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Children at Morningside Sanitorium

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Group portrait of children with tuberculosis and their attendants, and with a man and woman in Salvation Army uniforms, sitting in a classroom at the Morni...
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Wheelchair Patient Outside at Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 02 08 1945
Description: Patient in wheelchair being taken outdoors in the snow between two buildings at Wisconsin General Hospital.
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Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. Established in 1903, it became a general hospital in the 1930s. A group of people are posing on the lawn ...
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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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Patients Dining at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: A group of patients in formal dress gathering around tables for dinner at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded by Bishop Salpointe. Windows and a set of door...
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Eleanor Holt in the Hospital

Date: 01 27 1919
Description: Eleanor Holt is lying in her hospital bed at Henrotin Memorial Hospital. Her left leg, under the bed sheet, appears to be elevated. There are several frame...

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