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St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing Crowning Ceremony

Date: 05 21 1959
Description: Students of St. Mary's hospital School of Nursing held their annual May crowning ceremony by crowning the statue of the Blessed Virgin with a wreath of flo...
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Scenes from the Life of a Minister's Wife

Date: 03 23 1959
Description: When Joan Carlton of Oakpark, Illinois married Reed Forbush of Appleton, Wisconsin she was skeptical of life as a minister's wife. Now, as a series of phot...
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Cardinal Raymond Burke

Date: 07 26 2017
Description: Cardinal Raymond Burke standing in front of an altar at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Trinity Episcopal Church

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Interior Episcopal Church, Waupun, Wis." Trinity Episcopal Church was built in 1871. Interior view with wooden pews, chandelier, orna...
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International Shrine of the Father Kingdom

Date: 1964
Description: Text on reverse reads: "International Shrine of the Father Kingdom. International Schoenstatt Retreat Center. W284 N698 Cherry Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188." A...
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New Edgewood College Chapel

Date: 07 03 1958
Description: Rear view looking towards altar of two nuns sitting in a pew in the new St. Joseph Chapel at Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart. The design was inspired ...
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East Wiota Lutheran Church

Date: 1963
Description: Text on the reverse reads: "East Wiota Lutheran Church, South Wayne, Wisconsin 53587. The Oldest Norwegian Lutheran Church in America still in use today. O...
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First United Lutheran Church

Date: 1963
Description: Text on reverse reads: "First United Lutheran Church, 2401 Kohler Memorial Drive, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 53081." Three views of a Lutheran Church, one panor...
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Lutheran Church, Seymour, Wis., Pastor, F.W. Ohlrogge." An interior view of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. The Congregation was organi...
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels

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Description: Interior of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels at Notre Dame of the Lake.
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High Altar at Shrine of Mary, Holy Hill

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the high altar at Holy Hill. Sculptures of the Madonna and child are in the center, and saints are on either side. There are ...
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Christmas Eve

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view of a church service held on Christmas Eve.
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Luther Memorial Church

Date: 04 18 1931
Description: Interior of Luther Memorial Church, decorated for a wedding, taken from the balcony.
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St. Francis House Chapel Altar

Date: 06 03 1931
Description: St. Francis House Chapel altar, 1001 University Avenue.
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St. Barnabas Catholic Church

Date: 12 30 1930
Description: Wide angle view of the interior, from the choir loft toward the altar, St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Alternate view.
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Calvary Lutheran Church Interior

Date: 09 11 1927
Description: Calvary Lutheran Church, 713 State Street.
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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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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 06 20 1942
Description: Altar of Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue where Father Paul N. Flad is celebrating his first Mass.
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Grace Episcopal Chapel

Date: 11 27 1946
Description: Interior of chapel at Grace Episcopal Church, 6 North Carroll Street.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church First Communion Group

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: Group portrait of first communion group standing in front of the altar with a priest, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 5105 Schofield Avenue.

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