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Capitol Square Parade

Date: 10 07 1887
Description: Military parade on Main Street honoring President Grover Cleveland's visit to Madison. Soldiers of the University Battalion are marching on West Main Stree...
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St. Peter's Catholic Church

Date: 1875
Description: View of St. Peter's Catholic Church, built 1861 and adjacent priest's house.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 1889
Description: St. Joseph's Catholic Church built in 1841 by Father Frederick Baraga (later Bishop), who established his mission in 1835. A small log church was commenced...
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Roman Catholic Church

Date: 06 1898
Description: The Roman Catholic Church. The arch in front of the door has the names of the priests who had served here beginning with Rev. Father Van den Brock. Over th...
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Main and Carroll Streets Intersection

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view of the intersection of Main and Carroll Streets, showing the home of Nathaniel Dean (where the Inn on the Park Hotel is now located), and St....
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Salvatorian Seminary

Date: 1880
Description: Salvatorian Seminary and Provincial house.
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Chapel of the Woods

Date: 1898
Description: View of the Chapel of the Woods located at St. Francis Seminary.
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St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Date: 1889
Description: The dedication service of St. Bernard's Catholic Church.
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St. Norberts Society

Date: 1896
Description: Exterior view of St. Norberts Society along with four clergy portraits.
Drawing

St. Gabriel's Church

Date: 1887
Description: St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians are on the street and sidewalk in front of the church.
Photograph

Second Sacred Heart Church

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the Second Sacred Heart Polish Catholic Church. A large group of people are standing in the foreground. Caption reads: "Second Sacred Hear...
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St. John's Cathedral

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph. Elevated view over Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) and Jackson Street towards the cathedral, which has a large clock tower.
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St. John's Cathedral

Date: 1874
Description: Stereograph. Jackson Street. Tower missing the top two levels of later images.
Painting

St. John's Cathedral

Date: 1860
Description: View of St. John's Catherdral with the original tower.
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St. Stanislaus Church

Date: 1875
Description: Corner of Mitchell and S. 5th Street. The twin towered building seen today was completed in 1873.
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Main and Carroll Streets Intersection — Anaglyph

Date: 1868
Description: View of the intersection of Main and Carroll Streets in Madison, showing the home of Nathaniel Dean (where the Inn on the Park Hotel is now located), and S...
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First Church in Sauk — Prairie Region — 1846 — Fr. Inama Founder

Date: 1846
Description: A wooden building enclosed by a fence. Caption on rear of photograph reads: First Church In Sauk-Prairie-Roxbury Region - 1846. Reproduction of an early ph...

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