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Gardens and Seashell Flower Ring

Date: 1950
Description: View looking down at a sundial and stone geese in a garden area with a seashell flower ring at the Dickeyville Grotto.
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Patriotic Shrine

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Patriotic Shrine on the grounds of the Dickeyville Grotto. The shrine, which was created by Father Matthias Wernerus in 1929-30, honors Columbu...
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Inside of Grotto

Date: 1929
Description: Interior view of the Dickeyville Grotto. Caption reads: "Inside of Grotto at Dickeyville, Wis." The following description is printed on the back of the pos...
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The "Spirit of the Northwest"

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "The 'Spirit of the Northwest', Green Bay, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The Spirit of the Northwest, Sidney Bedore, sculptor, depicts the e...
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Front View of Grotto

Date: 1929
Description: Hand-tinted postcard showing the Dickeyville grotto. Postcard caption reads: The Grotto of Christ, the King, and of Mary, his Mother, was conceived, design...
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St. Jude's Chapel

Date: 1960
Description: Text on back reads: "Lovely, rustic Chapel, dedicated to St. Jude, the Patron Saint of the Impossible. Hand-carved Altar and Communion Rail. Artistic hand-...
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Grotto Shrine and Builder

Date: 1946
Description: Text on front reads: "Main View and Builder, Rev. P.J. Wagner, Grotto Shrine, Rudolph, Wisconsin." A rock and flower shrine with a statue of Jesus in a nic...
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Lily Pond and Surroundings

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "Lily Pond and Surroundings, St. Philip School, Rudolph, Wis." An elaborate structure of rocks surrounded by a lily pond. Through an o...

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