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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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| 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: | 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... |
| 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. |
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| Description: | Color postcard view of a rock garden with a rustic bridge and koi pond. Two monks are reading on the bridge. |
| 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: | Abstract art decorating the tabernacle at the new Holy Name Seminary. |
| 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: | John Stanton, Princeton, is shown studying in his semi-enclosed private room. A partition divides his quarters from the cubicle at right. |
| Date: | 05 27 1965 |
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| Description: | Seminarians at Holy Name Seminary give each other haircuts at the facility's barber shop. Gordon Hellenbrand, Cross Plains, is giving a haircut to Steve Me... |
| 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: | 05 27 1965 |
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| Description: | At Holy Name Seminary students are dining at round tables. Sitting with his back to the camera is Tim Terrill, Janesville. Going clockwise around the table... |
| Date: | 10 13 1965 |
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| Description: | Three monks from the Protestant Church, French Community of Taize, France are spending one year in the University of Wisconsin community praying with group... |
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