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Television for Patients

Date: 1950
Description: Hospital or nursing home patients are able to view television in their rooms.
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Hospital Room

Date: 1930
Description: Posed view of a patient room in the recently constructed Methodist Hospital, showing a nurse on the telephone near a bed, and a doctor and elderly patient ...
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Madison Altrusa Club

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: Madison Altrusa Club members inspecting a Madison General Hospital room which is maintained by the club. Left to right: Alfreda Fauerbach, 901 Jenifer Stre...
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Banquet Planning Committee

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Third district officers of the Wisconsin State Nurses' Association sitting on a sofa while planning a banquet. Left to right: Margaret Emanuel; Janet Jenni...
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Nurse and Newborn

Date: 1897
Description: A nurse sits with Mrs. D.W. Osborn's week-old newborn.
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Winnebago County Asylum Nursing Staff

Date: 1930
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the nursing staff at the Winnebago County Asylum. Eight nurses in uniform are lined up near the exterior of a brick building.
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Winnebago County Asylum Nursing Staff Group Portrait

Date: 1930
Description: Outdoor group portrait of six nurses, taken on the lawn of the Winnebago County Asylum. Three nurses standing in the back row are holding a "Winnebago" pen...
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Fairview Hospital

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Description: A view toward the Fairview Hospital, which opened in 1913. Nurses pose in front of the residential-looking building surrounded by a lawn and trees. Caption...
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The Philadelphia Home for Incurables

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables, established in 1877. Nurses stand near a group of patients sitting outdoors under trees, w...
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Patients at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: View of patients resting in chairs and nurses standing near them at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. A large cactus and a palm...
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Roof Garden at the Central Club for Nurses

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Description: View of the roof garden at the Central Club for Nurses, completed in 1916 by architects Parish and Schroeder. The Central Club for Nurses was built for the...
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Flight Nurses during Aquatic Training

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Description: Six female flight nurses posing outdoors. The women are wearing bathing suits and holding life vests around their necks at the at Alameda Naval Air Strip d...
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Madison Visiting Nurse Service Annual Meeting

Date: 10 27 1959
Description: Officers of the Madison Visiting Nurse Service sit at the speakers' table during the annual meeting at Maple Bluff Country Club. From left to right are: Mr...
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Fargo Family

Date: 07 1900
Description: A decorated album page features two photographs of members of the Fargo family posing near the ornate porch of their home. In the photograph on the left, F...
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View of Garden

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the garden of the Red Cross soup kitchen.
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Graduation Ceremonies Tea for Madison General Hospital Nurses

Date: 08 14 1958
Description: Women attending the tea for Madison General Hospital nursing graduation ceremonies. Seated on a couch, left to right, are: Jane Frederick, Lois Quam, and L...
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Mary Swinging at Her Playhouse

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Griggs is sitting on a swing in the lawn near her playhouse. Mary's nurse/nanny is relaxing on a bench against the outside of the playhouse. The playh...

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