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Sunday School Picnic at Mendota Steamboat Landing

Date: 1879
Description: Norwegian Sunday School Picnic at Mendota steamboat landing. Small lake steamer "Mendota" could reach speeds of up to 18 mph. The barge "Uncle Sam" was 75f...
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Fair Housing March

Date: 08 29 1966
Description: Father James Groppi leading a fair housing march.
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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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Missionfest

Date: 08 27 1946
Description: Missionfest (Dutch) traditional psalms sung on church grounds.
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View of the Dining Table

Date: 1876
Description: "View of the Dining Table" from the "Dedication of Blue Mounds Church" section of Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views", showing a long banquet tab...
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Winnebago County Eastern District Norwegian Synod

Date: 1877
Description: View across road of the Eastern District Norwegian Synod, May 31-June 6, 1877, at the Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church (2 1/2 miles west of L...
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Congregation of Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 1877
Description: Group portrait in the yard of the Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage. Pastor Even Johnson Homme and his wife Ingeborg and their child...
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Wedding at Norway Grove Lutheran Church

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of wedding party outdoors on the lawn at the Norway Grove Lutheran Church. Horses and carriages are in the background.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1910
Description: View of a Methodist church with a group of people gathered in front of it.
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Lucille Ballweg Funeral

Date: 08 02 1948
Description: Scene in the cemetery near Martinsville during the internment of Lucille Ballweg, victim of a tornado.
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Cornerstone Laying at Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 05 07 1950
Description: A crowd gathers in front of the partially constructed new building for Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago at First Street. The existing church buildin...
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Westminster Presbyterian Church Groundbreaking

Date: 03 25 1951
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the groundbreaking ceremony for Westminster Presbyterian Church at 4100 Nakoma Road. The homes across the street inclu...
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Remains of President Lincoln at Monument Square and Pavilion

Date: 1865
Description: The remains of President Lincoln lying in state in Monument Square and Pavilion. Lincoln's body was on its way from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illino...
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Baptismal Scene at Emanuel Baptist Church

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Description: A large group of adults and children gather around a pond where a baptism is taking place, some standing on a bridge on the right. Several people stand in ...
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Wisconsin Knights of Columbus Golden Jubilee Parade

Date: 05 18 1952
Description: The Madison 4th degree team of the Knights of Columbus, wearing formal clothing with top hats, vests and capes and carrying walking sticks, marching in for...
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Wedding at Norway Grove Lutheran Church - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Wedding party at the Norway Grove Lutheran Church. Horses and carriages can be seen in the background.
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New Saint Coletta School Chapel Blessing

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: Samuel Cardinal Stritch of Chicago blessing the new chapel at Saint Coletta school for exceptional children in Jefferson.
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Parade Celebrating 100th Anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Date: 07 01 1953
Description: Horse-drawn float in the parade celebrating the 100th Anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Cross Plains. On the float are five members of ...
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Parade Celebrating 100th Anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Date: 08 01 1953
Description: Pictured on the float in a parade celebrating the 100th anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Cross Plains is a group of men and women garbe...

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