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| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | A traveling medicine wagon with saleswomen and vendor selling Westmore's Hair Tonic. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building. |
| Date: | 01 07 1937 |
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| Description: | A traveling salesman with Willson's Monarch Labs is standing beside the horse-drawn wagon that took him on sales routes in rural Wisconsin. Willson manufac... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Sleeping quarters at the State School for the Blind, with four single beds, a dresser, a chair, and a table. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Music recital room at the State School for the Blind with seven rows of seating, a piano and cello. Adorning the front wall is the Latin phrase "Lux Oritur... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Interior of the State School for the Blind, perhaps a study or room for recreation. Included in the room are several tables with small models, a piano, and... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | The State Institute for the Blind, a school free for blind children of Wisconsin. Caption reads: "State Institute for Blind, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from road towards the insane asylum. Caption reads: "Rock County Insane Asylum, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the exterior of the Municipal hospital. Flowers and trees are on the lawn. |
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| Description: | View of a large, Victorian house that functioned as a hospital. Caption reads: "Mercy Hospital, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | View up sidewalk toward the insane asylum. Turrets are on either side of the entrance, and wings with wards are on both sides. Caption reads: "Rock County ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the tuberculosis sanatorium. Caption reads: "Pinehurst Sanatorium, Janesville, Wis." |
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