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Notre Dame Convent

Date: 1871
Description: The building has a fence around it and the yard is filled with trees. Pedestrians are in the road, as well as a man riding a horse.
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St. Raphael's School First Graders

Date: 09 08 1948
Description: Sister Mary Flora of St. Raphael's School greets eight newcomers to the school. The new first graders are, front row, left to right, Michael Maloney, Eliza...
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Portrait of a Nun

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Description: A nun folds her hands at her waist and stands for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Sister M. Jeanette, O.P.

Date: 1944
Description: Sister M. Jeaneatte, pharmacist for Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica, New York, posed by medicine dispensers. Sister M. Jeanette was a recipient of the ...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 29 1950
Description: Spelling bee champion Arlene Brown of Janesville holding her trophy. Smiling on the right is her eighth grade teacher at St. Mary's Catholic school, Siste...
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Catholic School Registration

Date: 08 06 1950
Description: Donald Reger and Douglas O'Neill show up for registration as two religious sisters open the door to St. Patrick school, 630 East Washington Avenue.
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St. Mary's Hospital Volunteers

Date: 09 19 1950
Description: The making of bandages is another hospital necessity which can be taken over by volunteer workers. Sister M. Carmelita, superintendent of S. Mary's hospita...
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A Nun Playing a Lute-Like Instrument

Date: 1898
Description: A nun stands near a piano and plays a lute-like instrument in a house on West Washington Avenue.
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Edgewood College Annual College Day for Students

Date: 11 13 1950
Description: People sit around the head table for the annual college day for students at Edgewood College. From left are: Sister Mary Peter, O.P.; Rev. Mark Barron, O.P...
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Procession to Immaculate Conception Lake

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Description: View of a procession to Immaculate Conception Lake at Nazareth Academy, established in 1814. Priests and servers lead the procession, and women in black fo...
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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: 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's Cell in Carmelite Monastery

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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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Edgewood Elementary School Groundbreaking

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Participating in the groundbreaking ceremonies for a new elementary school building on the Edgewood campus are left to right, foreground: Mother Evelyn Mot...
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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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St. James School First Day

Date: 09 03 1952
Description: A group of students are shown 'trudging' up the steps at St. James school as Sister Mary Ferdinella, principal, welcomes her flock from atop the steps.
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St. Raphael Class

Date: 06 11 1953
Description: Group portrait of the eighth grade class at St. Raphael school.
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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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