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“At least five parishes in the Archdiocese in the 1880s boasted two Catholic churches where one would have been sufficient except for a variety of languages. One such town was Norway in Benton County, where Saint Michael’s was the first parish,…

On a snowy roof, as Santa Claus is about the descend into a chimney, a child pops out of the roof of his house and talks to Santa, giving him a big fright. The child says, "Say mister, its no use going down the chimney: jes give me the presents and…

A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding Peggy Fox, a trumpet player from Clarke College who played in the Loras College Concert Band. The article is accompanied by a photograph of Fox playing a trumpet…

A full page from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding the College's intramural sports program. The article is accompanied by two photographs: 1) intramural program director Vince Dowd sitting behind a desk filled with…

A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, displaying a photograph of several people dancing at a party in front of decorations in the shapes of tree branches. A caption identifies the dancers as Loras College students…

This postcard is oriented vertically and shows a wintry scene. On the card, a woman is seen stepping out of a home onto a snowy sidewalk. Her face is not clear, but she hods a book under her left arm and wears a blue dress, white apron, and white…

This postcard is oriented horizontally, showing a wintry scene. In the center is a depiction of an African-American woman standing in the open doorway of a log cab with yellow light spilling out to the snowy ground. Icicles hang from the cabin, and…

This postcard is oriented vertically and shows a wintertime night scene. Towards the top of the postcard a dark night sky is seen with a bright full moon towards the upper left corner. Lit homes and apartments are seen and snow sits on the rooftops.…

This postcard is oriented vertically and shows a nighttime winter scene on a snow covered rooftop. Santa Claus is seen wearing a red robe, tan gloves, black pants, and brown boots as he climbs into a snow covered brick chimney. Over his right…