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International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Chart Room

Date: 1925
Description: Three graphic artists inside the Chart Room of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department at 616 S. Michigan Avenue. The men are illustrat...
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Health for Victory Stage Set

Date: 09 17 1942
Description: Health for Victory stage, set up with posters, stove and refrigerator for Oscar Mayer at the Eastwood Theater. On the stage is a woman pointing to a poster...
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Shell Service Station

Date: 04 29 1931
Description: Shell service station, with a male attendant standing in front. There are posters advertising the "Trader Horn" movie on the ground in front of the pumps.
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Home Economics Club Meeting

Date: 10 16 1944
Description: Three women at a meeting of the Madison Home Economics Club with the theme "Good Nutrition, A Wartime Challenge." Mrs. Irving (Clara) Johnson, president of...
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Nurse and Two Pregnant Mothers

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Description: A nurse is talking to two pregnant mothers.
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Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Miss Agnes Moroney of the third district unit of Wisconsin State Organization of Public Health Nursing and supervising nurse at...
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Christmas Seal Campaign

Date: 11 18 1947
Description: Mrs. Bernard (Edna) Heilprin and Mrs. William L.(Margaret) Dowling shown installing a Christmas Seal poster. They are members of the Madison Tuberculosis A...
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Naval Air Station Waiting Room

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Description: Military personnel in the Naval Air Station waiting room. A sign on the wall reads: "Notice/ On this station salute/ square your hat/ hands out of pockets/...
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Child Health Poster

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Description: Poster titled "Ignorance Kills - Knowledge Saves" encouraging expectant parents to learn about infant health. Poster includes six images: little mothers cl...
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Madison Heart Fund Drive

Date: 01 24 1950
Description: Mrs. John J. (Audrey) Walsh and Mrs. Gottfired (Ruth) Mayer attach plastic heart coin containers to posters for the Madison Heart Fund Drive.
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Madison Heart Fund Drive

Date: 01 24 1950
Description: Mrs. James B. (Anya) Castle, chair of the women's division of the Madison Heart Fund Drive, displays a fundraising poster.
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Registration at the Health Center

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Description: Mothers with babies register at the Health Center. In the background chairs line the walls, and above them are posters on health.
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Waiting for Examination

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Description: Mothers sit with their babies in their arms as they wait for nurses to examine the infants. Infant clothing is hanging on a clothesline strung along the ba...
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Exhibit for Pregnant Women

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Description: A nurse is showing expectant mothers an exhibit. including maternity clothes. Posters on health are displayed on the wall behind them.
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Registering at the Health Center

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Description: Women, who are accompanied by their children, register at the Health Center. On the walls are displayed posters on health and food.
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Health Class

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Description: View from behind of group of woman and children sitting in chairs and listening as an instructor points to a chart on the wall. The instructor is teaching ...
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Health Class

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Description: A nurse points to charts while teaching maternal and infant health to a small class of mothers who have children on their laps.
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Mother with Special Needs Children

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Description: A mother arriving at the Health Center with her special needs children.
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Class for Mothers

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Description: A health care worker is instructing two mothers how to select shoes and stockings for their children. On the wall is a poster on clothing and shoes.
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Red Cross Blood Donors

Date: 03 14 1952
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson, blood donors, and children, Mike, left and Sharon, right, at the Red Cross blood bank.

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