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"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:…

St. Nicholas is the primary figure with black Peter and the crowd as the secondary figures. St. Nicholas is wearing white with red cloak over top. Black Peter is wearing red pants, a green top, and yellow shorts. Major colors would include: yellow,…

Father Christmas, dressed in a red coat and hat with white trim, walks down a snowy path. He carries a walking stick in his right hand and a satchel with toys on his left side; there is a bag on his back. In the background, there are outlines of…

Snow covers a hilly scene with a tree and fence in the foreground and more trees in the background. A star shines its light down from the upper center of the card. "A Merry Christmas" is printed at the bottom.

A golden star shines out its rays in the upper right of the card. They illuminate a church near the left side and a large cluster of holly that takes up the card's center right. "A happy Christmas" is printed at the bottom.