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Saint Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of Saint Raphael's Cathedral, 216 West Main Street, with the Dane County Courthouse, 207 West Main Street, in the right background and the Pa...
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Monastery

Date: 1955
Description: View of the monastery on Holy Hill.
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Woman and Religious Painting

Date: 1955
Description: A woman stands beside a religious painting (of her own making?).
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Swiss Chapel

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of a Swiss chapel built by the Count and Countess Erick Von Bretzel in 1893.
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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 ...
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West Middleton Lutheran Church

Date: 1955
Description: The West Middleton Lutheran Church.
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East Wiota Lutheran Church

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view looking uphill towards the East Wiota Lutheran Church. A gate in the fence has a metal sign with the name of the church.
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Visiting Lutheran Pastors from Europe

Date: 1955
Description: A delegation of Lutheran pastors from Europe at Bethel Lutheran Church during their tour of America. They are (left to right): Rev. Stanley Klyve, Bethel C...
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Dedication of Sisters of St. Benedict Mother-House

Date: 1955
Description: Two sisters of St. Benedict before the dedication of the new mother-house. They are standing on the terrace of the convent located on County Highway M near...
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Dedication of Sisters of St. Benedict Mother-House

Date: 1955
Description: Catholic Bishop William P. O'Connor blessing the chapel at the new mother-house for the Sisters of St. Benedict located on County Highway M near Fox Bluff.
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Dedication of Sisters of St. Benedict Mother-House

Date: 1955
Description: A group of Benedictine nuns singing as the choir at the solemn high Mass of Thanksgiving in their small chapel at their new mother-house located on County ...

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