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Bird's Eye View of Genoa

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Genoa. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View, Genoa, Wis." The St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church is in the right foreground. Railroad tracks ...
Photograph

St. Benedict's Convent on Lake Mendota

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of St. Benedict's convent, mother house, novitiate on the north shore of Lake Mendota (aka Fox Bluff), built in 1953. From 1959 - 1966 it was ...
Photograph

Pink Convent

Date: 1935
Description: The Pink Convent in St. Nazianz.
Postcard

Catholic Church, Reserve, Wisconsin

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Description: View towards a Catholic church further down a fence-lined road on the left. On the right is a shoreline. Caption reads: "Catholic Church Reserve Wis."
Photograph

Norbertine Novitiate

Date: 10 08 1947
Description: Exterior view of Norbertine Novitiate, 4123 Monona Drive. Originally the Frank Allis home built in 1893-94. Lake Monona is in the background.
Photograph

Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: View of the Our Lady of the Cenacle convent from across a lake. The building stands among trees and has a main entrance area that juts out from the rest of...
Postcard

Franciscan Fathers St. Francis Monastery & College

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Description: Aerial view of a monastery and college with other buildings and landscaping.
Map or Atlas

Catholic Tourist Guide to Wisconsin

Date: 1954
Description: This map shows the location of Catholic churches, missions, and shrines. The map is color coded and includes a key in the bottom left corner. The back of t...
Map or Atlas

Catholic Tour Guide to Wisconsin

Date: 1954
Description: This map is designed to help Catholic tourists in Wisconsin find Catholic churches and missions. On the front side, a road map of Wisconsin showing the loc...
Postcard

Scenic View

Date: 1918
Description: View of Grafton from across a dam on the Milwaukee River. St. Joseph's Catholic Church is in the distance on a hill. Caption reads: "Scenic View, Grafton, ...
Postcard

Holy Hill and Surrounding Area

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Description: Watercolor reproduction, with key, of the area surrounding Holy Hill (19.) which is at top center, and below are Lake Keesus (J.) and the town of Merton (1...
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Friess Lake from the East, Holy Hill in the Distance

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Description: Elevated view across lake towards Holy Hill in the distance. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage." Caption at bottom reads: "Frie...
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Silver Lake and Convent

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Description: View of one end of Silver Lake. A convent is on a hill across the lake.

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