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Mothers and Children at Church

Date: 07 18 1945
Description: Group portrait of mothers and children at Bethel Lutheran Church, 318 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 05 27 1945
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church choir entering the chancel area, 318 Wisconsin Avenue. Elevated view taken from the balcony.
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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 05 27 1945
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church, located at 318 Wisconsin Avenue. Confirmation class standing in the chancel area congregation, with the choir and ministers visible...
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Banquet at Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: Men and boys are sitting at tables in the hall at Bethel Lutheran Church, 318 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 05 20 1942
Description: Father Paul N. Flad faces the congregation during his first Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue, with priests and altar boys kneeling in p...
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Methodist Church Easter Pageant

Date: 04 28 1935
Description: First Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue. Easter pageant "At Dawning," with a large group of actors in costume in a scene on "stage" in the chancel.
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Calvary Lutheran University Church Council

Date: 05 29 1929
Description: Group of men and women students of the executive council are sitting around a table in the study of the Calvary Lutheran University Church, located at 713 ...
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Missionfest

Date: 08 27 1946
Description: Missionfest (Dutch) Traditional Psalms sung on church grounds.
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Missionfest

Date: 08 27 1946
Description: Missionfest (Dutch) traditional psalms sung on church grounds.
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Church Decorated for Wedding

Date: 1876
Description: View of church interior looking up the aisle towards an altar decorated with garlands, possibly for a wedding. A young man stands at the left of the altar....
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Group at USO Service Club

Date: 12 20 1945
Description: Group of 15 women and six men attending a meeting at USO Service Club. The group is predominantly African Americans. Probably taken in First Unitarian Soc...
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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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St. Mary's Church

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view towards the altar at St. Mary's Church on the occasion of Donald Schleuter's wedding.
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New Glarus Centennial

Date: 07 16 1945
Description: Part of the crowd celebrating the New Glarus Centennial. In the background is a monument in memory of the first settlers of the Swiss colony of New Glarus ...
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Mt. Olive Church Dedication

Date: 02 20 1949
Description: Rev. E.H. Schmidt, Milwaukee, preaching the dedication sermon at Mt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church on the corner of Mineral Point Road and Westmorland ...
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Immaculate Heart Academy Chapel

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Description: View up aisle toward the altar in the chapel in Immaculate Heart Academy. Six women wearing veils kneel in pews, facing the altar. Above the altar are the ...
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Reading Room of the First Church of Christ Scientist

Date: 1900
Description: View of the reading room of the First Church of Christ Scientist, built in 1903. A man and a woman are sitting at a table surrounded by chairs and wooden b...
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Corpus Christi Church

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Description: View down aisle toward a minister preaching from the elevated pulpit, while the congregation listens. To the right of the pulpit is the altar.
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Group Gathered at 4-H Lecture

Date: 1917
Description: Group of women gathered at a church for a lecture regarding 4-H Clubs. The lecture was held in conjunction with the Union Pacific Nebraska Farm Preparednes...
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St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 02 08 1978
Description: "St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church. On the first day of Lent, Pastor Paul Kante preaches to his congregation."

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