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Girls Pray

Date: 1950
Description: Two little girls kneel before an altar that is holding statues and a creche.
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Ground Breaking At Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish

Date: 07 18 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor, in vestments, turning the first shovel of dirt for the building that will contain the parish auditorium and six classrooms on t...
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First Congregational Church Mortgage Burning

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Group portrait of the principal participants in a mortgage burning ceremony at First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue. The congregation is cel...
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Westminster Presbyterian Cornerstone Laying

Date: 10 28 1951
Description: Members of the Westminster Presbyterian church assist in the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new church at 4100 Nakoma Road. Kneeling are James G. Mars...
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Wisconsin Knights of Columbus Golden Jubilee Parade

Date: 05 18 1952
Description: Crowd watching Wisconsin Knights of Columbus Golden Jubilee parade, including children with their heads turned in anticipation, and dressed up wearing hats...
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Catholic Church Ground Breaking

Date: 05 24 1953
Description: Ground breaking ceremonies at the site of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church to replace the church that was destroyed by fire in 1951. The Reverend Edwar...
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World Community Day

Date: 10 27 1953
Description: Sunday School children, mostly from the Pilgrim Congregational Church, pack gifts to be sent to refugee camps all over the world as part of World Community...
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church Vacation Bible School

Date: 07 16 1954
Description: Portrait of over 50 students and faculty posing on their last day of bible school in front of their church at 4011 Major Avenue. The church is a mid-centur...
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Catholic Women Rehearse Playlet

Date: 03 01 1959
Description: Six women, three with scripts, rehearse at a table set with a prop telephone. The original caption states: "Members of St. James Players will present a pla...
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Bethany Methodist Church Open House

Date: 12 06 1959
Description: Marcia Malcolm, (seated), and her son Marcus, aged seven attend an open house at the newly built education wing of Bethany Methodist Church, 3910 Mineral P...
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for Grace Lutheran Church

Date: 06 18 1961
Description: Bobby Stolen, a member of Grace Lutheran Church, turns a spadeful of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Grace Lutheran Church at Rosa Road and Reg...
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Cantor in City

Date: 08 30 1929
Description: A boy is standing and posing wearing a tallit and a kashket, as well as a robe, tie, and wristwatch. Caption reads: "Cantor in City. A 13-year-old cantor w...

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