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Verona for McGovern

Date: 10 1972
Description: The Verona, Wisconsin, headquarters for the George McGovern/Sargent Shriver presidential campaign gets a new sign.
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Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane

Date: 1907
Description: Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane, in existence since 1845. In 1880 it became part of the county hospital system, which was set up to provide l...
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Dane County Poorhouse

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Dane County Poorhouse.
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Ku Klux Klan Funeral

Date: 12 05 1924
Description: Klansmen of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wearing conic masks and white robes gather in front of St. James Lutheran Church, Verona, for the funeral of Herbert C. ...
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Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane

Date: 1895
Description: Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane. In 1880 it became a part of the county hospital system, which was set up to provide longer term care to peopl...
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Stewart House

Date: 06 28 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Stewart house, located in the vicinity of Verona.
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Scotch Presbyterian Church

Date: 07 26 1899
Description: Exterior view of a Scotch Presbyterian church in the vicinity of Verona.
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District No. 4 School Building

Date: 07 16 1899
Description: Exterior view of a District No. 4 school building, built in 1845.
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Eddie Farm

Date: 07 26 1899
Description: View of the Eddie farm, later known as the Goodwin farm.
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Eagle's Nest Tavern

Date: 1970
Description: Exterior view of the Eagle's Nest Tavern.
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Candidate Fairchild Votes

Date: 11 04 1952
Description: Thomas Fairchild casts his vote in the 1952 general election. Fairchild lost his bid for the U.S. Senate seat held by Joseph R. McCarthy. With him are hi...
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Dane County Hospital and Home

Date: 04 1981
Description: A grand horseshoe-shaped staircase in the center of the entrance to this Grecian-style building on Highway 151. The Hospital and home stand tall with large...
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Tug-o-War

Date: 1965
Description: A group of men play tug-o-war on a lawn near the side of a street. Two buildings are in the background.
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Boarding a Bus

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Description: A man stands outside of a bus and waves as people board.
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Else Heine

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Description: A portrait of Else Heine, a nurse.
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Neva Schultz

Date: 1940
Description: Neva Schultz of the Dane County Hospital and Home poses next to an automobile.
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Working in a Garden

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Description: A group of people work together in a garden.
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Music Therapy Session

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Description: A music therapist (wearing a scarf on her head) leads a group of elderly residents of the Dane County Home in a music therapy session.
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Reading to the Elderly

Date: 04 01 1960
Description: A fashionably dressed woman is sharing a book with an elderly woman.
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March of Dimes Activities

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Description: A group of elderly women sit together at a table working on March of Dimes activities. Pictured are Ona Smith, Julie Simonson, Mary Zweifel, Gussie Rowe, M...

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