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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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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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Grotto at College of the Sacred Heart

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Description: View of a grotto at the College of the Sacred Heart, founded in 1841. A Madonna statue stands in a niche in the grotto, and kneelers can be seen before the...
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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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Holy Grotto

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Description: View of the Holy Grotto on the Convent Grounds of the Sisters of Mercy. The grotto is composed of leftover brick and the chimney of the 1857 church buildin...
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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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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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Catholic Shrine of Mary

Date: 10 15 1954
Description: Four-year-old Tania Thousand lights a candle in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Green Scapula in the temporary chapel of Immaculate Heart of Mary Pa...
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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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Wisconsin Troops Interviewed in Shinto Shrine

Date: 10 08 1945
Description: A shinto shrine near Tokyo serves as the starting point of a Wisconsin story as Robert J. Doyle (lower left), correspondent of the Journal, takes the names...
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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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Prayer Station on Holy Hill

Date: 08 1904
Description: A prayer station with a depiction of one of the stations of the cross on Holy Hill.
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Patriotism in Stone, and Grotto, Dickeyville, Wis.

Date: 1920
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...
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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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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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America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage: Eighth Station of the Cross — Holy Hill

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Eighth Station of the Cross. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage."Caption at bottom reads: "Eighth Stat...
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America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage: Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Hill

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette sculptures enclosed in a stone structure. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place ...
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The Entrance, Leading Up the Hill

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the stone arch marking the entrance to the Stations of the Cross at Holy Hill. A crowd of pilgrims are standing underneath. C...
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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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