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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Engraved print of the institute. The building has dome, and at the top is a wind vane. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Institute for the Deaf & Dumb." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Masonic Home, surrounded by a lawn and trees. There are two flagpoles along a driveway leading around the building. Caption reads: "Ma... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | The multi-storied Orphans' Home in Wittenberg. Handwriting on front reads: "Orphans Home Wittenberg Wis". |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | The Milwaukee County Alms House. Caption reads: "Milwaukee County Alms House, Wauwatosa, Wis." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Taylor Orphan Asylum, viewed from the front. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | The Taylor Orphanage, built by Lucas Bradley in 1868. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Located at Wells Street and 20th Street. Building is five stories high with several chimneys and a tower with a cross on the roof in the center of the buil... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the St. Joseph Orphanage, with lion statues at the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Joseph Orphanage, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Front view of main building behind trees on the lawn. A fountain is in front of the entrance. A flag is on the top of the building. Caption reads: "Milwau... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Looking southwest. The facility has since become part of the U.S. Veterans Administration Center at 5000 West National Avenue. Two paths and trees surround... |
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| Description: | Children outdoors on playground equipment, including a slide, at Bethany Orphan Home. |
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| Description: | A view from across the dirt path of Louisiana Baptist Orphanage, constructed in 1903. A fence surrounds the building which has tall windows. |
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| Description: | A composite photograph showing two images of Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans' Home. The upper right photograph is a view of the children and adults at the dining ... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A view of dishes on the dining room tables in Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Dining Room." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A view of the interior of the main hall of Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Main Hall." |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Male Almshouse, a home for the aged and ill. The brick structure is lined with windows, and two adults walk past to the left of the h... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Female Almshouse, a home for the aged and ill. A woman stands outside the door, and a telephone pole stands to the right of the buildi... |
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| Description: | Front view of the addition to the Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged, founded on May 10, 1883. Pedestrians are crossing the street near an automobile an... |
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| Description: | Front view of the Poor Farm. Two front porches attach to the houses with decorative columns and lattice work. One of two front doors is open, and a side do... |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Soldiers and Sailors Home, built in 1877 by the Grand Army of the Republic. The domiciliary stands on the left, and the building on the rig... |
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