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Assumption Church

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Description: View from aisle toward the main and side altars of the Assumption Church. Murals decorate the walls and the main altar contains four statues and a mural o...
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First Methodist Church

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Description: Interior view of First Methodist Church, including a rosette window, altar, and part of the seating area. The altar area contains a pulpit flanked by two c...
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Nun's Refectory

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Description: A view of the refectory which has a large rectangular table that has a large wooden cross, and a skull. Benches are behind smaller oblong tables that line ...
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Old Abe with New Testament

Date: 1881
Description: Stuffed Old Abe, the Wisconsin Civil War eagle, perched on an American flag with a copy of the New Testament propped in front.
Postcard

Catholic Church

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Description: Interior of a Catholic church. View of front of the church with the altar and religious icons. There are ornate designs near the ceiling and the arch to th...
Postcard

Lutheran Church

Date: 08 1971
Description: Color postcard elevated view towards the altar of the Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church. A Christmas tree is on the right.
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Catholic Shrine of Mary

Date: 10 15 1954
Description: Four-year-old Tania Thousand lights a candle in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Green Scapula in the temporary chapel of Immaculate Heart of Mary Pa...
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of unidentified woman. She is wearing a dark dress and a crucifix on a chain.
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of unidentified woman. She is wearing a dark dress, a pin with a man's image on it, and a crucifix on a chain.
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Youth Sunday Participants

Date: 01 30 1956
Description: President Dick Caswell, and last year's president Nancy Thielen, members of the youth fellowship at First Baptist church, plan four consecutive days of you...
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Obreros Unidos Office

Date: 1968
Description: At the center of the photograph, in hat, is Manuel Salas. One is Father Michael Garrigan, dressed in black. Chuck Miller is shown at left, and Father Mich...
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Father Garrigan Giving Pre-March Mass

Date: 08 15 1966
Description: Father Michael Garrigan in the background wearing a white robe and glasses holding 8 a.m. mass at St. Joseph's Church with 30 marchers before a Obreros Uni...
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Interior of Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of the Catholic Church looking over the pews towards the altar. Chandeliers hang from the arched ceiling, and columns are along the sides of the p...
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Wedding Party, Middleton, Wisconsin

Date: 06 20 1987
Description: Wedding party of William Olson and Rebecca Butcher at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Middleton, Wisconsin on June 20, 1987. Jill Howman, wearing the dark blue...
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Holy Union Flowers and Altar Decorations, First Unitarian Church, Madison

Date: 07 22 1995
Description: Flower arrangements and altar decorations at the First Unitarian Society for the Holy Union Ceremony of Brian Bigler and Ken Scott on July 22, 1995. The a...
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Domestic Abuse Counselor

Date: 1990
Description: Close-up of a female domestic abuse counselor sitting at a desk holding a bible with a rope-noose around it.
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Catholic Women's Club

Date: 04 23 1957
Description: The focal point of decorations at the speaker's table for the Catholic Woman's Club banquet was a large picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Admiring the pict...
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Infirmed Man in Bed

Date: 01 09 1913
Description: A man is lying in bed, covered to his chin in bedding and propped up by pillows. On the right side of the bed is a large bible and a rosary. The room is ri...
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Catholic Bishop Open House

Date: 06 11 1957
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor shows off his chapel at his residence on Lake Mendota at Fox Point. The two ladies will be assisting with hospitality at an open...
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Troitski Cathedral, Interior

Date: 1918
Description: Interior of the Troitski Cathedral, showing the altar of the cathedral, chandeliers, large floor candle holders, and iconographic wall panels.

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