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Father Groppi and Demonstrators

Date: 1968
Description: Father James Groppi (1930-) and school desegregation demonstrators marching in. Milwaukee holding signs that read "Stop School Segregation"
Photograph

Reverend Richard Kiefer Plays Bingo

Date: 08 06 1934
Description: Reverend Richard Kiefer of Sacred Heart monastery in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, joins in the bingo competition at a Catholic picnic, as women and children a...
Photograph

River Baptism

Date: 1888
Description: A baptism in a river in southern Wisconsin.
Photograph

William H. Brisbane

Date: 
Description: William H. Brisbane, Chaplain of the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry. Inset photograph taken from a large Civil War commemorative roster.
Painting

John Martin Henni

Date: 1860
Description: Waist-up portrait of John Martin Henni.
Painting

Marquette and Joliet

Date: 1921
Description: Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th...
Painting

Father Mazzuchelli

Date: 
Description: Portrait of Father Mazzuchelli.
Photograph

Masonic Temple

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: View across E. Johnson Street towards the Masonic Temple at 301 Wisconsin Avenue.
Photograph

Masonic Temple

Date: 04 1926
Description: Masonic Temple, 301 Wisconsin Avenue.
Photograph

The Ministers

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph of a group portrait of men assembled on the steps to a church door. "The Ministers" gathered at "The Norwegian Lutheran Synod held at Minneapol...
Photograph

St. Benedict's Convent on Lake Mendota

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of St. Benedict's convent, mother house, novitiate on the north shore of Lake Mendota (aka Fox Bluff), built in 1953. From 1959 - 1966 it was ...
Postcard

Bethany Indian Mission

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Bethany Indian Mission School. Caption reads: "Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wis."
Historical Object

Rosary with Cross

Date: 
Description: A rosary made of wooden (probably) beads and a dark, metal cross.
Historical Object

Seashell Font

Date: 
Description: A seashell which served as a religious font in a church.
Photograph

Biker and his Motorcycle

Date: 2008
Description: A biker wearing a leather jacket with patches and pins of the Christian cross. On his motorcycle, a quotation reads: "Deuteronomy 4:24 - For the Lord your ...
Photograph

Presbyterian Church - Anaglyph

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph of the organ inside of the Presbyterian church. This site is now occupied by the Masonic Temple.
Painting

Wabokieshiek (White Cloud)

Date: 1833
Description: Oil portrait of Wa-bo-kia-skiek or White Cloud the Prophet.
Photograph

After the Ceremony

Date: 07 01 1978
Description: A bridesmaid after the ceremony at St. Andrews Catholic Church.
Historical Object

Spiritualist's Seance Robe

Date: 
Description: A seance robe worn by Louise Parke during her work as a Spiritualist in Wisconsin.
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Interior of a Catholic School Classroom

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of Koska Hall on the third floor of Campion Jesuit High School. This was used as a study hall.

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