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Preacher Delivers Sermon on Tuberculosis

Date: 04 1924
Description: Preacher Chas V. Reed delivering a sermon on tuberculosis in conjunction with an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department lecture. Mr. Ree...
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Portable Confessional

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Portable confessional, manufactured by Burgess Manning Company, set up in front of the altar at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue.
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Portable Confessional at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Date: 02 11 1943
Description: Elevated view of a portable confessional on a table in the center aisle of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue.
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Portable Confessional

Date: 12 22 1942
Description: Portable confessional set up at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue. This view shows the priest's side with a chair. Photograph was tak...
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Portable Confessional

Date: 12 22 1942
Description: Portable confessional set up at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue. This photograph was taken for Burgess Laboratories.
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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 06 20 1942
Description: Altar of Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue where Father Paul N. Flad is celebrating his first Mass.
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Father Flad's First Mass

Date: 05 20 1942
Description: Father Paul N. Flad faces the congregation during his first Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2119 Rowley Avenue, with priests and altar boys kneeling in p...
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Tormey and Hebl Wedding Party

Date: 12 31 1941
Description: Wedding party at the altar of Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Party includes bride Marian Thekla Hebl, groom James Daniel Tormey, Priest George Haeusler, br...
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St. Patrick's 8th Grade Graduation

Date: 06 12 1941
Description: Group portrait of St. Patrick's eighth grade graduation class, with a priest in front of the altar, 410 East Main Street.
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Calvary Lutheran Church Altar

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Calvary Lutheran Church altar, 713 State Street.
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Girls Pray

Date: 1950
Description: Two little girls kneel before an altar that is holding statues and a creche.
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St. Francis Xavier Church in Cross Plains

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of St. Francis Xavier Church.
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St. Camillus Novitiate Log Chapel

Date: 1946
Description: Interior view of the chapel, centering on the altar, including religious artifacts, statues, and candlesticks,.
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Catholic Church Altar and Crucifix

Date: 08 17 1955
Description: Bronze crucifix, wall mosaic of religious symbols, and altar in St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, 5460 Mary Lake Road.
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Endres Chapel at Indian Lake

Date: 1948
Description: View of the altar and framed artwork in the Endres Chapel at Indian Lake.
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Hand Baptismal Font

Date: 04 04 1971
Description: A bronze-plated baptismal font in the shape of a hand which was made by Winnebago Indian sculptor Harry Whitehorse. This was found in St. Matthew's Luthera...
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Woman and Religious Painting

Date: 1955
Description: A woman stands beside a religious painting (of her own making?).
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Body of Man in Coffin

Date: 09 17 1945
Description: Body of James S. Timlin, 79, in his coffin.
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Altar Boy

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Raymond Bowar dressed in his altar boy robe and holding an incense burner.
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St. Mary's Hospital Chapel

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Description: Three alcoves are along a wall; main altar is in the center. Candles decorate the altar areas.

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