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Sunday School Picnic at Mendota Steamboat Landing

Date: 1879
Description: Norwegian Sunday School Picnic at Mendota steamboat landing. Small lake steamer "Mendota" could reach speeds of up to 18 mph. The barge "Uncle Sam" was 75f...
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Jennie B. Kyle, as a Nun

Date: 1905
Description: Jennie (Jane) A. Kyle, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a nun. Part of a yearbook created by classmate Albert Hansen, based o...
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Evangelist with Movie Projector

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Description: Rural evangelist John E. Zoller with a Zenith projector and stereopticon with a DeVry generator used during sermons. Original caption reads: "We show excel...
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German Methodist Church

Date: 1918
Description: Front view of the German Methodist church.
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Saint Joesph's Catholic Church

Date: 1918
Description: A dirt road leads up to Saint Joseph's Catholic Church.
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Eau Claire's First Presbyterian Church

Date: 1865
Description: Presbyterian Church, built in 1857, the first church building in Eau Claire. From a lithograph in the margin of an early map.
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Bethany Lutheran Church

Date: 1918
Description: Bethany Lutheran Church at 417 Riverside Drive.
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Sunday Service

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Description: A sunday morning worship service at children's home.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1932
Description: The Methodist Episcopal Church, dedicated in 1871.
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Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and School

Date: 1918
Description: The Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and School, 126 (120) West Johnson Street.
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Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Date: 1918
Description: The interior of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 126 (120) West Johnson Street.
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Our Saviour Lutheran Church

Date: 1918
Description: Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 320 East Washington Avenue.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1918
Description: Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Reverend William Streissguth

Date: 1885
Description: Portrait of Reverend William Streissguth (1827-1915). Streissguth, a native of Lahr, Germany, trained at the Baseler Missionhaus and was sent by the Refor...
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Reverend Oswald Ragatz

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Description: Portrait of Reverend Oswald Ragatz.
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St. James Church Altar

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Description: The altar inside St. James Catholic Church.
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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 1918
Description: View of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 320-322 East Washington Avenue.
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Paul Toft, as a Preacher

Date: 1905
Description: Paul Toft, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a preacher, at a pulpit. Part of a yearbook created by classmate Albert Hansen, b...
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Boynton Chapel

Date: 1945
Description: A privately built and decorated chapel in the Norwegian style.
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Methodist Church

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Description: View of a Methodist church.

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