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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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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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Reverand Jerome Mersberger and Four Boys

Date: 07 25 1952
Description: The Reverand Jerome Mersberger of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish is pictured standing behind the four boys who sold the greatest number of tickets for...
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Reverand Jerome Mersberger Honored by Moose Lodge

Date: 07 25 1952
Description: The Reverend Jerome Mersberger (at left), pastor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, is honored at the annual convention of the Wisconsin Moos...
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Reverend Raymond Kmita, Catholic Priest

Date: 09 10 1952
Description: Portrait of Reverend Raymond Kmita, O.P., the new Catholic chaplain at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison.
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Madison Knights of Columbus Sports Kick-Off Dinner

Date: 09 10 1952
Description: Members of the Madison Knights of Columbus and guests from the University of Wisconsin football squad and the coach from Edgewood High attended the annual ...
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Newly Ordained Priests

Date: 05 14 1953
Description: Three new priests who were ordained in Holy Redeemer Catholic Church for the Diocese of Madison pose outdoors on a staircase. They are, in the front row fr...
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Catholic Church Ground Breaking

Date: 05 24 1953
Description: Ground breaking ceremonies at the site of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church to replace the church that was destroyed by fire in 1951. The Reverend Edwar...
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Peace On Earth

Date: 1962
Description: Holiday card with representatives of six of the world's religions. In the center is the text: "Peace On Earth." On the inside (not shown) the sender is the...
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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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Holm-Smith Wedding Party

Date: 06 20 1953
Description: Group portrait of the Holm-Smith wedding party and minister at First Baptist Church. The bride is Joan Marie Holm and the groom is Peter Byrd Smith. The Re...
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New Saint Coletta School Chapel Blessing

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: Samuel Cardinal Stritch of Chicago blessing the new chapel at Saint Coletta school for exceptional children in Jefferson.
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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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New Saint Coletta School Chapel Blessing

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Feider placing a missal on the candlelighted altar at the new chapel at St. Coletta school for exceptional children in Jefferson.
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St. James Parish Farewell for Father Schuster

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: Members of St. James Catholic parish, including Reverend John A. Koelzer, Rod Nilles, Sheriff Franz Haas, Joe Soehnein, Walter F. Kearns and Mike Marinac(?...
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Catholic Holy Hour

Date: 09 20 1953
Description: Catholic evening worship service held outdoors at Breese Stevens Field, lit by two haloed lights and 3,000 candles. Bishop William O'Connor led the congreg...

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