The shrine is a blue plaster enclosure with a white-framed glass door. Inside is a...

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