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Madison General Hospital Maternity Ward

Date: 06 25 1954
Description: Nurse Meulbrock working in the hospital's new delivery room.
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Home Bound Gentleman Using a Typewriter

Date: 12 06 1954
Description: A bed-ridden man working from home. Laying in a hospital bed set up in his living room, he is using a typewriter that that is sitting on a table between a ...
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West High School Football Physicals

Date: 08 1955
Description: Madison West High School football player, Dave Koepcke (seated), is getting his blood pressure checked by Dr. William Walter, who is using a stethoscope du...
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Central High School Football Weigh-In and Physical Examinations

Date: 08 1955
Description: Coach Harold (Gus) Pollock (left) adjusting the counter weights on the scale being used by Ron Morrick. Other returning veteran players shown are Steve Sch...
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Angio-cardiogram X-ray Camera

Date: 10 1955
Description: Slightly elevated view of medical staff examining an angio-cardiograph X-ray camera are (from left): Yvonne Traeder, an X-ray technician; Dr. I.A. Krystose...
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Unidentified Medical Staff

Date: 1938
Description: Three women in lab coats posing together. Behind them is a counter and shelves with bottles on them.

This was taken at a teaching hospital in Breslau (Wr...

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University of Wisconsin Medical School Student's Life

Date: 04 17 1958
Description: David Ottenson, a third-year medical student from Superior, performing a physical exam on a patient.
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National Hospital Week

Date: 05 08 1958
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen visiting a patient at Madison General hospital after proclaiming the week as National Hospital Week. The nurse on the left is ...
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National Hearing Month

Date: 05 09 1958
Description: Governor Vernon Thompson signs an official proclamation declaring May as national hearing month. Sitting on his knee is Jean Monteith, 4, of Richland Cente...
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Public Health Clinic, Town of Lake

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Description: Two men are checking children with stethoscopes, another man is looking into a girl's mouth, and two women are writing in notepads. Other women and many ch...
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Fire Department

Date: 03 23 1929
Description: View towards a group of people loading a person onto a stretcher. An ambulance is parked nearby.
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Urea used for Brain Surgery at University Hospital

Date: 07 31 1958
Description: A brain surgery operation is in progress at the University of Wisconsin Hospital. A urea and inert sugar solution developed at the University is used to lo...
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New X-ray Unit for Cancer Treatment

Date: 09 18 1958
Description: A Madison General Hospital employee demonstrates the "Maxitron 300" new powerful X-ray cancer treatment unit.
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Mothers With Careers

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Mrs. Clayton R. Felland, who is a private duty nurse and a mother of two daughters, reading a thermometer.
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Dr. Oliver H. Donkle, Dentist

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Dentist Oliver Donkle is shown wearing a white work tunic and standing in his office by a folded dental drill with pulleys.
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Dr. Matt A. Nemetz

Date: 1932
Description: Dr. Matt A. Nemetz (1892-1961) performs dental work while leaning over a patient seated in his chair. Dental equipment on the left includes a white cuspido...
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Government Workers Blood Drive

Date: 01 05 1961
Description: Red Cross Nurse Janis Clothier is shown at right holding a container. With her are four building inspectors during a Red Cross blood drive for government w...
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Employees Being Treated in Infirmary at McCormick Works

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Description: Employees being treated in an infirmary.
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Boy Being Treated in Infirmary

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing an apron is standing on the left near a sink while treating a boy's arm. Another man, also wearing an apron, is standing near an open doorway...
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Precious Sight

Date: 09 1952
Description: A lens grinder working with specialized equipment in a lab.

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