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| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | The Westport School attended by Ella Wheeler. It is now used as a tool shed. A large barn is behind the smaller building. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of St. Benedict's convent, mother house, novitiate on the north shore of Lake Mendota (aka Fox Bluff), built in 1953. From 1959 - 1966 it was ... |
| Date: | 09 09 1957 |
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| Description: | Four first graders look on as Sister Mary Cabrini uses a pointer to draw their attention to a large picture. The children are Michael Crary, William Leute,... |
| Date: | 09 09 1957 |
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| Description: | Rev. Edward Auchter, pastor of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, and Sister Mary Martin get acquainted with three of the new fourth and fifth graders o... |
| Date: | 09 09 1957 |
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| Description: | Sister Mary Clare, superior of St. Mary of the Lake and principal of the parish school, aids four third graders with their lessons. They include, from left... |
| Date: | 09 09 1957 |
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| Description: | Jimmy Tierney, Dickie Hellenbrand, David Zeigler, and Dick Ziegler demonstrate all they remember from last year to their teacher, Sister Mary Benedict, at ... |
| Date: | 09 14 1959 |
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| Description: | This fall (for the first time) the Sisters of St. Benedict have undertaken the teaching of freshman high school girls at the convent. Plans call for the ad... |
| Date: | 07 21 1954 |
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| Description: | Three boys receiving craft instruction in how to braid thongs for use in making a pair of "Indian" moccasins from Dick Carman (right). The boys (left to ri... |
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