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State Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Date: 1925
Description: View of the Oneida cottage for women at the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
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State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Refectory

Date: 1925
Description: View of the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Refectory from the east.
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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1912
Description: Grounds of the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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Infirmary at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1940
Description: Infirmary on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Exterior of three-story building, with a circular path around some shrubs in the yard.
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Madison General Hospital

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view of the original Madison General Hospital with the new wing, added in 1912(all demolished). Madison General Hospital merged with Methodist Hos...
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Ho-Chunk Girl and Boy with Smallpox

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Description: An unidentified young Ho-Chunk boy and girl with smallpox are standing outside of their home. The Ho-Chunk girl is wrapped in a shawl and is standing on th...
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Ho-Chunk Girl and Boy with Smallpox

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Description: A Ho-Chunk girl is wrapped in a shawl and sitting outdoors on the left, and a Ho-Chunk boy posing only in a shirt is standing on the right. Both children ...
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Shore Road Hospital

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Description: View across road toward the Shore Road Hospital. A gate stands at the edge of the property at the sidewalk and leads to stairs and the entrance of the hosp...
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The Insane Asylum

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Description: View across lawn toward the stone and brick Italianate-style asylum. The front entrance has a vine-covered porch in front, with bushes and shrubs flanking ...
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Attic Angels Site Clean-up Party

Date: 07 12 1952
Description: Attic Angel members (plus a few husbands and children) took part in a clean-up party at the former Louis M. Hobbins house at 102 East Gorham Street that th...
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Yates Memorial Hospital

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Description: Stairs lead from the sidewalk to a columned porch at the hospital entrance. Three girls play with a wagon on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Yates Memorial H...
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River Pine Sanitarium

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of River Pine Sanitarium, which opened in 1906. A path surrounded by trees leads past benches to the sanitarium porch. Caption reads: "River Pine ...
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Saint Michael's Hospital

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Description: Exterior of Saint Michael's Hospital, founded in 1913 by the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. A baby carriage stands near the bottom of the steps at the ho...
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St. Mary's Hospital

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Description: View across lawn toward St. Mary's Hospital. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Hospital, Watertown, Wis."
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Sacred Heart Hospital

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Description: Exterior of Sacred Heart Hospital. The brick hospital building features a porch, balcony, and a covered entrance. Caption reads: "Sacred Heart Hospital, To...
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Waupaca County Asylum

Date: 1902
Description: View across lawn the Waupaca County Asylum facade. The structure consists of three buildings connected by windowed passageways. The building is symmetrical...
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Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view of the Lake View Sanitarium, where Lewis Arms's mother Mamie Arms Hall was treated for tuberculosis.
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Saint Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1926
Description: Elevated view of exterior of Saint Joseph's Hospital. The three-story building has a cross on the roof over the entrance.
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Woman at Hansberry Hospital

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Description: A woman (possibly a nurse) standing on the sidewalk in front of the sign at the entrance to Hansberry Hospital, Hillsburo's first hospital. It was establis...
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011 - Health Cabin

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Description: The health cabin located in a wooded setting. Original caption notes: "Here our medical counselor lives and keeps her equipment. In a separate room are two...

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