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Cistercian Monastery

Date: 1940
Description: Sanctuary of Cistercian Monastery. Two men are kneeling down before the altar. Caption reads: "Sanctuary of the Cistercian Monastery, Okauchee, Wis."
Postcard

Spring Bank Monastery

Date: 1940
Description: Spring Bank monastery. Man kneeling in from of one of the Stations of the Cross. This is probably part of the Cistercian monastery. Caption reads: "Station...
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Portrait of Father Frederic

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Description: Portrait of Father Janssoone Frederick (11/9/1838 - 8/4/1916) (Le Bon Pere Frederic), missionary at Trois Rivideres, Canada, wearing a robe with a waist co...
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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

Date: 1950
Description: View of three Trappist monks from Our Lady of the Valley abbey harvesting apples. Two men are standing on ladders and picking the fruit, while the third ma...
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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: A nun, followed by a dog, walks down a path in the woods. The path is surrounded closely by trees.
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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: 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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Don Bosco College

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Description: A view of a mass held at the grotto shrine on the Salesian grounds. The priest faces the altar, which is in a grotto, and a statue of Mary stands to the ri...
Historical Object

Heileman's Old Style Lager Beer Label

Date: 1992
Description: A beer label featuring Heileman's Old Style Lager and Heileman Brewing Company, incorporating a drawing in the center labeled: "A Scene of Monks Brewing". ...

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