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Procession in front of Middleton St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Date: 1959
Description: A procession of clergymen walks in front of the new Middleton St. Bernard Catholic Church on Parmenter Street in Middleton. The modernist building features...
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Fashion Show Models

Date: 02 07 1961
Description: Dorthea Keefe, left, and Mary Strapp wearing the clothes they will be modeling for an upcoming fashion show presented by the Rosary Altar Society of Blesse...
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Novice Sisters Profess Vows

Date: 01 06 1961
Description: Posing for a photograph following a High Mass in the chapel of the Academy of St. Benedict during which they professed their temporary vows in the order of...
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Novice Sisters Profess Vows

Date: 01 06 1961
Description: During a High Mass at the Academy of St. Benedict, black veils are placed on the heads of Novice Sisters Mary Christine, left, and Mary David as part of a ...
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Novice Sisters Profess Vows

Date: 01 06 1961
Description: During a High Mass at the Academy of St. Benedict, Novice Sisters Mary Christine, left, and Mary David in white veils profess their temporary vows in the o...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Cynthia (Tia) Nelson, age 4, wanting a little attention from her mother, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson just before Governor Gaylord Nelson takes his oath of office i...
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Christmas Gifts and Ideas Bazaar

Date: 11 10 1960
Description: Two unidentified women from the St. Anne Society of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church stand by a display of items to be sold at their bazaar in the chur...
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St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing Crowning Ceremony

Date: 05 21 1959
Description: Students of St. Mary's hospital School of Nursing held their annual May crowning ceremony by crowning the statue of the Blessed Virgin with a wreath of flo...
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Father Cyril Geary, O.P.

Date: 05 06 1959
Description: Portrait of the Very Rev. Geary, standing in front of a crucifix. He will be the new pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2181 Rowley Avenue.
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Westmorland Women Residents Annual Card Party

Date: 04 18 1958
Description: Committee chairmen for the annual card party for women residents of Westmorland. In the front row are Elizabeth Livermore, Mrs. Stanley Herbert, and Janet ...
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Saint Norbert House

Date: 1957
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...
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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 06 20 1942
Description: Altar of Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue where Father Paul N. Flad is celebrating his first Mass.
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St. Francis Xavier School Graduating Class

Date: 05 29 1953
Description: St. Francis Xavier Catholic School graduating class, with priest, taken in front of the church.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church First Communion Group

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: Group portrait of first communion group standing in front of the altar with a priest, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 5105 Schofield Avenue.
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Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

Date: 03 20 1955
Description: Our Lady of Fatima Shrine at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Waunakee including statues of Mary, three children, and three lambs, alternate view.
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Graduation Class

Date: 05 30 1954
Description: Group portrait of graduation class at St. John the Baptist Catholic School, with boys, girls and one priest.
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Catholic Church Altar and Crucifix

Date: 08 17 1955
Description: Bronze crucifix, wall mosaic of religious symbols, and altar in St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, 5460 Mary Lake Road.
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Portable Confessional

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Portable confessional, manufactured by Burgess Manning Company, set up in front of the altar at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue.
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May Queen Crowning, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Interior of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 West Johnson Street, May Queen (Virgin Mary) crowning ceremony. Shows the coronation Queen accompanied by th...
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First Communion Class

Date: 05 25 1947
Description: Group portrait of First Communion class, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, with thirty-nine children, a nun and a priest.

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