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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 05 20 1942
Description: Father Paul N. Flad faces the congregation during his first Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue, with priests and altar boys kneeling in p...
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Blessed Sacrament Boys' Choir

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church boys' choir grouped in front of the altar, with The Reverend James A. McInerney (Father Mac) in their midst. The church i...
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St. Patrick's 8th Grade Graduation

Date: 06 12 1941
Description: Group portrait of St. Patrick's eighth grade graduation class, with a priest in front of the altar, 410 East Main Street.
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Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Sodality

Date: 05 16 1948
Description: Group portrait of twenty-one women, members of the Sodality, and one priest, taken at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 West Johnson Street.
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St. Bernard's Catholic School Graduation Class

Date: 06 08 1955
Description: St. Bernard's School, 2460 Atwood Avenue, graduation class, including a priest and a nun. Alternate view.
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Holy Redeemer Graduation Class

Date: 06 09 1957
Description: Group portrait of Holy Redeemer Catholic School graduation class, eight boys and three girls, with priest and nun.
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Boy Scout Receiving the Ad Altare Dei Medal

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: A boy scout receiving the Ad Altare Dei medal, the Catholic Church's award to boy scouts, from Bishop William P. O'Connor. Another boy scout and three othe...
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Historic Evening Mass at St. Raphael Cathedral

Date: 02 15 1953
Description: Historic evening mass at St. Raphael Cathedral, a stately two-hour ceremony closing the parish's annual 40 Hours' Devotion. This was the first evening mass...
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Historic Evening Mass at St. Raphael Cathedral

Date: 02 15 1953
Description: Historic evening mass at St. Raphael Cathedral, a stately two-hour ceremony closing the parish's annual 40 Hours' Devotion. This was the first evening mass...
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Investiture Ceremony at St. Bernard's Church

Date: 04 26 1944
Description: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Bernard G. Traudt, Milwaukee, conferring the rank of monsignor with title of right reverend on St. Bernard's pastor, William Eggers. Assisti...
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Leo Crowley

Date: 01 10 1946
Description: Leo Crowley kneeling before the Most Rev. Moses E. Kiley, Archbishop of Milwaukee Archdiocese, during a mass in St. Mary's Hospital Chapel of Our Lady of G...
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Holy Name Society, Queen of Peace Parish

Date: 01 21 1947
Description: Charter members of the Holy Name Society, Our Lady Queen of Peace parish, at their swearing-in ceremony. Pictured seated from the left are: Louis Fiore, so...
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Chaplain Alvin R. Kutchera

Date: 04 01 1947
Description: Reverend Alvin R. Kutchera, rector of St. Paul's University Chapel, and for the past eleven years chaplain to the University of Wisconsin's Catholic studen...
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Bishop O'Connor Inauguration

Date: 03 12 1946
Description: Most Rev. William P. O'Connor on his throne in St. Raphael's Cathedral during the ceremony that inaugurated him as the first bishop of Madison. L to R are:...
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Bishop O'Connor Inauguration

Date: 03 12 1946
Description: Elevated view of the altar and congregation in St. Raphael's Cathedral during the inauguration of Most Rev. William P. O'Connor as the first bishop of Madi...
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Priests at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Date: 02 24 1948
Description: Four priests at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2131 Rowley Avenue.
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Madison Catholic Diocese Deans

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Newly-appointed deans of the Madison Catholic Diocese. Left to right, front row: the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Delaney, Janesville; and Bishop William P. O'Con...
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Knights of Columbus Honor Members

Date: 05 18 1948
Description: Knights of Columbus speakers table for the dinner honoring five long-time members are: left to right, Reverend Jerome Mersberger, St. Bernard's Church; All...
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Edgewood High School Football Banquet

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Allan J. McAndrews, left, a Madison attorney, was the toastmaster at the Edgewood High School football banquet. Seated at the speakers table with him are B...
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Blied - Barter Wedding

Date: 12 28 1948
Description: Group portrait of the wedding party of Joanne R. Blied, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Blied, 175 Lathrop Street, and Dr. Robert R. Barter, Washington...

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