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Seated on a bench with trees behind them, St. Therese, with red hair, leans into her father's shoulder. He is wearing a black suit and has his cape and top hat on the bench beside him. The print at the bottom reads "Ste Therese de D'Enfant-Jesus…

The card pictures two young girls in white sitting on a garden bench, talking to each other. Behind them is a cliffside covered with ivy and greenery, and there are flowers near them. There are chickens, a shovel, watering can, and wheelbarrow beside…

"In 1899 the pastor of the Gilbert parish, Father Henry C. Eckhart, celebrated the first Mass in the Ames community. The Gilbert church and rectory were in the country, some miles from the town of Gilbert. Father Eckhart was followed by Father…

“During the three-year pastorate of Father Michael Daly, a new parish site was purchased near the center of the city at 1010 Des Moines Street, and Father Thomas J. O’Brien supervised the building of the present brick church dedicated to Saint Thomas…

"Immigrants of Slavic ancestry in the Cedar Rapids area gather at Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids for Sunday Mass. For their convenience, Father Clement J. G. Lowery frequently invited Bohemian missionaries. Prominent among them were…

“In its 110 years, Saint Wenceslaus Parish in Duncan, located in Hancock County, has only had ten pastors. Before the first church was built in 1900, the people attended Mass in Garner or were visited by traveling priests, who celebrated Mass in…

"Saint Wenceslaus Church was built in the Winneshiek County town of Spillville in 1860, but the parish’s double beginning was earlier. First, nearby Saint Clement Parish was established by German settlers about 1853 on the banks of Spielman’s Creek,…

"In Tama County, famed for Czech pioneers and parishes, one of the early churches was Saint Wenceslaus in Carroll Township. As its location is about a mile and a half west of the town of Clutier. Saint Wenceslaus Church was built in 1899 and blessed…

St. Nicholas is the primary figure, along with four angels that are the secondary figures in the postcard. St. Nicholas is wearing white clothing with a gold cloak. St. Nicholas is wearing gold gloves and a bishop hat. The major colors would include:…