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Portable Confessional

Date: 12 22 1942
Description: Portable confessional set up at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue. This photograph was taken for Burgess Laboratories.
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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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St. Rose Church in Cuba City

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of St. Rose Roman Catholic Church, with an inset of the interior looking towards the altar. Caption reads: "Catholic Church, Cuba City, Wis."
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Holy Hour at Breese Stevens Field

Date: 09 09 1945
Description: Archbishop Moses E. Kiley of Milwaukee and other clergy at the altar on Breese Stevens Field celebrating Holy Hour. Intentions of the Holy Hour for this ye...
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St. Joseph's Church

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Description: View down aisle toward the altar, with the pews decorated with evergreen trees and shrubbery. The ceiling has low relief moldings in a abstract pattern. Th...
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University Church at Fordham University

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Description: View looking down aisle toward the altar. The columns that run the length of the aisle have light fixtures and are decorated with garland. The sanctuary c...
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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 Saint Louis Academy

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Description: Front view of a stone grotto at Saint Louis Academy, founded in 1818. Two kneelers stand before an altar, and a statue can be seen to the right. Atop the g...
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Camp Malloy

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Description: A view of a benediction service in the woods at Camp Malloy. Men, women, and children stand or kneel on the ground beneath trees, while a priest stands at ...
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Our Lady of Wisdom Academy

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Description: A view of the stone fountain and grotto at Our Lady of Wisdom Academy. The grotto contains an altar to the Virgin and an alcove at the top contains a statu...
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Saint Paul's Catholic Church

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of Saint Paul's Catholic Church. Tree leaves cover the top-right corner of the image. There is a street sign for "Fourth St." on a power line pole...
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Catholic Mass at Saidor

Date: 01 23 1944
Description: Catholic Mass at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The Chaplain is using the hood of a jeep as an altar. Several soldiers can be are in th...
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Catholic Mass at Saidor

Date: 01 23 1944
Description: Catholic Mass at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The Chaplain is using the hood of a jeep as an altar. Many soldiers surround the jeep a...
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Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of a group of worshipers at a shrine featuring a Madonna.
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Interior View of Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 12 1954
Description: Night time elevated interior view of Grace Episcopal Church, located at 116 West Washington Avenue. Taken from an elevated vantage point in the balcony, th...
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Christmas Eve

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