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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 ...
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: The interior of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. It was built in 1841 by Father Frederick Baraga (later Bishop), who established his mission in 1835. A small ...
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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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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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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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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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Silver Lake and Convent

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Description: View of one end of Silver Lake. A convent is on a hill across the lake.
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Holy Hill

Date: 1950
Description: Dramatic view of Holy Hill against a sky full of clouds. In the foreground, cows are grazing in fenced fields.

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