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| Date: | 05 06 1959 |
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| Description: | Portrait of the Very Rev. Geary, standing in front of a crucifix. He will be the new pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2181 Rowley Avenue. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "International Shrine of the Father Kingdom. International Schoenstatt Retreat Center. W284 N698 Cherry Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188." A... |
| Date: | 06 17 1958 |
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| Description: | A decorative art piece depicting the Hindu god, Shiva, stands on a bookcase in the home of Agatha Fowlkes on Cambridge Road. |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 03 08 1923 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Grotto, near Chapel of the Woods, St. Francis, Wis." The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was built in 1894 by German-born seminaria... |
| Date: | 04 06 1958 |
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| Description: | A cross at night at top of unidentified Christian church. The cross is illuminated by lamps with the moon shining through the clouds behind. |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main View and Builder, Rev. P.J. Wagner, Grotto Shrine, Rudolph, Wisconsin." A rock and flower shrine with a statue of Jesus in a nic... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a church service held on Christmas Eve. |
| Date: | 06 20 1942 |
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| Description: | Altar of Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue where Father Paul N. Flad is celebrating his first Mass. |
| Date: | 08 17 1955 |
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| Description: | Bronze crucifix, wall mosaic of religious symbols, and altar in St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, 5460 Mary Lake Road. |
| Date: | 10 13 1927 |
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| Description: | Calvary Lutheran Church altar, 713 State Street. |
| Date: | 11 10 1944 |
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| Description: | Portable confessional, manufactured by Burgess Manning Company, set up in front of the altar at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue. |
| Date: | 05 07 1927 |
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| Description: | Actor Joseph Shafer/Schafer telling the story of The Ostensorium in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper ... |
| Date: | 03 24 1959 |
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| Description: | During a ceremony to bless the altar in the newly built St. Bernard's Catholic Church on University Avenue in Middleton, Bishop William O'Conner seals a pi... |
| Date: | 05 22 1957 |
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| Description: | Reverend James Michael, holding a Bible and standing in front of a large crucifix, in the chancel of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church located at 5201 Old Middl... |
| Date: | 12 22 1942 |
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| Description: | Portable confessional set up at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue. This view shows the priest's side with a chair. Photograph was tak... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length profile portrait of J.J. Fox, Bishop of the Green Bay diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Fox was an active member of the Wisconsin... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | Interior view from the rear of the Chapel of Perpetual Adoration, part of the Visitation Convent. Four people are sitting or kneeling. |
| Date: | 01 23 2015 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a small, clay statue of Shou Lao, the Chinese deity of longevity, sitting on a desk near some pens. |
| Date: | 10 12 2014 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the altar in St. Patrick's Catholic Church. The walls are of cream colored marble, and on the back wall is a large statue of Jesus on the ... |
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