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Historic Places

The Wauwatosa Seminary

The Wauwatosa Seminary

Watertown Birdseye 1867

Watertown Birdseye 1867

The 1894 fire

The 1894 fire

The tragedy of the SS Austria

The tragedy of the SS Austria

Thiensville:Mequon Campus (1929-present)

Thiensville:Mequon Campus (1929-present)

Wauwatosa Seminary (1893-1929)

Wauwatosa Seminary (1893-1929)

Seminary Auditorium Concert

Seminary Auditorium Concert

Seminary Chorus Christmas Auditorium

Seminary Chorus Christmas Auditorium

Northwestern College

Northwestern College

Northwestern College prior to closing

Northwestern College prior to closing

Northwestern Map

Northwestern Map

Moldehnke House Plaque

Moldehnke House Plaque

The Moldehnke home

The Moldehnke home

Northwestern 1880

Northwestern 1880

Milwaukee Seminary (1878-1893)

Milwaukee Seminary (1878-1893)

The Kaffeemuehle

The Kaffeemuehle

Thiensville Drawing

Thiensville Conceptual Drawing

Thiensville Conceptual Blueprint

Thiensville Conceptual Blueprint

Thiensville Conceptual Blueprint

Thiensville Conceptual Blueprint

Seminary Cornerstone 1928

Seminary Cornerstone 1928

Synod schools 1872

Synod schools 1872

Milwaukee Birdseye 1872

Milwaukee Birdseye 1872

Milwaukee Map 1878

Milwaukee Map 1878

Concordia Seminary in St Louis, Missouri in 1875

Concordia Seminary in St Louis, Missouri in 1875

Grace Church circa 1870

Grace Church circa 1870

Town of Oakwood Wisconsin

Town of Oakwood Wisconsin

Milwaukee Birdseye 1856

Milwaukee Birdseye 1856

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Seminary in Thiensville 1929

Seminary in Thiensville 1929

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

Groundbreaking for the new library at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 1967.

Groundbreaking for the new library at WLS

Grace downtown Milwaukee WI

Grace Downtown Milwaukee WI

St Paul Roscoe SD

St Paul Roscoe SD

St Paul Norfolk NE

St Paul Norfolk NE

St Matthews Stoddard WI

St Matthews Stoddard WI

St Johns Tappen ND

St Johns Tappen ND

St John's New Ulm MN

St John’s New Ulm MN

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