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Pilgrims To The Holy Well

Date: 10 14 1871
Description: Pilgrims kneeling and praying at the holy well near Galway, Ireland.
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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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Reading the Scriptures

Date: 1954
Description: Rabbi Max Lipschitz, and a group of Bar Mitzvah students wearing prayer shawls and yarmulkes, (Jewish skullcaps) gather around the torah on the altar to re...
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Holy Redeemer First Communion Class

Date: 05 25 1958
Description: Outdoor group portrait of first communion class of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 West Johnson Street. The group is near the church and includes sixtee...
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Bishop O'Connor Inauguration

Date: 03 12 1946
Description: Most Rev. William P. O'Connor on his throne in St. Raphael's Cathedral during the ceremony that inaugurated him as the first bishop of Madison. L to R are:...
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Carl Virnig on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of Carl Virnig on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in a jacket and knickerbockers (knickers) a...
Postcard

Boy on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of a boy on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in jacket and knickerbockers (knickers) and holds...
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Unidentified Boy on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified boy on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in jacket and knickerbockers (knick...
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Joe Dahmen on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of Joe Dahman on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in church robes and holds a catechism and ro...
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Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard ofa studio portrait of two girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They both wear white dresses and decorative headpieces wit...
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Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They both wear white dresses and decorative headpieces wi...
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Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of a girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is dressed in a white dress and flowered tiara and holds a...
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Unidentified Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of an unidentified girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is wearing gloves, a white dress...
Postcard

Two Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of two unidentified girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They are standing and wearing wh...
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Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of a girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is standing and wearing a white dress, flowere...
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Family Service Agency

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Mrs. Margaret Mentzner, a fulltime employee of the Family Service Agency, is shown hearing the bedtime prayers of a small boy whose mother is sick and abse...
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Catholic Holy Hour

Date: 08 07 1950
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 ...
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Baptism at McBrayer's Pond

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards an outdoor baptism at McBrayer's Pond. A group of adults and children are gathered at the water's edge, some of them holding para...
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Baptismal Scene at Emanuel Baptist Church

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Description: A large group of adults and children gather around a pond where a baptism is taking place, some standing on a bridge on the right. Several people stand in ...
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Camp Malloy

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Description: A view of a benediction service in the woods at Camp Malloy. Men, women, and children stand or kneel on the ground beneath trees, while a priest stands at ...

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