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Attic Angels Association Volunteers at Well Child Center

Date: 04 19 1955
Description: Members of Attic Angels Association volunteering at the Well Child Center, Wisconsin Neurological Foundation, 1954 East Washington Avenue. Included are Na...
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Dentist Examining a Child's Teeth

Date: 05 03 1948
Description: Mrs. Zean (Gladys) Braiger observes a dentist checking the teeth of Ronald Opelt. The mothers of Madison's Parent-Teacher associations promoted a "summer r...
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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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Health Class

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Description: View from behind of group of woman and children sitting in chairs and listening as an instructor points to a chart on the wall. The instructor is teaching ...
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Exposicao Internacional de Hygiene

Date: 1909
Description: View of a medal from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's Exposicao Internacional de Hygiene of 1909. The medal depicts a seated woman and a boy kneeling beside her.
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Children with International Truck

Date: 1965
Description: A group of children gathers around an International truck modified for use by a public health organization while a woman in a nurse's outfit stands inside....
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Breast Feeding vs. Bottle Feeding

Date: 1915
Description: Poster promoting breast feeding for infant health. The poster shows a bar graph comparing monthly infant deaths for breast fed and bottle fed babies. There...
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Girl in Iron Lung

Date: 1957
Description: A nurse holding a mirror so that the photographer can see the face of a girl in an iron lung. Hanging from the machine are a number of greeting cards. The ...
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Photo Enactors from the Dane County Association for Mental Health

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: In a staged elementary school classroom scene, a teacher notices an inattentive boy. The four actors are: Geoffrey Rotwein, Faye Daley ("teacher"), Marion...

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