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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: 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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Nun Praying

Date: 03 01 2005
Description: A nun praying before the installation of Bishop Jerome Listecki at Cathedral of St. Joseph The Workman.
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New Saint Coletta School Chapel Blessing

Date: 06 27 1953
Description: The Most Rev. William P. O'Connor of Madison stands at the center of the altar during the Mass at Saint Coletta school in Jefferson following the blessing ...
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Teatro Campesino Acto

Date: 1967
Description: Teatro Campesino acto or skit dramatizing the experiences of Hispanic workers in America. Four actors stand together in costume with signs around their nec...
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St. Raphael's Eighth Grade Graduation

Date: 06 11 1954
Description: Group portrait of the St. Raphael's graduating eighth grade class with a priest and a nun.
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Father Petit Memorial School Eighth Grade Graduating Class

Date: 06 08 1956
Description: Group portrait of the eighth grade graduating class of Father Petit Memorial School at 7 South Henry Street. Photo taken at St. Rapheal Cathedral, 216 West...
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St. Raphael 8th Grade Graduation

Date: 06 07 1957
Description: Group portrait of St.Raphael School's 8th grade graduating class.
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St. Patrick's Church First Communion Class

Date: 05 11 1958
Description: The first communion class of children on the steps of St. Patrick's church, 410 East Main Street.
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St. Mary of the Lake Parish School First Day

Date: 09 09 1957
Description: Four first graders look on as Sister Mary Cabrini uses a pointer to draw their attention to a large picture. The children are Michael Crary, William Leute,...
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St. Mary of the Lake Parish School First Day

Date: 09 09 1957
Description: Sister Mary Clare, superior of St. Mary of the Lake and principal of the parish school, aids four third graders with their lessons. They include, from left...
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St. Mary of the Lake Parish School First Day

Date: 09 09 1957
Description: Jimmy Tierney, Dickie Hellenbrand, David Zeigler, and Dick Ziegler demonstrate all they remember from last year to their teacher, Sister Mary Benedict, at ...
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We Saw You . . . Guests of Bishop O'Connor

Date: 07 12 1959
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor hosts more than a thousand guests & members of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and their families at a chicken ba...
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Sister Mary Anastasia

Date: 07 29 1959
Description: Group portrait of Sister Mary Anastasia and two young girls at St. Colleta's School for Exceptional Children in Jefferson, Wisconsin. Sister Mary Anastasia...
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Saint Theresa Catholic Church

Date: 10 29 1949
Description: Sauer/Bodden wedding. Nuns on their way to Saint Theresa Catholic Church. Note the cross was damaged in a wind storm.
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Convent Groundbreaking at Academy of St. Benedict

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: Mother Monica, superior of the convent and academy, turns over the first spadeful of ground during the groundbreaking ceremonies for a new motherhouse conv...
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St. Mary's Hospital Open House

Date: 08 11 1960
Description: Sister M. Geraldine, S.M., administrator of St. Mary's hospital, explains the tour guide to volunteer planners of the fall open house and membership tea. S...
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Foreign Nuns Visit

Date: 08 26 1964
Description: Outdoor group portrait of woman posed on a lawn in front of a building, taken when eleven foreign Catholic nuns visited St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital. Sta...
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Spanish Classes at Edgewood Campus School

Date: 05 10 1961
Description: Third grade students at the Edgewood Campus School study Spanish for 20 minutes four days a week. Their teacher is Sister M. Catherine, O.P. Sister Catheri...

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