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Lagoon and Rustic Bridge, Catholic Cemetery

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the lagoon and stone bridge in the Catholic Cemetery. Caption reads: "Lagoon and Rustic Bridge, Catholic Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis."
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Ojibwa Graves

Date: 07 1936
Description: Wooden roof-like grave covers and fences mark the graves in a Madeline Island cemetery. There is also a wooden cross on the right. Originally named St. Jo...
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Oschwald Tomb

Date: 1935
Description: The tomb of Rev. Ambrose Oschwald (1801-1873), faced with fieldstone, is built into the hillside behind the Loretto chapel at St. Nazianz cemetery. White ...
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Grave for German Soldiers

Date: 1915
Description: Mass grave for German soldiers killed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the Dardanelles.
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Paying Respects to Père Charles Eugène de Foucauld

Date: 1925
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of Alonzo Pond, Count Byron de Prorok and other members of the Algerian expedition paying respects to slain missionary Father Ch...
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Examining Vandalized Tombstones

Date: 05 21 1979
Description: Two women are standing between rows of gravestones in a cemetery. Some of the gravestones have been knocked over. One woman is pointing over her shoulder w...
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Veterans Memorial Mound, Holy Sepulcher Cemetery

Date: 10 16 1962
Description: View towards a group of people standing in a cemetery around an altar and a flagpole with an American flag. A clergyman in an alb and chasuble standing in ...
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Cemetery Trim

Date: 06 14 1984
Description: A man is using a lawn mower between rows of gravestones. He has turned from it and is looking at the ground. Caption reads: "CEMETERY TRIM - Roger Reif, of...
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Unearthed Vault at Riverside Cemetery

Date: 1982
Description: Two men in suits are standing in a cemetery, looking at a metal grave vault. The vault is supported by two wooden beams. Caption reads: "A 12 gauge Clark m...
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Brumder Burial

Date: 05 1910
Description: Floral tributes, including wreaths and a cross, form a large display at the base of the obelisk marking the Brumder family plot in Forest Home Cemetery. O...
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Cemetery

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Cemetery, Rosendale, Wis." A cemetery inside a chain link fence with mature trees. A sidewalk runs along the unpaved road in the fore...
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Hillside Cemetery

Date: 11 14 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wis." View of the arched entrance to a cemetery, enclosed by a fence and filled with trees. A small ho...
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Viroqua Cemetery

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Viroqua, Wis." The driveway gate sign reads: "Viroqua Cemetery." The gate, sign and fence are painted a light color. There are many t...
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Grace Raymond Hebard at Sacajawea's Grave

Date: 1926
Description: A woman holding flowers is standing between two graves, looking at the one on the left. Caption reads: "Wind River Indian Reservation (formerly the Shosho...
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Old Stockbridge Indian Cemetery, 1906

Date: 1906
Description: View of a cemetery with several tombstones, one of which appears broken and resting against its base. A building is in the background. Caption reads: "Th...

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