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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church. Built by Rev. Samuel Mazzuchelli in 1844. Caption reads: "St. Augustine's Catholic Church [text obscured]." |
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| Description: | Color postcard view of a chapel with a fresco on the front. Statues of a Madonna and child and St. Francis are on the lawn. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Dickeyville Grotto. Caption reads: "Inside of Grotto at Dickeyville, Wis." The following description is printed on the back of the pos... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the grounds of the Dickeyville Grotto. The sculpture, which was created by Father Matthias Wernerus in 1929-30, and honors Co... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard view from across the street towards the Catholic Church and parsonage. The church has a rose window above the entranc... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view from street towards the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on a street corner. A rose window is above the entrance, and there are two bel... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the arched entrance to the main church at Holy Hill, with stained glass windows. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the nave facing the altar at Holy Hill. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage."Caption at bottom reads: ... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of a Catholic church with tall steeple and bell tower. A large, arched window is above the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Catholic Chu... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Corner view of St. Caecilia's Church. Romanesque arches are on the windows and steeple. A dwelling (perhaps a parsonage) is next door.Caption reads: "St. C... |
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| Description: | Hand-tinted postcard showing the interior of a seminary chapel [Saint Francis de Sales Seminary], with pews, nave, altar, altarpiece, altar rail, statue, a... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Hand-tinted postcard showing the Dickeyville grotto. Postcard caption reads: The Grotto of Christ, the King, and of Mary, his Mother, was conceived, design... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of the main altar of St. Rose Chapel. Flanked by statues and a fresco above. |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards the front of a church, which has a bell tower, and a statue in a niche above the entrance. Caption on back reads: "St. Joseph's... |
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| Description: | Night view of St. Mary's Church, showing the tower and front of the church. Streetlights and floodlights around the church illuminate the facade. The rear ... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Sacred Heart Academy on the Edgewood College campus. Caption reads: "Sacred Heart Academy, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Exterior view of St. John's Catholic Church, which has two steeples and a rose window. Caption reads: "St. John's Catholic Church, Marshfield, Wis." |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | A sketch of a log cabin with dormer windows above. Text on reverse reads: "St. Norbert House. The first Catholic Church in Dane County. In 1846 Father Adel... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Text on back reads: "Lovely, rustic Chapel, dedicated to St. Jude, the Patron Saint of the Impossible. Hand-carved Altar and Communion Rail. Artistic hand-... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A stone Chapel, St. Mary of the Angels has an ornate entrance and a belfry. Decorated steps, a lawn and trees can be seen. |
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