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| Date: | 05 03 1950 |
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| Description: | The Reverend Charles R. Bell Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church, is assisted by a group of church officials as he lays the cornerstone for the new bui... |
| Date: | 05 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Speakers stand near the front of the partially finished new building during the cornerstone laying ceremony at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago Stre... |
| Date: | 05 07 1950 |
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| Description: | A crowd gathers in front of the partially constructed new building for Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago at First Street. The existing church buildin... |
| Date: | 05 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of members of the Boy Scout Troop 19 of the Luther Memorial Church with their scoutmaster, Jack Gasdorf, and Reverend A. Henry Hetland, dire... |
| Date: | 05 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Shown discussing his talk on 'The United Nations — What It Means To You' with Mrs. I.J. Maurer at the 35th annual conference of the Wisconsin Council of Ca... |
| Date: | 05 17 1950 |
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| Description: | One of the founders of the Madison Catholic Women's Club and of the state council, Mrs. E.T. Baille (right) is shown chatting with Mrs. N.J. Luke Mergen, M... |
| Date: | 05 18 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of newly-elected officers of the Wisconsin Council of Catholic Women. Seated, left to right: Mrs. Frank Morrow, Eau Claire, corresponding se... |
| Date: | 06 01 1950 |
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| Description: | Architect's drawing of the proposed Beth El Temple by architects Raymond Le Vee and Associates. |
| Date: | 07 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Committee members plan the seventh annual Knights of Columbus-Zor Shrine softball extravaganza. Louis Fiore is the KC chairman and Lyle Andrews is the Zor ... |
| Date: | 07 30 1950 |
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| Description: | The five surviving charter members of Zion Lutheran Church, 247 Division Street, stand in front of a banner at the picnic celebrating the church's 50th ann... |
| Date: | 07 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Probably a photo of the first two couples to be married at Zion Lutheran Church standing in front of a banner at the picnic celebrating the church's 50th a... |
| Date: | 08 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Men stand on a platform during the cornerstone-laying dedication ceremony for the reconstructed Norway Grove Lutheran church. Taking place in the ceremony,... |
| Date: | 08 06 1950 |
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| Description: | A crowd gathers for the cornerstone dedication ceremony of the new reconstructed Norway Grove Lutheran church in DeForest. The present DeForest Lutheran ch... |
| Date: | 08 07 1950 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 08 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Donald Reger and Douglas O'Neill show up for registration as two religious sisters open the door to St. Patrick school, 630 East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 09 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of twenty uniformed members of St. John's baseball team, Waunakee, Dane County's Catholic Youth Organization League championship team, along... |
| Date: | 09 19 1950 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Effie Stringer Coffman, founder of a Catholic sewing circle that made clothing and provided other help to unfortunate children. She founded St.... |
| Date: | 09 21 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the teaching staff of the Madison Inter-Church Leadership Training School gather around a table at a luncheon meeting. Seated, from left, are: R... |
| Date: | 09 19 1950 |
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| Description: | The making of bandages is another hospital necessity which can be taken over by volunteer workers. Sister M. Carmelita, superintendent of S. Mary's hospita... |
| Date: | 10 01 1950 |
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| Description: | Five of sixty-one Edgewood college girls who took part in the "Living Rosary" ceremony are shown holding candles and rosaries. They led prayers on the rosa... |
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