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St. Barnabas Catholic Church

Date: 12 30 1930
Description: Exterior view of the St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Snow is on the ground.
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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: Right side view of the church. A hill is behind the church on the right. Caption reads: "St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Genoa, Wis."
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Bird's Eye View of Genoa

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Genoa. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View, Genoa, Wis." The St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church is in the right foreground. Railroad tracks ...
Postcard

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: View towards the church on a hill. There is a wide set of stairs that leads up to the entrance. Caption reads: "St. John-the-Baptist Catholic Church, Jeffe...
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Marathon Catholic Church

Date: 1913
Description: A highly decorative and ornamented Catholic church in Marathon. Caption reads: "Catholic Church Property, Marathon, Wisconsin".
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Pink Convent

Date: 1935
Description: The Pink Convent in St. Nazianz.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Refectory

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Description: View uphill toward the church and refectory. The refectory is on the left. A stone wall is at the base of the hill. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Catholic C...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: View of front exterior of church with a steeple with a cross on top. On the right is a row of trees, and beyond there appears to be a field or marshy area....
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Catholic Church

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Description: Exterior view of church in the countryside. The church has a cross on the roof and lancet arched windows. There is a building behind the church.
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Cornerstone Celebration in Hurley

Date: 07 15 1906
Description: Elevated view from the south of a crowd gathered to witness and celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Catholic Ch...
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Catholic Church Property

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of the Catholic church, residential homes, with hills and trees in the background.
Postcard

Memorial High School and Notre Dame Church

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored postcard view looking up a unpaved road and sidewalk at McDonell Memorial High School and Notre Dame church with the nuns' convent in the back...
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Scenic View

Date: 1918
Description: View of Grafton from across a dam on the Milwaukee River. St. Joseph's Catholic Church is in the distance on a hill. Caption reads: "Scenic View, Grafton, ...
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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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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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