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| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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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| Description: | Trappist monks wearing white hooded cloaks sit at long tables while eating a meal. Religious imagery lines the walls. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Scourged Christ, St. Francis Monastery and College. The statue is behind bars, in front of a stone wall. On the right is a staine... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a group of worshipers at a shrine featuring a Madonna. |
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| Description: | Color postcard view of a chapel with a fresco on the front. Statues of a Madonna and child and St. Francis are on the lawn. |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a monastery and college with other buildings and landscaping. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View of the Saint Christopher monument in the driveway of the Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery. |
| Date: | 05 27 1965 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of Msgr. George Wirz strolling in front of the new Colonial-style Holy Name Seminary. |
| Date: | 05 27 1965 |
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| Description: | The seminarians at Holy Name Seminary learn that the dignity of manual labor is an important lesson for aspirants to the priesthood. Here Tom Colt, Madison... |
| Date: | 04 2014 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards the Holy Wisdom Monastery. In the distance is Lake Mendota, which is just beyond a field of tall grass and trees. The building h... |
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