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Sister Mary Clara Francis

Date: 1948
Description: Sister Mary Clara Francis, pharmacist at St. Joseph Hospital, glances up from her paperwork.
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Nuns Examining an International Scout Truck

Date: 1965
Description: Nuns from Trenton are introduced to an International Scout truck by International Harvester Branch Manager Ziemer. The truck was given to the Sisters of Me...
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Jennie B. Kyle, as a Nun

Date: 1905
Description: Jennie (Jane) A. Kyle, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a nun. Part of a yearbook created by classmate Albert Hansen, based o...
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Sheboygan Airport and Flying Nun

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Description: The real flying nun, Sister Mary Aquinas Kinskey, arriving at Sheboygan County Airport with two Franciscan sisters in a Cherokee C airplane. Sister Mary Aq...
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Flying Nun in a B-52

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Description: The real flying nun, Sister Mary Aquinas Kinskey, O.S.F., in a B-52 simulator with Major Ralph M. Hanson. Sister Mary Aquinas was fulfilling her dream of f...
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Holy Redeemer School, Graduation Class

Date: 06 08 1945
Description: Outdoor group portrait of graduation class, Holy Redeemer School, 140 West Johnson Street, with priest and nun.
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Receiving Line, Edgewood High School

Date: 02 24 1944
Description: Four girls standing in a receiving line shaking hands with two nuns, in the recereation room in Marshall Hall, Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue.
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Holy Redeemer Church, First Holy Communion

Date: 05 17 1942
Description: Group portrait of Holy Communion class, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 140 West Johnson Street.
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Helen Hayes at Edgewood College

Date: 02 24 1942
Description: Helen Hayes and Sister Marie Aileen Klein, Dean of the College, with a group of Edgewood College students.
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Helen Hayes and Sister Marie Aileen at Edgewood College

Date: 02 24 1942
Description: Actress Helen Hayes and Sister Marie Aileen Klein, Dean of Edgewood College, in the Pine Room.
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Scene from "The Cradle Song"

Date: 01 11 1929
Description: Actresses in nuns' habit costumes from the University of Wisconsin theatre production "The Cradle Song" gather around one nun holding an infant.
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Scene from "The Cradle Song"

Date: 01 12 1929
Description: Scene from the University of Wisconsin theatre production "The Cradle Song."
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St. Bernard's School and Sisters' Home

Date: 03 22 1927
Description: View across street towards St. Bernard's, at 2460 Atwood Avenue. Snow is on the ground.
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Snow Cones for the Kids

Date: 1950
Description: Children enjoy cold treats while being entertained, as nuns and an adult male look on.
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Dr. Joseph Schneider, Famous Eye Surgeon

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Description: Dr. Joseph Schneider performs surgery on the eye of a man laying on a gurney, with assistance from a nun nurse and another man.
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Edgewood May Crowning Mass

Date: 05 29 1942
Description: Students and nuns kneeling outside of Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue during the May Crowning Mass.
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Centennial Celebration for Madeline Island Mission

Date: 1935
Description: Father Gumbly and Sisters, with three Native Americans in ceremonial dress, standing outdoors in front of altar.
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Nuns at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: People saunter along the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair. A group of four nuns appears in the foreground, passing the Hoard's Dairyman booth.
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Holy Redeemer First Communion Class

Date: 05 29 1949
Description: First communion class at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 140 West Johnson Street. The boys are wearing suits and the girls dresses and veils. A priest and n...
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First Communion Group

Date: 05 26 1956
Description: First communion group of 10 boys and seven girls with a priest and nun at Holy Redeemer Church, located at 128 West Johnson Street.

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