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Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
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NY College of Pharmacy, Class Portrait

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Class of 1890, NY College of Pharmacy.
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Oscar Mayer Co. Health for Victory Club, East High

Date: 08 17 1943
Description: "Health for Victory" club sponsored by Oscar Mayer & Company, at Madison East High School, 2222 East Washington Avenue.
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Mobile X-Ray Machine

Date: 08 13 1941
Description: Bus containing mobile x-ray machine with sign, "Wisconsin State Board of Health, Tuberculosis Survey." A male technician is standing beside the bus. The bu...
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Girl Having Scoliosis Check

Date: 02 12 1935
Description: A woman examining the back of an East High School girl for scoliosis.
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Longfellow School Health Checks in Nutrition Room

Date: 02 14 1935
Description: Longfellow student being weighed and measured. There are twelve students lying on cots. 210 S. Brooks Street.
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Emerson School Eye Testing

Date: 02 11 1935
Description: Children are sitting in chairs with a patch over one eye writing down what they see at Emerson School eye testing.
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Emerson School Eye Testing

Date: 02 11 1935
Description: Woman pointing at chart and one child showing which way the E is pointing for Emerson School eye examinations. A piano is in the background.
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Emerson School Physical Examinations

Date: 11 04 1931
Description: Two women from the Health and Physical Education Department examining the posture and feet of Emerson School girls dressed in gym uniforms.
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Lincoln School, Vision Examinations

Date: 11 04 1931
Description: School children involved in vision tests at Lincoln School.
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Nutrition Room

Date: 04 1926
Description: Emerson Elementary School nutrition room at 2421 East Johnson Street.
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School for the Deaf — Exterior

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the main building of the State School for the Deaf.
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Bedroom at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Sleeping quarters at the State School for the Blind, with four single beds, a dresser, a chair, and a table.
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School Hospital

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Description: A school hospital at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon, with Mrs. Smith, the nurse, standing in front.
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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...
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School for the Blind

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

Date: 1865
Description: The Institution for the Education of the Blind. Caption reads: "Institution for the Education of the Blind, Janesville, Wisc. Free to Blind Children of Wis...
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Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. School nurse, Dorothy Dorman, inspecting the throats of four pupils at Sherman School. From left are: Larry Call, Norbert Eugen...
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Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 09 11 1947
Description: Visiting Nurse Service, sponsored by Attic Angels, at a child health center at Emerson School. This center is one of five child health centers sponsored by...
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Washington School Hearing Clinic

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Participants in a large-scale hearing clinic held at Washington School in Madison and sponsored by the University of Wisconsin departments of speech and ed...

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