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| Description: | A view of three small altars. The center altar, set in an alcove, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary; a statue is placed above an ornately decorated cloth and... |
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| Description: | A view of the chapel altar, made of carved wood. A vase of carnations sits on the right altar gate. The altar itself has a cloth covering the top, with ca... |
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| Description: | View of the Ave Maria Garden surrounded on two sides by a building. A large stone statue of Mary stands on a pedestal surrounded by an arched trellis; a sm... |
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| Description: | The entrance hallway contains a large statue of St. Joseph carrying Jesus with a vase of flowers and chalice sitting at the feet. The ceiling has heavy cro... |
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| Description: | A view of a mass held at the grotto shrine on the Salesian grounds. The priest faces the altar, which is in a grotto, and a statue of Mary stands to the ri... |
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| Description: | A view of the stone fountain and grotto at Our Lady of Wisdom Academy. The grotto contains an altar to the Virgin and an alcove at the top contains a statu... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of the study hall at St. Joseph's Academy of Maine, which appears to be connected to or double as a chapel. A bookshelf holding a bust sculpture is ... |
| Date: | 05 20 1953 |
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| Description: | Margaret Dunn places a floral crown on the statute of the blessed Virgin Mary at the annual May crowning ceremony at Edgewood high school. Other high schoo... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Scourged Christ, St. Francis Monastery and College. The statue is behind bars, in front of a stone wall. On the right is a staine... |
| Date: | 05 04 1954 |
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| Description: | Jacqueline Porter is wearing a long veil and is standing atop a step stool while placing a flower crown on the head of a St. Mary statue inside an unnamed ... |
| Date: | 10 15 1954 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 05 17 1959 |
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| Description: | A crown of roses and lilies-of-the-valley are placed on a statue of the Virgin Mary during Edgewood College's May Crowning ceremonies. Mary Jane Roach, on ... |
| Date: | 04 1953 |
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| Description: | Margaret Dunn placing a floral crown on a statue of the blessed Virgin Mary at the end of the annual May ceremony at Edgewood High School. Other high schoo... |
| Date: | 11 2013 |
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| Description: | Statue of Saint Peter the fisherman in a churchyard. Saint Peter is looking up toward the sky, and holding a net of fish in both hands. |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Eighth Station of the Cross. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage."Caption at bottom reads: "Eighth Stat... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette sculptures enclosed in a stone structure. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place ... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Gothic arches frame the intricately designed and decorated altar of the Sacred Heart chapel. Across the front of the high altar, from left to right, are st... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of the grotto in the Catholic Cemetery. Caption reads: "Grotto — Catholic Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View down aisle towards the altar of a Catholic Church. A statue of Mary is on the left, and one of Jesus is on the right. Caption reads: "Interior, Cathol... |
| Date: | 06 25 1939 |
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| Description: | The Dickeyville Grotto is a small shrine made out of stone, mortar, colorful rocks and found objects. The modern door is made of glass and metal. A large s... |
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