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Carmelite Monastery and the New Church

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Description: View looking up at Holy Hill. Caption reads: "Carmelite Monastery and New Church, Holy Hill, Wis."
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Holy Hill

Date: 1910
Description: View of the steps leading up to the Carmelite Church of Our Lady, Help of Christians. Caption reads: "Steps Leading to Church, Holy Hill, Wis."
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Holy Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of Holy Hill, with a field and the Hillside Hotel in the foreground. Captions read: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage" and "The Holy Hill and Hi...
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Carmelite Fathers' Home

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Carmelite Fathers' home on Holy Hill. Caption reads: "Home of the Carmelite Fathers, Holy Hill, Wis."
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Holy Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Carmelite monastery on Holy Hill from the west. Caption reads: "Holy Hill, Wis. From The West."
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Stork's Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of the Stork Brewery facilities. The image includes the brewery buildings along a hillside and railroad tracks in the foreground. There is a sign ...
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Storck Brewery

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the Storck Brewery in Schleisingerville (now Slinger). The brewery buildings are along a hillside, and railroad tracks are in th...
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Yachting, Cedar Lake, near West Bend

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view across water of three, two-person sailboats on Cedar Lake. On the far shoreline are buildings at the top of a hill. Caption reads: "Yacht...
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Wolfrum's Resortm, Little Cedar Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View up sloped lawn towards Wolfrum's Resort at Cedar Lake. Along the top of the slope are four buildings and a water tower. Caption reads: "Wolfrum's Reso...
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The White House, Cedar Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the White House resort at Cedar Lake. The view is across water towards two buildings on a wooded hill, and a dock with boats, and a bo...
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Harnsward Lodge, Little Cedar Lake

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Description: View across lake towards Harnsward Lodge, with a group of people in bathing suits sitting on the landing of the boathouse. Caption reads: "Harnsward Lodge,...
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Holy Hill and Surrounding Area

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Description: Watercolor reproduction, with key, of the area surrounding Holy Hill (19.) which is at top center, and below are Lake Keesus (J.) and the town of Merton (1...
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Holy Hill Shrine of Mary — Help of Christians

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Description: Aerial Ektachrome postcard of the Holy Hill shrine and surrounding landscape. Text on reverse reads: "Holy Hill Shrine of Mary — Help of Christians U.S...
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The New Church at Holy Hill

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Description: Photographic postcard view of Holy Hill Shrine of Mary soon after its construction. Caption reads: "The New Church at Holy Hill, Wis."
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Holy Hill — Kettle Moraine Countryside

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Description: Fall view of Holy Hill on a hilltop, and a dairy farm in the foreground. Caption reads: "Kettle Moraine Countryside, Holy Hill."
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Friess Lake from the East, Holy Hill in the Distance

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Description: Elevated view across lake towards Holy Hill in the distance. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage." Caption at bottom reads: "Frie...
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Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians Chapel at Holy Hill

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Description: Colorized view of a modest chapel on the grounds of Holy Hill. Erected in 1879. Caption reads: "Americas Favorite Place of Pilgrimage."Caption reads: "Shri...
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Kewaskum, Wis.

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view over the rooftops of a small town. There is a church in the center. On the far right a church is under construction.
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Carmelite Monastery and New Church

Date: 1930
Description: Postcard showing the Carmelite monastery and church at Holy Hill. The postcard identifies this as the "new church," which suggests the photograph was taken...
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Distant View of Little Cedar Lake

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Description: View of a lake from a hill. Caption reads: "Distant View of Little Cedar Lake, Wis."

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