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Chitwood-Billings Wedding

Date: 06 12 1954
Description: Marion Chitwood and Leroy Billings exiting St. James Church after their wedding. The couple is met with guests throwing rice in the air.
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First Photos of New Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Date: 08 12 1955
Description: Reverend Monsignor Francis Leo McDonnell, pastor, poses in front of the new Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 401 South Owen Drive. The st...
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First Photos of New Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Date: 08 12 1955
Description: Interior view of the altar and tabernacle in the contemporary sanctuary of the new Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church at 401 South Owen Drive.
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First Photos of New Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Date: 08 12 1955
Description: Interior elevated view of the sanctuary and nave full of pews from the choir's balcony in the new Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church at 401 South Owen...
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First Photos of New Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Date: 08 12 1955
Description: View of the pews, ceiling, and the choir's balcony looking from the front of the sanctuary in the new Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church at 401 South ...
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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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May Day Ceremony Held at St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Veronica Goebel (of Racine) is carrying the crown of May flowers to place on the head of a Virgin Mary statue. Maids of Honor in dresses holding posies are...
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St. James Catholic Church Pays Respect to Deceased Pastor Msgr. John A. Koelzer

Date: 12 18 1957
Description: Elevated view through an arch towards a large group of people sitting in pews. The body of Msgr. John A. Koelzer, 67, pastor of St. James Catholic Church, ...
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St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing Crowning Ceremony

Date: 05 21 1959
Description: Students of St. Mary's hospital School of Nursing held their annual May crowning ceremony by crowning the statue of the Blessed Virgin with a wreath of flo...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Cynthia (Tia) Nelson, age 4, wanting a little attention from her mother, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson just before Governor Gaylord Nelson takes his oath of office i...

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