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The Grotto

Date: 03 08 1923
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...
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Grotto Shrine and Builder

Date: 1946
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...
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St. Jude's Chapel

Date: 1963
Description: Text on back reads: "Log Chapel dedicated to St. Jude, Apostle, at the terminus of a bridge from which a wayside shrine and World War-I Memorial is viewed....
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Dickeyville Grotto

Date: 06 25 1939
Description: The Dickeyville Grotto is a small shrine made out of stone, mortar, colorful rocks and found objects. The modern door is made of glass and metal. A large s...
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Boys at Shrine

Date: 1922
Description: Four young boys standing, with a fifth child sitting, on the top step in front of a Japanese torii, or gate. There is a stone lantern at far right. On the ...
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The Great Torii

Date: 1920
Description: Stone lanterns on the shore near a leaning pine tree frame a view of the Great Torii on Japan's Inland Sea. Two Japanese women in traditional kimonos are s...
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Photographing at the Dickeyville Grotto

Date: 08 01 2015
Description: Self-portrait with a gazing ball at the Dickeyville Grotto. Richard Quinney is standing with his camera obscuring the view of his face. Shrines made of sto...
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Grotto in Dickeyville

Date: 08 01 2015
Description: A small shrine made out of stone, mortar, colorful rocks and found objects. The modern door is made of glass and metal. A large stone cross is at the top o...
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Part of Angkor Wat Temple

Date: 1962
Description: Outdoor view of a structure that is part of the Angkor Wat Temple, located in Cambodia.
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Interior of Holy Hill Shrine

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view at Holy Hill over pews towards a shrine. A woman sits in one of the pews on the right.
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Men at Holy Hill Shrine

Date: 1910
Description: Four men kneeling and praying at the shrine at Holy Hill. More people are gathered near the church above them.
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Group of People at Holy Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a group of people at Holy Hill. They are standing above a shrine. There is a large bell beside the group on the right.
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Way of the Cross XIV Station

Date: 1928
Description: Way of the Cross station leading to St Anne's Shrine. Behind the shrine are birch and other trees and a view down the hill towards a valley. The station is...
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Redemptorist Minor Seminary

Date: 10 06 1954
Description: The Most Reverend William P. O'Connor, Catholic bishop of Madison, signs the letter in which he asks Pope Pius XII for formal permission for the Redemptori...
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Mormon Cabin

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Description: Ruins of a Mormon cabin built of squared logs. A harbor is visible in the background.
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Grotto at the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: A statue of the Madonna stands in a niche of the grotto at the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle.
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The Scourged Christ, St. Francis Monastery and College

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Scourged Christ, St. Francis Monastery and College. The statue is behind bars, in front of a stone wall. On the right is a staine...
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Interior of a Masonic Lodge

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Description: Interior of a Masonic Lodge, Black River Falls, No. 74, A.R.&M., decorated by C.W. Reiels. The lodge occupied the third floor of the center Main Street blo...
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The Grotto at the Putnam Catholic Academy

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Description: View of the grotto at the Putnam Catholic Academy. Flowers surround the grotto with a statue and an altar inside.
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Grotto at the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: View of a grotto at the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle. A statue of a religious man stands atop a base of rocks.

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