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McFarland Lutheran Church and Cemetery

Date: 1869
Description: View of the McFarland Lutheran church and cemetery. The church was started in 1869 and in use in 1873. It was dedicated on January 23, 1876. The church w...
Painting

The Salesianum near Milwaukee

Date: 1858
Description: A Catholic seminary since 1854, the Salesianum was built by Dr. Salzmann, a Catholic missionary from Munzbach in upper Austria. A two-hour walk from the ci...
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San Xavier Mission

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Description: The San Xavier Del Bac Mission, nine miles from Tucson.
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Beaver Creek Lutheran Church

Date: 1945
Description: View of a rural church on a hill and its adjacent cemetery. Beaver Creek Lutheran Church was or still is a Norwegian church.
Postcard

Holy Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Carmelite monastery on Holy Hill from the west. Caption reads: "Holy Hill, Wis. From The West."
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Carmelite Monastery

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Carmelite monastery on Holy Hill from the north. Caption reads: "View from the North, Holy Hill, Wis."
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Holy Hill

Date: 1950
Description: View looking up hill towards the Holy Hill monastery and church.
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 09 11 1927
Description: A view of the Norwegian Lutheran Church and cemetery, built in 1852. The building was originally built with logs and was later faced with boards.
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 09 11 1927
Description: A view of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery on the site of the Norwegian Lutheran Church, founded in 1852.
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Lucille Ballweg Funeral

Date: 08 02 1948
Description: Scene in the cemetery near Martinsville during the internment of Lucille Ballweg, victim of a tornado.
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North Lutheran Church

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Description: The North Lutheran Church, near Upper Squaw Creek.
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Saint Peter's Lutheran Church

Date: 09 07 1964
Description: Exterior view of Saint Peter's Lutheran church. Set in a rural landscape, the church is flanked by two large pine trees. In the background on the right is ...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Outdoor portrait of a Trappist monk holding a bucket of leaves or greens in one hand and carrying a sack over his opposite shoulder. Trees and a wooden str...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View of three Trappist monks from Our Lady of the Valley abbey harvesting apples. Two men are standing on ladders and picking the fruit, while the third ma...
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Immanuel Lutheran Church Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This old barn is on Immanuel Lutheran Church (River Church) property at N8076 Cty Tr AY. Pastor Mark Berlin poses for the picture.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

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Description: Exterior view of the Church. The building features double doors, a belfry, and a steeple with a cross. There is a cart parked in the yard in the lower-righ...
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of church on hill with arched French doors and a steeple.
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Bohemian Catholic Church

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Description: Exterior of the Bohemian Catholic Church. The building features a steeple with a cross, lancet windows, and stained glass.
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Funeral Service at Zion Lutheran Church

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "Carrying the casket from Zion, the small country church."
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Roman Catholic Church

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Roman Catholic Church. It is a one-story wood, rectanglular building with a bell tower above the front entrance. There is snow on the ...

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