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The Wedding at Cana, a Scene From "Intolerance"

Date: 1916
Description: A crowded scene still from "Intolerance": Christ at the wedding at Cana with Howard Gaye as Christ, and with Bessie Love and George Walsh as the bride and ...
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Old Mission Congregational Church

Date: 1916
Description: Illustration of the Old Mission Congregational Church. The church was built in 1832 for a mission founded by Frederick Ayer in 1830. It is said to be the o...
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the Methodist Evangelical Church. The building features a sign that says: M.E. 1893. There is a lamp over the entrance, a small, lattice-e...
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Young Boy Dressed for First Communion

Date: 1916
Description: Young boy, standing in a wooded yard, dressed for his first communion with a boutonniere pinned to his lapel. He is holding a candle, rosary and prayer-boo...
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St. Mary's Catholic Church and School

Date: 1916
Description: St. Mary's Church, a white stone building and St. Mary's School, a red brick building. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Catholic Church & School, Fond Du Lac, Wi...
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St. Joseph's Orphans' Home

Date: 1916
Description: View of an orphanage with a tower. In existence between 1877 and 1980. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Orphans' Home, Green Bay, Wis."
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St. Rose Convent

Date: 1916
Description: View across intersection towards a large convent. There is a brick wall along the sidewalk surrounding the convent. Caption reads: "St. Rose Convent, La C...
Poster

Le Cardinal Mercier Protège la Belgique

Date: 1916
Description: Poster depicting Cardinal Mercier carrying a staff surrounded by suffering people. Text reads: "Le Cardinal Mercier Protège la Belgique." A stamp on the p...
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Outdoor Hymn Sing

Date: 1916
Description: Jeannette Holt is sitting and playing the organ during a hymn sing on the Island. Family and friends are gathered around her. Names from left to right: Mar...
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Church Music on Porch at Island Lodge

Date: 1916
Description: Arch McClure, on the left, is Holding a book and standing behind the home-made wooden podium that is decorated with flowers. A group of musicians is playin...
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Fishing Trip

Date: 1916
Description: A group of men are standing in front of the Holt family home on Main Street. Several of the men are holding fishing poles, and they appear ready to go on a...
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Snake!

Date: 1916
Description: Three men are displaying a very long snake. Names from left to right: W.A. Holt, Rev. Ernest Wright, and W.M. Comstock. Caption reads: "Snake!"
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Tent Street Evangelical Camp Grounds

Date: 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "Tent St. Evangelical Camp Grounds, Lomira, Wis." A man is standing in a wooded area with rows of tents on the right and left. Two cam...
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Saint Ann's Catholic Church

Date: 1916
Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Saint Ann's Catholic Church, Saxon, Wis." Built in 1909, the church is still serving the needs of the community today. In recent y...

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