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Tormey and Hebl Wedding Party

Date: 12 31 1941
Description: Wedding party at the altar of Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Party includes bride Marian Thekla Hebl, groom James Daniel Tormey, Priest George Haeusler, br...
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Christ Presbyterian Interior

Date: 09 20 1934
Description: Christ Presbyterian Church chancel area, 124 Wisconsin Avenue. The new oak choir screen is designed to harmonize with the Byzantine period treatment of the...
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Gates of Heaven and Floral Parade

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Description: A horse-drawn carriage decorated for a floral parade on West Washington Avenue. The carriage is passing in front of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue (the buil...
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First Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 1876
Description: View of the First Norwegian Lutheran Church interior looking up the aisle between the pews and towards the altar. Double oil chandeliers are hanging from t...
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Andrew Proudfit House

Date: 1875
Description: Andrew Proudfit house at the corner of Fairchild Street and West Washington Avenue. The steeple and neighboring triangular window belong to the First Bapti...
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Parlor Interior of Herman Amberg Preus's Parsonage

Date: 1871
Description: View of a parlor interior (probably that of Herman Amberg Preus's parsonage) with a bay window and draperies, a statue, plants, an ornate clock on a table ...
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Albion Prairie Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1874
Description: View of the Albion Prairie Methodist Episcopal Church, dedicated in 1868. The church has a bell tower, a stone foundation, wide steps and a picket fence r...
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Luther Valley Church

Date: 1869
Description: Interior view of church from the rear towards the altar, probably Luther Valley Church, originally built in 1863. A steeple was added in the 1870s. The alt...
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Interior of Primitive Methodist Church

Date: 1874
Description: View of the primitive Albion Prairie Methodist church looking down the aisle between the pews towards the pulpit and a small organ. A prominent stove pipe ...
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Arlington Prairie Lutheran Church

Date: 1877
Description: View of the Arlington Prairie Lutheran Church, a brick building with handsome shuttered Gothic windows. The congregation's horse-drawn vehicles are assemb...
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Interior of Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 1877
Description: View of the interior of the Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, under the care of the Reverend E.J. Homme. The photograph was taken during the ...
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Rock Prairie Lutheran Church

Date: 1876
Description: Interior of the Rock Prairie Lutheran Church in Luther Valley. Note the model of the sailing ship hanging from the ceiling of the nave, a traditional pract...
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Grace Episcopal Chapel

Date: 11 27 1946
Description: Interior of chapel at Grace Episcopal Church, 6 North Carroll Street.
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Saint Raphael Cathedral — New Altar

Date: 02 27 1955
Description: Interior of Saint Raphael Cathedral, 216 West Main Street, showing the new altar.
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Saint Raphael Cathedral — Bishop's Seat

Date: 02 27 1955
Description: Saint Raphael Cathedral, 216 West Main Street, showing the new bishop's seat.
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Terrace Entrance, St. Benedict's Convent Mother House

Date: 07 07 1955
Description: Close-up of terrace entrance and tower to St. Benedict's Convent, Mother House, Fox Bluff, 4200 County Highway M.
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Gates of Heaven Detail

Date: 06 14 1970
Description: Detail on the building at 214 West Washington Avenue that, over the years, has been the first synagogue in Madison (Shaare Shomaim or Gates of Heaven), a s...
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Masonic Temple Details

Date: 10 01 1972
Description: Stone carved ornamentation on the Masonic Temple exterior at 301 Wisconsin Avenue. These details symbolize the various aspects of the Mason's heritage.
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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 1939
Description: The "Gates of Heaven Synagogue," 214 West Washington Avenue, on its original site prior to the move to James Madison Park.
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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 1974
Description: The "Gates of Heaven Synagogue" at James Madison Park.

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