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Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 1940
Description: Panorama view, elevated, of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night from the roof of a building on Monona Avenue. The First National Bank and the Belmont Hote...
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Congregational Church

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of the Congregational Church in dilapidated condition.
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1940
Description: Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1851. It claims to be "the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal church in the world."
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Church in the Kettle Moraine State Forest

Date: 1940
Description: Church, several houses and field from a hill.
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Old Mission Congregational Church

Date: 1940
Description: 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 oldest Protestant...
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Old Mission Congregational Church

Date: 1940
Description: 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 oldest Protestant...
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Old Mission Congregational Church

Date: 1940
Description: 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 oldest Protestant...
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1940
Description: The Grace Episcopal Church.
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Sun Prairie Street

Date: 1940
Description: View down a street in Sun Prairie, including a home, watertower, and church.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the school of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary.
Postcard

Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church and parsonage, built in 1867. Caption reads: "M.E. Church and Parsonage, Shullsburg, Wis."
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Nashotah House Library

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of Nashotah House library.
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Nashotah House Library

Date: 1940
Description: Interior view of Nashotah House library.
Postcard

Cistercian Monastery

Date: 1940
Description: Sanctuary of Cistercian Monastery. Two men are kneeling down before the altar. Caption reads: "Sanctuary of the Cistercian Monastery, Okauchee, Wis."
Postcard

Cistercian Monastery

Date: 1940
Description: View across snow-covered ground towards the buildings of the Cistercian Monastery. Caption reads: "Cistercian Monastery, Okauchee, Wis."
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St. Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of Saint Raphael's Cathedral.
Drawing

Lake Park Lutheran Church

Date: 1940
Description: Lake Park Lutheran Church, with three bare trees in front. The long nave is on the left, with a bell tower in the center, and additional building sections ...
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Marquette University and Catholic Church

Date: 1940
Description: Gesu Pastoral Residence Catholic Church, 1131 W. Wisconsin Street. Church towers, with a clock, are right of center, with wings to the left and right. A mo...
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Gesu Pastoral Residence Catholic Church

Date: 1940
Description: Marquette University, 1131 W. Wisconsin Street. People are walking on the sidewalk in front of the entrance. The three sets of doors have ornate pointed ...
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Marquette University; Gesu Church

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of church. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk in front.

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