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Mockrud Family in Church

Date: 04 24 1949
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Mockrud and their eight children sitting in a front pew at Bethel Lutheran Church while the pastor is standing in the pulpit. The youngest chi...
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Zion Lutheran Church Charter Members

Date: 03 11 1947
Description: Rev. F. Paul Splett, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, 247 Division Street, with two charter member couples. Couple on the left is Mrs. and Mrs. Albert Wies...
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Skelton-Hacker Wedding

Date: 02 01 1947
Description: John E. Skelton and Kathleen Hacker wedding ceremony at the altar of St. Raphael's Church, with the Rt. Reverend William Mahoney officiating, the maid of h...
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First Congregational Church Pastor

Date: 11 09 1947
Description: Overhead view of First Congregational Church Pastor Alfred W. Swan greeting members of his congregation.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church Congregation

Date: 06 06 1948
Description: Group portrait of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church congregation in front of the church, 548 West Johnson Street, with pastor Rev. Cunningham. Members are prima...
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Episcopalians Commemorate Founders

Date: 06 23 1948
Description: Clarence Lester, Mrs. Arthur (Agnes) Peabody, and the Reverend Edward Potter Sabin, admiring a bronze memorial plaque commemorating the first vestry and fo...
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Reverend William Waltmire

Date: 10 18 1948
Description: Portrait of Reverend William Waltmire, pastor at the Bashford Methodist Church, as he prepares for the broadcast of the worship service over station WFOW-F...
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church Choir

Date: 06 06 1948
Description: Group portrait of African-American choir on steps in front of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 548 West Johnson Street.
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Funeral for Fire Victims

Date: 12 01 1948
Description: Dr. Charles A. Puls, pastor of Luther Memorial church, 1021 University Avenue, looks down on the caskets of a mother and her three children, during funeral...
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Calvary Gospel Church Groundbreaking

Date: 12 12 1948
Description: Participants in the ground breaking ceremonies for the new Calvary Gospel church located at 3822 Mineral Point Road. Men standing with shovels, are, from l...
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Boy Scouts Receiving Medals

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison diocese leading the Scout Convocation at St. Raphael's cathedral. Twenty scouts received the Ad Altare Dei medal...
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Madison Bible Fellowship Church

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Pastor Charles R. Polley, at the pulpit in the Madison Bible Fellowship Church, 1704 Roberts Court.
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Minister at Pulpit

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Unidentified minister at pulpit equipped with WIBU microphone. One of four images of different ministers.
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Lutheran Men's Club "Sweetheart's Dinner"

Date: 02 17 1949
Description: Speaker's table at the annual Lutheran Men's Club "Sweetheart's Dinner" held in the Lutheran Memorial Church, 1021 University Avenue. Seated left to right:...
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St. Luke's Episcopal Chapel Consecration Ceremony

Date: 02 20 1949
Description: Lay officers and church dignitaries listen as Charles Pollock, senior warden of Grace Episcopal Church parish, read letters of donation and endowment at sp...
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First Congregational Church Mortgage Burning

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Group portrait of the principal participants in a mortgage burning ceremony at First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue. The congregation is cel...
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Pilgrim Congregational Church Men's Club Turkey Feast

Date: 03 01 1950
Description: Pictured seated at the speakers' table are some of the attendees at the annual turkey feast of the Men's Club of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, 953 Jen...
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Westminster Presbyterian Cornerstone Laying

Date: 10 28 1951
Description: Members of the Westminster Presbyterian church assist in the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new church at 4100 Nakoma Road. Kneeling are James G. Mars...
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Westminster Presbyterian Church Dedication

Date: 02 17 1952
Description: Dedication services for the new Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4100 Nakoma Road, were held at the church. Left to right are: Rev. Richard Pritchard, pres...
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Newly Ordained Priests

Date: 05 14 1953
Description: Three new priests who were ordained in Holy Redeemer Catholic Church for the Diocese of Madison pose outdoors on a staircase. They are, in the front row fr...

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