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St. Mary of the Lake Parish School First Day

Date: 09 09 1957
Description: Sister Mary Clare, superior of St. Mary of the Lake and principal of the parish school, aids four third graders with their lessons. They include, from left...
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Fitzgerald's Resort

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Description: A man, a nun sit on a bench with an owl perched on the back of the bench between them. Three women stand behind them on the lawn of a resort.
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Edgewood High School Graduates

Date: 06 11 1965
Description: Graduating seniors at Edgewood high school listening to the commencement speaker, Sister Cecilia, from Bolivia, at the graduating ceremony.
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Chapel of Perpetual Adoration

Date: 1982
Description: Interior view from the rear of the Chapel of Perpetual Adoration, part of the Visitation Convent. Four people are sitting or kneeling.
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Dedication of Sisters of St. Benedict Mother-House

Date: 1955
Description: A group of Benedictine nuns singing as the choir at the solemn high Mass of Thanksgiving in their small chapel at their new mother-house located on County ...
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We Saw You . . . as Catholic Schools Opened

Date: 09 1955
Description: Sister M. Cordis, 7th & 8th grade teacher and principal at Holy Redeemer Catholic School located at 128 West Johnson Street, points out to her class a less...
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Empty Classroom Desks at St. Bernard School Due to Flu Outbreak

Date: 10 16 1957
Description: Vacant desks at St. Bernard Catholic Grade School, located at 2438 Atwood Avenue, are typical due to a flu outbreak among city pupils in Madison. Students ...
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National Mass Communications History Center Opening

Date: 01 25 1958
Description: Two nuns from Blessed Sacrament Church, Sister Doris (left) and Sister Charlus, were visitors at the symposium conducted by four national news commentators...
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New Edgewood College Chapel

Date: 07 03 1958
Description: Rear view looking towards altar of two nuns sitting in a pew in the new St. Joseph Chapel at Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart. The design was inspired ...

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