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St. Josaphat's Basilica

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Title	St. Josaphat's Basilica
Alternate Title/Photographer's Note	St. Josaphat's Basilica, Milwaukee
Photographer	Mayer, Harold
Date of Photograph	1975
Description	Milwaukee's largest church, seating 2400, St. Josaphat's Basilica was built from 200,000 tons of material from the demolished Chicago Post Office. The Polish immigrant parisheners performed much of the labor. The Church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Architect/Builder	Brielmeier, Erhard
Date of Construction	1901
Neighborhood	Near South Side--Milwaukee Lincoln Village--Milwaukee
Address	601 W Lincoln AV
Subject	Religious facilities--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Churches--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Historic buildings--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Basilicas--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Immigrants--Polish--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Alternate Terms	Polish Catholic churches--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Polish Americans--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Business/Place	St. Josaphat's Basilica--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Type	Image
Collection	Harold Mayer Collection
Original Item Medium	Color slide
Original Item Size	35 mm
Original Item ID	8b, 21-454
Provenance	Donated by Florence Mayer, Harold Mayer's wife
Repository	American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital ID	me000431
Date. Digitized	2003/04/16
Digital Collection	Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885 - 1992