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Scrabble Game

Date: 04 11 1965
Description: A hospital patient plays a scrabble game with an occupational therapist.
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Frankfurters on the Grill

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: "Picnicking in Mitchell Park provided a pleasant afternoon recently for these senior citizens who participated in the Milwaukee County Park Commission's pr...
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Jigsaw Puzzle

Date: 04 17 1957
Description: An elderly woman, Josephine Fell, is the "adopted grandmother" to a Girl Scout that visits her and works with her on a puzzle at Rosemary's Nursing Home in...
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Caning Chairs

Date: 10 17 1968
Description: An elderly man and woman make new cane seats for chairs at the Cedar Lake Home for the Aged.
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Suitcases

Date: 11 12 1967
Description: Women unpack their suitcases at rest home.
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Dane County Home for the Aged

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of the Dane County Home for the Aged.
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Gisholt Home for the Aged

Date: 1930
Description: The Gisholt Home for the Aged, 3030 City View Drive at Burke Road on Madison's far east side.
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Old Ladies' Home

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of an "old ladies' home." Caption reads: "Old Ladies' Home, Racine, Wis."
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Home of the Aged

Date: 1900
Description: Located at Wells Street and 20th Street. Building is five stories high with several chimneys and a tower with a cross on the roof in the center of the buil...
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First Resident of Oakwood Village Lutheran Home

Date: 10 23 1949
Description: The Reverend Otto J. Wilke (left), president of the Oakwood Lutheran Home Association, is shown greeting Mike Anderson, the first resident of the Oakwood L...
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First Staff of Oakwood Village Lutheran Home

Date: 10 23 1949
Description: Three of the first staff members of the Oakwood Lutheran Home on Mineral Point Road stand side by side. Left to right: Mrs. A. Staehling, matron; Mrs. O.D....
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Older Adult Klub Activities

Date: 02 13 1951
Description: Henry Naumann and Mrs. Julia Bennett pose for a portrait while wearing costumes at the Older Adult Klub masquerade ball. The event was held at the Madison ...
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Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: Nellie Lee MacBurney, 96 years old, shows a small china house to Betty Maresh, registered nurse, who works for the Visiting Nurse Service.
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Senior Center Tour

Date: 01 1979
Description: Congressman David Obey (right) enjoys lunch at a senior center in his northern Wisconsin congressional district.
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Out for Lunch

Date: 1979
Description: The driver helps a senior citizen board the bus after a lunch at the Medford Senior Center.
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Lunch Time

Date: 01 1979
Description: Lunchtime at a senior center in central Wisconsin. Congressman David R. Obey can be seen talking in the background. Although the location has not been iden...
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Senior Bus

Date: 01 1979
Description: Bus operated by the Portage County Commission on Aging and its driver. The bus took senior citizens to lunch at the Senior Center and provided other servic...
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Happy Birthday Medicare

Date: 07 29 1995
Description: At a celebration for the 30th anniversary of Medicare, Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and guests blow out the candles on a cake.
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Delivering Meals on Wheels

Date: 09 1995
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin, a strong supporter of seniors, helps to deliver meals on wheels to a home-bound resident of his district.
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First Governor's Conference on Aging Population

Date: 05 26 1956
Description: Discussing plans for the First Governor's Conference on an Aging Population are Governor Walter Kohler; Minnetta Hastings, chairman of the committee on the...

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