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Kiddie Camp Display Window

Date: 04 27 1934
Description: Three little girls, members of the Emerson Fresh Air school and the Longfellow Nutrition room, playing with puppies in the Capital Times Kiddie Camp...
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Polio Survey

Date: 08 09 1944
Description: James R. Law, chairman of the Dane County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Palmer F. Daugs, Lake Mills, representative of the Na...
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Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Miss Agnes Moroney of the third district unit of Wisconsin State Organization of Public Health Nursing and supervising nurse at...
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James L. Clark, City Health Inspector

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: James L. Clark, Madison city health inspector, shown pointing to a map of Madison marked with X's signifying places with rat infestation.
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Washington School Hearing Clinic

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Participants in a large-scale hearing clinic held at Washington School in Madison and sponsored by the University of Wisconsin departments of speech and ed...
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Madison Heart Fund Drive

Date: 01 24 1950
Description: Mrs. Lindley V. (Virginia) Sprague and Mrs. George (Dorothy) Rentschler with the publicity materials they will use at information desks for the Madison Hea...
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Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 10 12 1951
Description: Isa Shower, a tuberculosis patient at Lake View Sanatorium, reads while lying in bed.
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University of Wisconsin Red Cross Fundraising Drive

Date: 03 12 1956
Description: Members of the University of Wisconsin Hoofers' Ski Club demonstrate the importance of correct immobilization of fractures and proper transportation. They ...
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American Cancer Society Dinner

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Three members of the Dane County board look over literature provided by the American Cancer Society for introduction into public schools. Left to right are...
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Mothers' March on Polio

Date: 01 07 1958
Description: Ward captains meet to plan the Mothers' March on Polio in connection with the Dane County March of Dimes. The Mothers' March will take place the night of J...
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Dr. Edwin Jorris

Date: 06 26 1961
Description: Dr. Edwin Jorris, Assistant State Health Officer at the State Board of Health, was honored for 25 years of service at a luncheon at the Simon House. He wa...
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Map of Madison : Capitol of Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map oriented with north towards the upper right shows sewers, cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever, schools, and public buildings. Lake Wingra is lab...
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Red Cross Gray Ladies Volunteer at the Wisconsin Diagnositc Center

Date: 03 04 1958
Description: Red Cross Gay Ladies Mrs. H.C. Jackson (4014 Council Crest) holding a Butterick magazine, and Mrs. Walter Price (3825 Council Crest) (reflected in mirror)...
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Red Cross Gray Ladies Volunteer at the Wisconsin Diagnositc Center

Date: 03 04 1958
Description: Red Cross Gray Lady Miss Ida Gangstad (right, 407 N. Henry Street), who taught library methods at the University of Wisconsin Extension Division from 1930 ...

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