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Dining Room Table at Winnebago County Asylum

Date: 1930
Description: Dining room table illuminated by sunlight from a nearby window, located at the Winnebago County Asylum.
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Winnebago County Asylum Dining Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Dining hall at the Winnebago County Asylum. There are many chairs at tables set with tableware. Two large windows and a doorway are on the far wall, and li...
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Winnebago County Asylum Dining Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Dining hall at the Winnebago County Asylum. In the foreground are spindle chairs pushed up against long tables set with tableware. Light fixtures are hangi...
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Man in Winnebago County Asylum Kitchen

Date: 1930
Description: A man wearing an apron stands in a large kitchen located at the Winnebago County Asylum. Above him are pots and pans hanging from the ceiling. There is a l...
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Laundry Room at the Winnebago County Asylum

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the laundry room at the Winnebago County Asylum. Pictured are the staff, including a young boy. Some of the women are ironing articles of ...
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Winnebago County Asylum Dining Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Dining hall at the Winnebago County Asylum. Spindle chairs are pushed up against long tables set with dishes. In the background are potted plants in front ...
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Registering at the Health Center

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Description: Women, who are accompanied by their children, register at the Health Center. On the walls are displayed posters on health and food.
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Guest Dining Room at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the guest dining room of the Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's.
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Patients Dining at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of patients in formal dress gathering around a long table for dinner at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bisho...
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Patients Dining at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: Patients pose around the dinner table at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe.
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Happy Birthday Medicare

Date: 07 29 1995
Description: At a celebration for the 30th anniversary of Medicare, Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and guests blow out the candles on a cake.
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Man Feeding Doves

Date: 1890
Description: Man feeding fantail doves on a lawn at Oakwood Sanitarium. The sanitarium is in the background behind trees.
Poster

Treat Yourself to a Wisconsin Natural Cheese Sandwich

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Description: Poster with an illustration of a woman wearing a nurses uniform, and a knife with slices of cheese cut from a block of Wis-Cheese Sandwich Cut. Text reads:...

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