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River Baptism

Date: 1888
Description: A baptism in a river in southern Wisconsin.
Drawing

Gates of Heaven

Date: 08 25 1885
Description: Gates of Heaven Synagogue. Designed by August Kutzbock.
Photograph

Capitol Square Parade

Date: 10 07 1887
Description: Military parade on Main Street honoring President Grover Cleveland's visit to Madison. Soldiers of the University Battalion are marching on West Main Stree...
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Milwaukee Panorama Artists

Date: 11 1887
Description: Group portrait of German painters relaxing in the studio of the American Panorama Company, during a break from painting the Jerusalem cyclorama depicting t...
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Milwaukee Panorama Artists

Date: 11 1887
Description: Group portrait of German painters relaxing in the studio of the American Panorama Company, during a break from painting the Jerusalem cyclorama depicting t...
Photograph

Portrait of Reverend Andrew L. Dahl

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait of the Reverend Andreas Larsen Dahl, pastor of the Holden Lutheran Church in Mt. Morris, Waushara County, Wisconsin, from 1883 to 1912. Dah...
Photograph

First Methodist Church, Second Building

Date: 1880
Description: View of the First Methodist Church.
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Methodist Church and Parsonage

Date: 1885
Description: View of the Methodist Church and parsonage, with Reverend Elvardo Cyrus Potter standing outside with his daughter, Grace.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 1889
Description: St. Joseph's Catholic Church built in 1841 by Father Frederick Baraga (later Bishop), who established his mission in 1835. A small log church was commenced...
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Salvatorian Seminary

Date: 1880
Description: Salvatorian Seminary and Provincial house.
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Marquette's Well

Date: 1889
Description: Cross in a field marking the area of "Marquette's well."
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St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Date: 1889
Description: The dedication service of St. Bernard's Catholic Church.
Photograph

St. Catherine's Academy

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of St. Catherine's Academy. Caption reads: "St. Catherine's Academy."
Photograph

H.S. Durand Residence

Date: 1880
Description: The H.S. Durand residence, now the Masonic Temple.
Photograph

Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph view of a Methodist Episcopal church with children and adults lined up outside the fence.
Print

J. Wesley Carhart

Date: 1880
Description: Engraved portrait of J. Wesley Carhart of Racine, Methodist minister, physician, and inventor of a steam-powered automobile in 1871. Although impractical, ...
Drawing

St. Gabriel's Church

Date: 1887
Description: St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians are on the street and sidewalk in front of the church.
Photograph

Reverend William Streissguth

Date: 1885
Description: Portrait of Reverend William Streissguth (1827-1915). Streissguth, a native of Lahr, Germany, trained at the Baseler Missionhaus and was sent by the Refor...
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First Methodist Church

Date: 1880
Description: A view of the First Methodist Church. Two men are standing in front of the church behind a fence.
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First Presbyterian Church

Date: 1880
Description: First Presbyterian Church, which burned in 1890.

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