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“Saint Philomena Church was built in 1857 in the town of Asbury, a small community a short distance west of Dubuque. It was dedicated to a Roman martyr dear to the heart of Bishop Mathias Loras and his friend, the Cure of Ars. Over one hundred years…

Bear dressed like Father Christmas in pink coat and hat. He is decorating a Christmas tree to the right. His cane and bag are propped against the wall behind him to the left. Dolls and teddy bears are below the tree.

A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding the Loras Players performance of Henry IV in 1956. Two photographs accompany the article: 1) a group of actors sitting at a table in a tavern scene, and 2) two…

Hanging from a pink ribbon is a ringing gray bell. Below it is a cluster of holly. "A Merry Christmas" is printed to the left side as is a handwritten "Charley".

A dirt intersection with a road extending down to the background of the photograph that leads to the Monastery. There is a fence along both sides of the road and the right side fence has a "Pennziol" sign. There are wheel marks in the dirt on the…

A robin is singing on a snow-covered holly branch on the right side of the card. An inset of a snowy church is slightly off-centered to the left, surrounded by holly. "A happy Christmas" is printed at the top.