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Child Welfare Special Vehicle

Date: 1937
Description: Wisconsin State Board of Health's vehicle the "Child Welfare Special".
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Bathing Baby in Tub

Date: 1937
Description: Dr. Hunter of the Wisconsin Board of Health bathes a baby in a tub of water.
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Nurse with Native Americans

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Description: A nurse poses on steps with a Native American mother and four children.
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Nurse Weighing Baby

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Description: A nurse weighing a baby in a scale on the floor.
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Dr. Sylvia Stuessy

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Description: Portrait of Dr. Sylvia Stuessy.
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Mrs. Pask, Mrs Filner, and Three Children

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Description: Portrait of Mrs. Pask and Mrs. Filner, and three children.
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Public Health Physicians, Nurse, and Four Children

Date: 1926
Description: Four siblings await their physical examination. Three of the children are triplets. In the background are the public health nurse and examining physician.
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Mrs. Steege and Two Children

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Description: Mrs. Steege, who drove 10 miles through the rain to have her children examined.
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Mrs. Johnson and Grandchildren

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Description: Mrs. Johnson with 5 of her 14 grandchildren. Three others under 6 were examined later in the day.
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Baby in Diaper with Rickets

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Description: Portrait of Norine Durham, 1 year 3 months, child of Mrs. Alan Durham Humbird, undernourished with rickets.
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Young Girl with Rickets

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Description: Annie Pagano of Marblehead, Wisconsin, diagnosed with rickets. She is of Italian nationality, aged 4 1/2 years. Nursed until 3 years old, then fed meat and...
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Infant Hygiene Class

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Description: Infant Hygiene class at Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin.
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Boy Bathing Doll in Infant Hygiene Class

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Description: A boy is bathing a doll in Infant Hygiene Class while other classmates watch.
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Nurse Instructs Mothers about Shoes

Date: 1937
Description: A nurse instructs two mothers about baby shoes.
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North Hudson Infant Triplets

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Description: Jensen triplets at their North Hudson exam.
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Nurse and Seated Mothers with Infants

Date: 1937
Description: Nurse talking to two seated mothers; each with infant in their lap.
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Nurse and Two Pregnant Mothers

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Description: A nurse is talking to two pregnant mothers.
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Two Nurses Outside Colby Health Center

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Description: Two nurses stand outside the Colby Health Center, a former dental office. This was the first county health center, in a village of 700 population.
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Winchester Winter

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Description: Two families (mothers and their children), stand in the snow in front of two automobiles outside the Winchester Health Center.
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Brown County Trailer

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Description: Mothers and infant children stand in front of the Brown County Trailer.

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