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Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Hospital for the Insane.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) near Madison.
Photograph

Taylor Orphan Asylum

Date: 1890
Description: The Taylor Orphan Asylum, view from the rear. Children are playing on the lawn in front.
Photograph

Taylor Orphan Asylum

Date: 1890
Description: Taylor Orphan Asylum, viewed from the front.
Photograph

Taylor Orphan Asylum

Date: 1888
Description: The Taylor Orphanage, built by Lucas Bradley in 1868.
Photograph

Patients at Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanitorium

Date: 1908
Description: View of a group of men dressed in winter clothes, under blankets, sitting in an outdoor porch at the Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanitorium in Wales. Capt...
Postcard

Sun Parlor for Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 1912
Description: Colorized view of a sun parlor at the pavilion for tuberculosis cases at the Milwaukee Hospital for the Insane.
Photograph

Tuberculosis Ward at River Pines Sanatorium

Date: 1908
Description: Snow-filled porch at the River Pines Tuberculosis Sanitorium.
Postcard

State Rehabilitation Camp at Lake Tomahawk

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Description: Exterior of building at State Tuberculosis Rehabilitation Camp in Tomahawk Lake. Two people are standing along the front of the building. Caption reads: "S...
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Tuberculosis Patient

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Description: Young tuberculosis patient sitting up in bed. The bed is on an outdoor porch.
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Wisconsin Lung Association Display

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Description: Wisconsin Lung Association informational display. Features model of and information on Sunnyview Sanatorium. The Wisconsin Lung Association was previously ...
Photograph

Wisconsin Lung Association Display

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Description: Wisconsin Lung Association informational display on tuberculosis. Featuring a model of and information on Sunnyview Sanatorium. The Wisconsin Lung Associat...
Photograph

Tuberculosis Patient Making Dolls

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Description: Tuberculosis patient sitting in a sanatorium bed making dolls.
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Tuberculosis Bus

Date: 1945
Description: State Board of Health mobile tuberculosis x-ray unit. The ability to bring tuberculosis diagnostic technology to all parts of the state greatly aided the v...
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Wisconsin General Hospital Room

Date: 02 08 1945
Description: Wisconsin General Hospital room with two patients and a medical aide in crowded conditions.
Photograph

Wheelchair Patient Outside at Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 02 08 1945
Description: Patient in wheelchair being taken outdoors in the snow between two buildings at Wisconsin General Hospital.
Photograph

Patient in Wisconsin General Hospital Hallway

Date: 02 08 1945
Description: Patient being wheeled past laundry baskets and lockers in overcrowded Wisconsin General Hospital basement hallway.
Postcard

Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. Established in 1903, it became a general hospital in the 1930s. A group of people are posing on the lawn ...
Postcard

Sanitarium

Date: 1907
Description: View of Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. "The grounds where this sanitarium stands was the site of Gen. Taylor's headquarters at Fort Crawford in 1832. It was ...
Postcard

View of Sanitarium

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Praire du Chien Sanitarium. Caption reads: "Sanitarium, Prairie du Chien, Wis."

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