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Baptism at Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 02 09 1958
Description: The Reverend Erwin G. Tieman baptizes infants as part of a Lutheran crusade for Christ evangelism.
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Passover Supper

Date: 03 27 1945
Description: Close-up group portrait of Abe and Sarah Mintz's family gathered around the dining room table for Passover supper, 336 West Wilson Street.
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Passover Supper

Date: 03 27 1945
Description: Abe and Sarah Mintz's family gathered around the dining room table for Passover supper, 336 West Wilson Street.
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St. Patrick's 8th Grade Graduation

Date: 06 12 1941
Description: Group portrait of St. Patrick's eighth grade graduation class, with a priest in front of the altar, 410 East Main Street.
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Reverend and Mrs. Allen L. Eddy

Date: 12 06 1934
Description: Portrait of Reverend and Mrs. Allen L. Eddy. Reverend Eddy is the new minister for Plymouth Congregational church.
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Calvary Lutheran Church Lounge

Date: 10 12 1927
Description: Calvary Lutheran Church lounge, 713 State Street.
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Reading the Scriptures

Date: 1954
Description: Rabbi Max Lipschitz, and a group of Bar Mitzvah students wearing prayer shawls and yarmulkes, (Jewish skullcaps) gather around the torah on the altar to re...
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Milwaukee Panorama Artists

Date: 11 1887
Description: Group portrait of German painters relaxing in the studio of the American Panorama Company, during a break from painting the Jerusalem cyclorama depicting t...
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The Mockrud Family at Church

Date: 04 24 1949
Description: Stanley and Nora Mockrud and their eight children sit in a front pew at Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Avenue. The children (left to right) are: Nol...
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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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Martin Luther King, Jr. During Bus Ride

Date: 12 21 1956
Description: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. riding a bus with white Methodist minister Glenn Smiley during the Montgomery bus integration struggle. The man seated in fro...
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Arthur W. Friede, President of Gentile League, Watertown

Date: 01 20 1944
Description: Arthur W. Friede, President of Gentile League, an organization "to give Gentiles equal rights with Jews." The Wisconsin State Journal investigated t...
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Two Women Praying

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: Adelaide and Mrs. August Knoche (Lucille Knoche), mother and daughter, praying at Holy Redeemer Catholic, 128 W. Johnson Street, for the soldiers in Europe...
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Woman Praying

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: Mary Udulutch, 330 North Carroll Street, praying for her fiancé, Technical Sargent Ronald Whitehall, at the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 131 West Johnson...
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St. Raphael's Catholic Church Service

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: St. Raphael's Catholic Church early service participants offering prayers for family members. Mrs. Leslie Matts, (Mary Matts), mother of Private Dudley Mat...
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church D-Day Service

Date: 06 05 1944
Description: Friends and relatives of service men and women participating in prayer at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church for the D-Day Invasion forces.
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Wisconsin State Council of Churches Annual Dinner

Date: 01 21 1947
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Ellis H. Dana sitting at a table with another couple at the annual dinner of the Wisconsin State Council of Churches.
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Six Bollenbeck Sisters

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Description: Studio portrait of the Bollenbeck sisters, three of whom were nuns, in front of a painted backdrop. First row from left to right: Mary Haack, Sister Claudi...
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Girl with Certificate

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young girl with a scroll on a table, probably a graduation diploma. She is wearing all white and has a fa...
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Wisconsin Council of Churches Dinner

Date: 01 20 1948
Description: Officers and speakers attending the annual dinner meeting of the Wisconsin Council of Churches: front row, Dr. Hermann Morse, administrator of the Presbyte...

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