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Boynton Chapel

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Description: Privately built chapel, decorated in Norwegian style by Mr. and Mrs. Boynton.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parish

Date: 1959
Description: Aerial view of the church (built in 1928), the rectory (built in 1876), the school (built in 1958), and the convent (built in 1941). Also includes a view ...
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1850
Description: View of the first Norwegian Church built in Gjerpen, organized October 4, 1850. Gjerpen was one of the earliest Norwegian settlements in Wisconsin
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1971
Description: Cornish Primitive Methodist Episcopal Church built circa 1848.
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Stone Church

Date: 1971
Description: A stone church built in 1851 located at the junction of Highway 39 and County Trunk X in Linden.
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1956
Description: An interior view of the Grace Episcopal Church, showing the free-standing altar made of Kasota stone. The church was founded in 1838.
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Holy Family Convent and College

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of The Holy Family Convent and College, motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, and liberal arts for the education of Siste...
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Robert Zellner and Michael Forbes

Date: 03 2002
Description: Congressman Michael Forbes, an unidentified woman, and Robert Zellner pose in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. monument in front of the Brown Chapel Ba...
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Spreading Asphalt

Date: 1952
Description: View towards of men using an M-61 to spread asphalt at Wolters Air Force Base. A building, possibly a church or chapel, stands in the background along the ...
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Hollywood Theater Building

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Description: The marquee at the defunct Hollywood Theater reads "for sale." A church steeple is in the background.
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Freedom School Lessons

Date: 1964
Description: A white male Freedom Summer volunteer teaches African-American students in a Freedom School in Priest Creek Baptist Church.
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Homestead Act Applicants Waiting in Line

Date: 12 18 1890
Description: Elevated view looking down at homestead applicants waiting in line for 2-3 days in winter cold before a window in the Marathon County Court House, Dec. 18-...
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Cao Dai Temple

Date: 07 1961
Description: Elevated view of the interior of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh, Vietnam during services.

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