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St. Francis Xavier Church in Cross Plains

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of St. Francis Xavier Church.
Postcard

The Second Station of the Cross

Date: 1910
Description: A group of children are praying with their hands clasped in front of them, at the second station of the cross on Holy Hill, near Hartford, Wisconsin. Capti...
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The Tenth Station of the Cross

Date: 1910
Description: Holy Hill, at the tenth station of the Cross. Caption reads: "10th Station, Holy Hill, Wis."
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Sebastian Gebhard Messmer

Date: 10 24 1913
Description: Three-quarter length seated studio portrait of Sebastian Gebhard Messmer, Milwaukee Archbishop.
Photograph

William Walter Webb

Date: 02 28 1914
Description: =Quarter-length studio portrait of Reverend William Walter Webb, Milwaukee clergyman.
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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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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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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: View down side of street of a large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. Many of the participants carry large crucifixes and ban...
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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: A large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. The men in the group are carrying the iconography.
Photograph

Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of a large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. The men in the group are carrying the iconography. Soldiers in mil...
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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: A large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. The women in the group are carrying the iconography on their shoulders.
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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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Portrait of a Nun

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a nun, Josefine Zander. She is wearing a habit and veil with a crucifix around her neck. Her ...
Postcard

Interior St. Andrews Church

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of an ornate altar with religious statuary and Gothic arches. A crucifix is hanging from the top of the arch over...
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Building the Pulpit - Part 4

Date: 1913
Description: A man, holding a hammer, is standing behind the new log pulpit to be used for Sunday worship on the porch at Island Lodge. The base of the pulpit is a holl...
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Building the Pulpit — Part 1

Date: 1913
Description: An action shot of two sawyers cutting a hollow hemlock log using a 2-person crosscut saw. They are sawing halfway through the log, to create an angle which...
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Building the Pulpit — Part 2

Date: 1913
Description: Three men, and young David Rumsey are standing in the shade by the hollow hemlock log. The man on the right is holding an axe. Part of a series captioned: ...

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