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Photograph

Majorette with Baton

Date: 04 29 1963
Description: Rose Sorenson is waving her baton with one arm, while her other arm is in a sling.
Photograph

Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 07 1926
Description: Architectural drawing by Arthur Peabody of the Wisconsin General Hospital, 1300 University Avenue. University of Wisconsin.
Photograph

Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 09 04 1926
Description: Wisconsin General Hospital, University of Wisconsin, 1300 University Avenue.
Print

Madison, the Capitol of Wisconsin

Date: 1864
Description: Bird's-eye view of Madison, with 12 vignettes and in the center is "The Capitol of Wisconsin View from the Capitol House". The buildings on the top are, fr...
Drawing

National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee

Date: 1876
Description: Illustration of southwest view of the National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The institution's name changed from National Asylum For Disabled Volun...
Photograph

The Great Artesian Fountain

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the backside...
Postcard

St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Hospital, Ashland, Wis." Front facade and grounds of the four-story, red brick hospital built in 1905. The basement level is b...
Postcard

Beloit Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Beloit Hospital. Caption reads: "Beloit Hospital, Beloit, Wis."
Photograph

Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb

Date: 1880
Description: Engraved view of the building and the grounds. On the top of the dome is a wind vane. Pedestrians, an equestrian, and a man in a horse-drawn carriage are i...
Photograph

School for the Blind

Date: 
Description: Institution for the Education of the Blind.
Postcard

Mount View Sanatorium (South Park)

Date: 1925
Description: View of Mount View Sanatorium (South Park) in Barden Hospital for tubercular patients. Caption reads: "Mount View Sanatorium (South Park.)" Poem below read...
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

West Wisconsin Commercial District

Date: 05 28
Description: Street corner with commercial buildings, including Leo Abraham Cigars and Merit, Gargoyle Restaurant, The Peoples Dentists, The Hermit Buffet, and surround...
Print

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane. Near Madison

Date: 1876
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
Print

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1889
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute)
Photograph

Evangelical Deaconess Hospital

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of new wing under construction. A fence separates the wing from the road.
Print

St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: At the corner of Fourth Street and Reservoir Avenue. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk, and a horse-drawn carriage is in front.
Postcard

St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: A motorcar and a horse-drawn carriage are parked on the right of the building. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee."
Photograph

Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 1956
Description: 1300 University Avenue. Exterior of building from across the street, with trees lining the sidewalk. In front of the building, on the left, is a curved dri...
Photograph

Poor Farm and Grounds

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of Poor Farm on the grounds of the Winnebago County Asylum. There is a large barn, silo, windmill, and the roof of a large building in the ba...

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