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Soldiers' Orphans Home, Farwell House

Date: 1870
Description: Group of people posing outside of Soldiers' Orphans Home, located on Spaight Street between Paterson and Brearly Streets. The building was originally const...
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Building on the Winnebago County Asylum Grounds

Date: 1930
Description: View from road of a building located on the grounds of the Winnebago County Asylum. Standing on a sidewalk in front is a man leaning on a cane.
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Group Portrait of Winnebago County Asylum Staff

Date: 1930
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Winnebago County Asylum administrative and nursing staff posed around a bench near a tree. Included in the portrait are the S...
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Group Portrait at the Entrance to the Winnebago County Asylum

Date: 1930
Description: Four women and two men are standing at the tree-lined drive surrounded by a lawn which leads into the Winnebago County Asylum. The man on far right in the...
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Winnebago County Asylum Nursing Staff Group Portrait

Date: 1930
Description: Outdoor group portrait of six nurses, taken on the lawn of the Winnebago County Asylum. Three nurses standing in the back row are holding a "Winnebago" pen...
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Jackson County Poor Home

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Description: Man posed sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse in front of a two-story brick building, probably the Jackson County Poor Home.
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Milwaukee Home for Aged Lutherans Piano Player

Date: 1967
Description: Miss Lydia Henie, 76 years old, playing the piano in the devotional room of the Home for Aged Lutherans, 7500 West North Avenue.
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Future Site of Attic Angels Nursing Home

Date: 09 23 1959
Description: Two acres of land in the University Hill Farm plot have been purchased by the Attic Angel Association as a site for a nursing home. The present Attic Angel...
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Christmas Entertainment at Dane County Hospital and Home in Verona

Date: 12 20 1960
Description: Montrose school district students from Dane & Green County entertain residents at the Dane County Hospital and Home in Verona. The children performed a Chr...

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