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Wisconsin Congress of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine

Date: 09 11 1955
Description: Many priests and altar boys in robes attend a pontifical 'field Mass' at Breese Stevens Field. The Wisconsin Congress of the Confraternity of Christian Doc...
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National Lutheran Evangelism Conference

Date: 02 01 1959
Description: More than 3,000 people attend the final day activities of the National Lutheran Evangelism conference held at the Dane County Fairgrounds arena for five da...
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Procession to St. Anne's Hill

Date: 1928
Description: View down valley of a procession of hundreds of pilgrims walking up the hill to St. Anne's Chapel which is lined with Stations of the Cross. The crowd is w...
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Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of a group of worshipers at a shrine featuring a Madonna.
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Newlyweds Leaving the Church

Date: 09 18 1948
Description: Justman-Hahn wedding guests congregate at Zion Lutheran Church.
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Leaving the Wedding

Date: 06 1981
Description: Eileen Wenninger and Mark Lifke ride off after their wedding at Saint Theresa's Catholic Church.
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Algerians Praying

Date: 1927
Description: Algerian Muslims touching their foreheads to the ground in prayer outside of a mosque.
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Bethel Lutheran Church Fund Drive Dinner

Date: 09 27 1961
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church launches a $860,000 fund drive for a church addition. A crowd of 1,800 attend the fund drive kick off dinner held at the Dane County...
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Rally Held at the State Capital to Call For Passage of the Federal Civil Rights Bill

Date: 04 25 1964
Description: Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, president of the Alabama Movement for Human Rights and a close associate of Rev. Martin Luther King, speaks to a rally of 400 p...
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First Baptist Church School Teachers Honored

Date: 04 22 1964
Description: A large audience is looking up at a raised stage where church teacher Lynnda Cunningham has popped out of a large lidded cardboard box (in imitation of a j...
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New Bells for Holy Name Seminary

Date: 10 07 1964
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison Catholic Diocese consecrates four new bells before they are raised in position at the new Holy Name Seminary buil...
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"Jews for Trump" Political Poster

Date: 08 05 2016
Description: An elevated view of a man in a crowd wearing a red yarmulke at the Donald Trump rally. He is wearing an apron with buttons in Hebrew, and is holding a smal...
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Edgewood College Graduation

Date: 06 06 1964
Description: Angus Rothwell, state superintendent of public instruction, speaking to the graduating class of Edgewood College. Bishop William P. O'Connor is present on ...
Postcard

The Entrance, Leading Up the Hill

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the stone arch marking the entrance to the Stations of the Cross at Holy Hill. A crowd of pilgrims are standing underneath. C...
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1st East Koshkonong Church

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Description: Exterior view of a church, with the congregation entering. Some horse-drawn buggies are on the left. Photograph caption reads: "S.O. Stevens, Stoughton, ph...
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Burial Service

Date: 03 13 2015
Description: Father Robert Schaller is reading a blessing over the closed casket of David Marcou's father, David A. Marcou, which is awaiting burial in Gate of Heaven C...
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Diemal Pascha Leaving for the Desert

Date: 1914
Description: A historic moment. Djemal Pascha leaving the Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) in Jerusalem on his way to the desert. **Frankl mis-identifies the scene as...
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Catholic Mass in Skutari

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Description: The celebration of the first mass for our troops in the cathedral in the Catholic section of Skutari. The crowd is kneeling while waiting to enter the chur...
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Mass in Skutari

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Description: The celebration of the first mass for our troops in the cathedral in the Catholic section of Skutari. The Archbishop of Skutari, who celebrated the mass, i...
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Easter Church-Goers

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: Hundreds of Easter church-goers crowd the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Gorham Street on Sunday morning.

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