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Blessed Sacrament Church Interior

Date: 08 07 1942
Description: Blessed Sacrament Church interior, 2128 Hollister Avenue. General view of the rear of the sanctuary showing the confessional.
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St. Barnabas Catholic Church

Date: 12 30 1930
Description: Interior view from the altar at St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Remodeled after a fire in 1929 with massive hammerbeam ceiling.
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Guest Lounge, St. Benedict's Convent

Date: 07 07 1955
Description: Guest lounge, St. Benedict's Convent, Fox Bluff, 4200 County Highway M.
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St. Augustine Church

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Description: Interior view across pews towards the altar of St. Augustine Church.
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Academy of Jesus and Mary

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Description: Chapel interior, showing the altar and seating areas. The altar has a lacy covering over the top. The back area contains the tabernacle, a crucifix, vases ...
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St. Joseph's Church

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Description: View down aisle toward the altar, with the pews decorated with evergreen trees and shrubbery. The ceiling has low relief moldings in a abstract pattern. Th...
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Our Lady of the Valley

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Description: Trappist monks wearing white hooded cloaks sit at long tables while eating a meal. Religious imagery lines the walls.
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St. Raphael Cathedral Remodeling

Date: 09 08 1953
Description: Carpenters install a four-story wall to close off the front of the St. Raphael's sanctuary during the remodeling project that will rebuild the sanctuary an...
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Saint Patrick's Church

Date: 1911
Description: Interior of Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, looking down the aisle of pews towards three altars. The left altar depicts Mary, the right altar depict...
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Funeral Service

Date: 03 13 2015
Description: Father Robert Schaller is standing next to a casket holding the body of David Marcou's father, David A. Marcou inside St. James Church. There are flower ar...
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Dedication of Sisters of St. Benedict Mother-House

Date: 1955
Description: Catholic Bishop William P. O'Connor blessing the chapel at the new mother-house for the Sisters of St. Benedict located on County Highway M near Fox Bluff.
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Westport St. Mary's of the Lake 7th Annual Harness Racing and Horse Show

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: One of the stain glass windows in the modern Westport St. Mary's of the Lake Catholic Church. The window depicts the Patrick Tierney house where some of th...
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Renk - Tomlin Wedding

Date: 06 28 1958
Description: Richard Tomlin and Susan Renk standing with members of their wedding party before the Rev. Herbert A. Waldkirch who officiated at the wedding ceremony in S...
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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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Chapel, Saint Clara College

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "The Chapel, Saint Clara College, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin." Interior view of a chapel with beautiful ornamentation.

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