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Boy Scout Investiture

Date: 02 05 1950
Description: Fred Fleury, Senior troop leader of the Our Lady Queen of Peace Troop Number 15, is being invested by Rev. F. L. McDonnell as the Rev. Josef V. Cieclorka, ...
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Prize-Winning Poster Promoting Mission Sunday

Date: 04 12 1950
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor (left) presents a check to Marcia Pilon, an Edgewood College freshman, for her prize-winning poster for the Society for the Prop...
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Catholic Holy Hour

Date: 08 07 1950
Description: The Most Rev. William P. O'Connor, Bishop of the Madison Catholic Diocese, is shown at the microphone as he leads prayers for peace at the annual Catholic ...
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British Railways Travel Poster: Chester

Date: 1953
Description: An original lithograph promoting the British Railways through the artist Felix Kelly's depiction of the Chester cathedral, which includes the choir stalls.
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Blessed Martin Guild Dinner

Date: 10 30 1950
Description: A group of priests sitting at the head table during the Blessed Martin Dinner at the St. Paul University Chapel, 717 State Street. Left to right: The Rev. ...
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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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Madison Knights of Columbus 50th Anniversary Banquet

Date: 11 12 1950
Description: Ten men sitting at a table at the Madison Knights of Columbus 50th Anniversary Banquet at Hotel Loraine. Left to right: Anton L. Nussbaum, past grand knigh...
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Madison Knights of Columbus 50th Anniversary Procession

Date: 11 11 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a procession being led out of St. Raphael's Cathedral by Bishop William P. O'Connor in honor of the Madison Knights of Columbus 5...
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Catholic Mass

Date: 07 04 1980
Description: Catholic mass with Cuban refugees who had arrived as a result of the Port of Mariel exodus, and were housed at Camp McCoy.
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Red Cross Officials

Date: 11 30 1950
Description: Red Cross officials gather at the annual meeting of the Dane County Red Cross chapter. Sitting left to right, they are: Herman Loftsgordon, Dane County Cha...
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Boy Scouts Receiving Ad Altare Dei Medal

Date: 02 11 1951
Description: Five Catholic boy scouts from two Janesville parishes receiving the Ad Altare Dei Medal from Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison diocese in St. Rapha...
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Blessed Sacrament Grade School Basketball Champions

Date: 02 17 1951
Description: Group portrait of the Blessed Sacrament Grade School basketball team, champions of the Parochial League for 1951 with their principal, Father Schneider, at...
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Holy Hour

Date: 08 06 1951
Description: The Most Rev. William P. O'Connor, Catholic bishop of Madison, officiates at the sixth annual Holy Hour held at Edgewood College campus, Monroe Street.
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Building Trades Apprentices Graduation

Date: 10 16 1951
Description: Ninety five Madison area building trades apprentices received certificates of graduation to journeymen status at a banquet at the Hotel Loraine. Shown at t...
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Queen of Peace Cub Scout Pack 315, Den 4

Date: 02 21 1952
Description: Members of Cub Scout Pack 315, Den 4, at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church are shown at their annual Blue and Gold Banquet. They are standing behind ...
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Blessing of the Immaculate Conception Statue

Date: 1922
Description: View of a statue of the Immaculate Conception. A man rows a boat toward the statue which stands in the water. A priest blesses the statue and two servers s...
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Catholic Women's Club Dinner

Date: 05 05 1952
Description: The speaker's table at the annual banquet of the Madison Catholic Women's Club. Governor Walter Kohler, fifth from the right, was the featured speaker.
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Don Bosco College

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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...
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Camp Malloy

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Description: A view of a benediction service in the woods at Camp Malloy. Men, women, and children stand or kneel on the ground beneath trees, while a priest stands at ...
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Knights of Columbus Banquet

Date: 05 19 1952
Description: The head table of the Golden Jubilee convention banquet of the Wisconsin Knights of Columbus held at the Loraine Hotel in Madison. From right to left are: ...

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