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St. Boniface Catholic Church - Old photos

The sanctuary of St. Boniface in the late 1980s

The sanctuary of St. Boniface in the late 1980s.

View of the main altar in the chancel

View of St. Boniface's north side altar with the communion rail in the foreground

View of the south side altar with communion rail at St. Boniface in the 1980s

Two windows out of a set of 25 at St. Boniface made by Franz Mayer of Munich installed in 1906.

A photo of St. Boniface from around 1900 showing the painted ceiling.

A photo of St. Boniface, around 1885, shortly after completion and showing the original steeple, which was replaced around 1900 after it was apparently struck by lightning

St. Boniface in the late 1980s

Photo of St. Boniface in the late 1980s

Southeast side of St. Boniface

Detail of the upper section of the south side entrance pavilion and tower, taken from the south of the tower