2019-09-04 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2010-10-09 - Church interior (Photograph by weddingmapper.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2011-03-05 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- According to the 'History' section of the combined St.Joseph & St. Patrick Parish website, "1939 - Church is completed. The three Vanduzen bells from 1898 are installed in the tower of the new church where they ring to this day. The three-manual pipe organ built by George Kilgen & Sons of St. Louis, Missouri is installed and the church is dedicated by the Most Reverend Joseph C. Plagens on August 6." The "Pipe Organs" section of the parish website also states, "The original specification was representative of the American Classic style. At the time of its installation this was the largest organ in the Marquette diocese. Its original cost was $6,500; to replace it today would cost about $300,000." The organ was tonally altered and enlarged in 1964 and again in 2010. -Database Manager
Source: From THE DIAPASON February 1939
Escanaba, Michigan
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Kilgen 1939 3/25
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GREAT (encl w/Choir) CHOIR
8' Open Diapason 73 8' Open Diapason 73
8' Clarabella 73 8' Melodia 73
8' Gemshorn 73 8' Dulciana 73
4' Octave 73 8' Unda Maris 73
8' Trumpet * 73 4' Flute d'Amour 73
8' Clarinet 73
SWELL Tremulant
16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
8' Geigen Diapason 73 PEDAL
8' Stopped Flute 73 32' Resultant --
8' Salicional 73 16' Major Bass 32
8' Voix Celeste 73 16' Bourdon 32
4' Flute Harmonic 73 16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
2' Flautino 61 8' Bass Flute (MB) 12
III Mixture 183 8' Flute 12
8' Oboe 73 8' Gedeckt SW
8' Vox Humana 73 4' Octave Flute 12
Tremolo
* 7" wind, on separate chest
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