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First Resident of Oakwood Village Lutheran Home

Date: 10 23 1949
Description: The Reverend Otto J. Wilke (left), president of the Oakwood Lutheran Home Association, is shown greeting Mike Anderson, the first resident of the Oakwood L...
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First Staff of Oakwood Village Lutheran Home

Date: 10 23 1949
Description: Three of the first staff members of the Oakwood Lutheran Home on Mineral Point Road stand side by side. Left to right: Mrs. A. Staehling, matron; Mrs. O.D....
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Syl at Soldier's Home with Aunt Helen

Date: 07 30 1899
Description: View across pond of Syl at Soldiers Home with aunt Helen standing on a landing near a boat and a flagpole. There is a large group of people gathered around...
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Cannon at Soldiers Home

Date: 07 30 1898
Description: A cannon at Soldiers Home adorned with American flags near a sign reading "Keep off the grass."
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Laundry Machinery

Date: 1914
Description: The laundry machinery at the Pythian Orphans' Home with irons sitting on ironing boards. Caption reads: "Laundry."
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Beautician Working with Oakwood Resident

Date: 02 24 1953
Description: A resident of the Oakwood Lutheran Nursing Home is given a permanent by an apprentice in the Madison Vocational and Adult School cosmetology program.

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