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Orphans' Home

Date: 1890
Description: The multi-storied Orphans' Home in Wittenberg. Handwriting on front reads: "Orphans Home Wittenberg Wis".
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Public Hearing On Proposed Sites for County Home

Date: 01 10 1950
Description: Large crowd that filled the circuit courtroom of the Dane County Court House at a public hearing on proposed sites for the county home for the chronically ...
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Children Playing

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Description: Children outdoors on playground equipment, including a slide, at Bethany Orphan Home.
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Dane County Home for the Aged Christmas Party

Date: 12 16 1951
Description: Residents of the Dane County Home for the Aged in Verona are pictured while receiving gifts and lunch at the Madison Association of Underwriters' annual Ch...
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Home for Crippled Children

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Description: A view of children, adults, and a tree on the lawn in front of the Home for Crippled Children.
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Bethany Orphans' Home

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Description: A view from across the front lawn of people gathered around the main building of Bethany Orphans' Home, built in 1898. A United States flag is on a pole on...
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Louisiana Baptist Orphanage

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Description: A view from across the dirt path of Louisiana Baptist Orphanage, constructed in 1903. A fence surrounds the building which has tall windows.
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Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans' Home

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Description: A composite photograph showing two images of Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans' Home. The upper right photograph is a view of the children and adults at the dining ...
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A view of dishes on the dining room tables in Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Dining Room."
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A view of the interior of the main hall of Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Main Hall."
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Male Almshouse

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Description: Exterior view of the Male Almshouse, a home for the aged and ill. The brick structure is lined with windows, and two adults walk past to the left of the h...
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Female Almshouse

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Description: Exterior view of the Female Almshouse, a home for the aged and ill. A woman stands outside the door, and a telephone pole stands to the right of the buildi...
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Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged

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Description: Front view of the addition to the Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged, founded on May 10, 1883. Pedestrians are crossing the street near an automobile an...
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Poor Farm

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Description: Front view of the Poor Farm. Two front porches attach to the houses with decorative columns and lattice work. One of two front doors is open, and a side do...
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Home

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Description: Exterior of the Soldiers and Sailors Home, built in 1877 by the Grand Army of the Republic. The domiciliary stands on the left, and the building on the rig...
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National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: Interior of the infirmary barracks at the National Military Home. Men sit in chairs next to rows of beds on both sides of the room. Construction of the Nat...
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Ohio State Sanatorium

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of the main hall at the Ohio State Sanatorium, which opened in 1909. The view of the main hall includes a long entryway, a seating area, and stair...
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The Insane Asylum

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Description: View across lawn toward the stone and brick Italianate-style asylum. The front entrance has a vine-covered porch in front, with bushes and shrubs flanking ...
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First Governor's Conference on Aging Population

Date: 05 28 1956
Description: The First University Methodist Church has a friendly visitor plan where volunteers visit shut-ins of the church regularly. Leisure time activities are one ...
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Altrusa Club Spring Garden Festival

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: A volunteer discussing seed catalogs with two nursing home residents as they are sitting outside on lawn chairs. They are at Monona Drive Rest Home at 4202...

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