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Carmelite Monastery

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Carmelite monastery on Holy Hill from the north. Caption reads: "View from the North, Holy Hill, Wis."
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Taylor Hall at Racine College

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of Taylor Hall at Racine College.
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Cistercian Abbey of Cistercian Fathers

Date: 1920
Description: Cistercian Abbey of Cistercian Fathers, Our Lady of Spring Bank in winter. Formerly a resort hotel on Oconomowoc Lake, called Spring Bank.
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Monastery for Redemptorist Fathers

Date: 1920
Description: Monastery for Redemptorist Fathers, Eschweiler & Eschweiler, architects.
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Two Trappist monks pray at the Stations of the Cross hanging on a hallway wall in the abbey of Our Lady of the Valley. A statue of the Madonna and Child is...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: A Trappist monk in black robes stands in front of an arched doorway at the abbey of Our Lady of the Valley. The stone columns around him have floral capita...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Outdoor portrait of a Trappist monk holding a bucket of leaves or greens in one hand and carrying a sack over his opposite shoulder. Trees and a wooden str...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View of a hooded Trappist monk on a tractor. A large pile of hay is on the left. The Our Lady of the Valley abbey and a wooden structure are in the backgro...
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Our Lady of the Valley

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Description: Trappist monks wearing white hooded cloaks sit at long tables while eating a meal. Religious imagery lines the walls.
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Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: View toward an octagonal wooden outbuilding sitting on a hill among trees and plants. Decorative shingles and ivy cover the sides.
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Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: View of the Our Lady of the Cenacle convent from across a lake. The building stands among trees and has a main entrance area that juts out from the rest of...
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Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: Elevated view of nuns kneeling in front of the sanctuary at Our Lady of the Cenacle, taken from the choir loft. Pews line the aisleway that leads to the sa...
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Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: Interior view of the lounge at the Our Lady of the Cenacle convent. The room is furnished with upholstered chairs and couches, tables, and area rugs.
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Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: iew of a woman sitting with a nun in front of a fireplace in the Maude Adams guest house at Our Lady of the Cenacle convent. The room has low wooden ceilin...
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St. Joseph's Guest House (Sisters of the Holy Ghost)

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Description: View of the Ave Maria Garden surrounded on two sides by a building. A large stone statue of Mary stands on a pedestal surrounded by an arched trellis; a sm...
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A Carmelite Monastery

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Description: A view of the altar with the body of St. Paula beneath. Two statues flank the crucifix. A row of pews is on the left.
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Nun's Cell in Carmelite Monastery

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Description: Interior view of a nun's cell, furnished with a bed, stool, and dresser. A bare light bulb provides illumination, shutters cover a window and a cross hangs...
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Camillian Novitiate, Durward Glen

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior of the novitiate house of the Order of Saint Camillus, in Durwards Glen. The bell tower and chapel exterior are visible, with cross at tower apex ...

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