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Father Groppi in Police Wagon

Date: 1966
Description: Father Groppi is seated in the back of a police wagon with police officer after being arrested in front of his parish for the second night in a row.
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Father Groppi

Date: 1968
Description: Father Groppi in the midst of a group of people.
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Bride and Groom

Date: 09 1957
Description: The groom offers his arm, while the father of the bridge prepares to step away at the Saalzaa-Ziemer wedding at the Argyle Methodist Church. Watching are t...
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...
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Skavlem Monument

Date: 1925
Description: The dedication ceremony of the Skavlem Monument, lead by Rev. Gustav Stearns. The monument was dedicated to the "oldest Norwegian immigrant", born 1760, di...
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Marquette Statue

Date: 1909
Description: Close-up of a bronze statue honoring the French Jesuit missionary priest, Father Jacques Marquette in the park named after him. Unveiled in 1909 the statue...
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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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Governor Zimmerman As Ho-Chunk Chief

Date: 08 1927
Description: Outdoor portrait of former boxer, Tommy Gibbons, Father Gordon, and Governor Fred R. Zimmerman at a Ho Chunk (Winnebago) ceremony. Zimmerman is wearing a b...
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Holy Cross Hospital

Date: 05 1974
Description: Dedication of an addition to the Holy Cross Hospital. The Catholic order opened Holy Cross Hospital in 1926 and completed this addition in 1974. The hospit...
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James Groppi with Small Boy

Date: 1948
Description: Father James Groppi, as a young man, and his nephew Jerry Bontempo, posing on the running board of a 1920's era vehicle. Groppi holds a basketball.
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NAACP March with Police Escort

Date: 1967
Description: Father James Groppi (center) and the NAACP participate in a civil rights march. Police are armed and escorting the protestors. The marchers are passing an ...
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Father Groppi Resting with Marchers

Date: 1967
Description: Father James Groppi sitting with several of his fellow marchers, some in Milwaukee N.A.A.C.P. Youth Council shirts. Groppi has taken off one of his shoes.
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Event for Father Morgan

Date: 07 01 1956
Description: A group portrait taken at the jubilee mass and dinner in honor of Father Morgan. From left to right are Father O'Donnell, Father Morgan, Judge Robert Tehan...
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Class Portrait at Saint Raphael's School

Date: 1928
Description: Students pose outdoors in front of a stone wall at Saint Raphael's School. David O'Dea is seated cross-legged on the ground, 3rd from the right. He is poss...
Postcard

Front View of Grotto

Date: 1920
Description: A black and white photographic postcard view of the front of the Dickeyville Grotto. In the top left corner of the postcard is a small oval portrait of Fat...
Poster

"End of a Priest" Film Poster

Date: 1970
Description: Grove Press International Film Festival film poster for the Czechoslovakian film, "Faráruv konec." Illustrated image of a priest having each of his arms pu...
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Vel Phillips and James Groppi at NAACP Youth Council Meeting

Date: 1967
Description: Vel Phillips at a Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council meeting. Vel is standing with a group of people on a table or stage. Below her is Father James Groppi. Vel ...
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French Soldier Burial

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View across field towards a group of French soldiers. Caption reads: "The funeral procession of a dead French soldier. Whenever possible, a military burial...
Poster

Knights of Columbus Three Million War Fund

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a priest holding a crucifix and looking skyward. The priest is surrounded by kneeling soldiers and sailors, and has his...
Postcard

Catholic Church

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Catholic Church, Shell Lake, Wis." A brick church with a belfry and arched windows. The pastor is standing at the front entrance.

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