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Ethnic Pride Day

Date: 03 19 1989
Description: Children celebrating their heritage during Ethnic Pride Day at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Hall, 3022 West Wisconsin Avenue. The celebration, which highl...
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Postal Employees Picket

Date: 08 1919
Description: Postal workers demonstrate to demand salary increases to meet war-time cost of living increases.
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Veterans Mark Armistice Day

Date: 11 08 1953
Description: Catholic War Veterans of America parade in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral in recognition of Armistice Day.
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Swiss Colony Monument

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Description: Statue in front of the Swiss Reform Church commemorating the first Swiss colony in 1845.
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Swiss Reform Church

Date: 05 19
Description: Exterior view of the Swiss Reform Church. Monument commemorating the first Swiss colony in 1845 stands in front of the church. A small sign in the grass wa...
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Holy Redeemer Church Interior

Date: 1913
Description: Interior view of the Holy Redeemer Church, also called the "German Catholic" church, decorated for Father Dreis's funeral.
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Group in Front of A Norwegian Church

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Description: A group of well-dressed people posing with bicycles in front of the Waupun Norwegian Lutheran Church, also called the Norske Evangelical-Lutherske Kirke, w...
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Elevated View down State Street

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Description: Elevated view down State Street. The Orpheum Theatre sign is visible, and in the distance is Lake Mendota.
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Construction Workers

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Description: Construction workers on the job, with horse-drawn wagons in the background.
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Shoeshine Boys

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Description: Five boys stand on the sidewalk holding their shoe shining tools and supplies. They are wearing work clothes; shirts, knickers, stockings, shoes and caps. ...
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A Portion of Kendallville, Ind.

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored postcard view overlooking a portion of the town. Caption reads: "A Portion of Kendalville, Ind."
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Horse-drawn Hearse in the Snow

Date: 1910
Description: Martin Keefe, owner of the livery stable, drives a horse-drawn hearse, which has sled runners. The hearse was for the funeral of Mrs. Tom Hill. The buildin...
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Truax Field Honor Guard Leads Truax Contingent on Armed Forces Day

Date: 05 16 1953
Description: View down the 700 block of State Street towards the Truax Field Honor Guard marching past the State Barber Shop on Armed Forces Day. Park Street and the bo...
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Man Painting Portrait of Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 09 06 1968
Description: View of the front wall left standing of the Trinity Lutheran Church. A man in the foreground us painting a portrait of the church. The artist is identified...
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Aerial View of the Capitol Square

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol and Square.
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Interior of St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission at Reserve Near Stone Lake, Wis.

Date: 1924
Description: Postcard of the church interior, with pews, altar, nave, statues, and paintings. The church ceiling is decorated with garlands and wreaths. Caption reads: ...
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First Congregational Church

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Description: Exterior view of the First Congregational Church, with bell tower. Snow is on the ground.
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Interior of Seminary Chapel

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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...
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The Methodist Church

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of Methodist church. A house is in the distance on the right. Caption reads: "The Methodist Church, Rudolph, Wis."
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Camillian Novitiate, Durward Glen

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior of the novitiate house of the Order of Saint Camillus, in Durwards Glen. The bell tower and chapel exterior are visible, with cross at tower apex ...

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