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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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Handicraft Sales at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Handicrafts, including wicker furniture and rugs on display at the sales display room in Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, on Farwell Point, adjoining Mendota M...
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Students in Gymnasium at State School for the Deaf

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of group of female students posing with Indian clubs in a gymnasium at the State School for the Deaf.
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Amputees

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Description: A carte-de-visite of John Schmit, Freddy Hill, Leland Fay and George Schmit, who were frozen on the night of March 10th and 11th, 1876, on the Green Bay an...
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Bashford Methodist Church Party

Date: 12 15 1948
Description: Santa Claus distributing gifts to five youth in wheelchairs at a party at Bashford Methodist Church at 11 N. 7th Street.
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Elks Club Party

Date: 12 31 1948
Description: Men and women seated around a banquet dinner table. Several people are sitting in wheelchairs, and there are crutches leaning against the wall. A group of ...
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Washington School Orthopedic Department

Date: 03 31 1949
Description: Taking motherly care of their dolls in the orthopedic department at Washington School are, left to right: Jeanne Laugen, Virginia Czerpinski, and Marian Mc...
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Washington School Orthopedic Department

Date: 03 31 1949
Description: Jimmy Fladen, Christine Mercer, and Paul Vincent manipulate Punch and Judy marionettes in the orthopedic department at Washington School, 545 West Dayton S...
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Camp Wawbeek Hospital Drive

Date: 11 09 1949
Description: Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce auxiliary (Jaycettes) members Mrs. Marvin (Lucille) Bump and Mrs. Robert (Merrilyn) Wegner posing for a photograph with ...
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Madison Skating Club's Junior Club

Date: 01 17 1950
Description: Skating hand in hand to a waltz tune are, from left to right, Lorraine Bokina, Hugh Bell, Fritz Balsley, and Gary Rieman. Also standing on the far right is...
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Officials and Employees of the Wisconsin State Administration

Date: 1888
Description: Group portrait of officials and employees of the Wisconsin state administration, who made up Governor Jeremiah M. Rusk's "one-armed and one-legged" staff o...
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Hope Rehabilitation Center

Date: 03 06 2009
Description: "At Hope Rehab Center they gave us a nice room where we could meet with former Theresa residents. Clockwise they are (residents marked with an *) *Rogeen F...
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Union Members Group Portrait

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Description: Group portrait in front of a large stone building with arches of members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 880 holding giant pennie...
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Zonta International

Date: 05 25 1954
Description: Officers of Zonta International of Madison, a professional women's service organization, present a contribution to Hear, Inc., a new organization for heari...
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Roland and Winnie Delamater Family

Date: 03 11 1957
Description: Roland and Winnie Delameter sitting in their living room while reading to their children, Sandra, age 6 years, left, and Ronalee, age 4 & 1/2 years. Roland...
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American Legion Birthday Party

Date: 03 1998
Description: "At the Legion's 79th Birthday Party, World War II veterans were honored. Commander Greg Krueger presents awards to Ralph Widmer, Navy; Bud Ruecker, Army A...
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Learning Braille

Date: 03 1990
Description: Theresa Lions Club present Joey Bernhard, who is blind, a device to learn braille.
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Gifts For Neurological Patients

Date: 09 29 1960
Description: Pauline Dubner, a patient at the Wisconsin Neurological Foundation, poses in her hospital bed next to a new record player in a case. Behind her stand the f...
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United Cerebral-Palsy League

Date: 04 27 1961
Description: Members of the United Cerebral-Palsy Parents League meet monthly to exchange information and experiences. Pictured, from left to right: Alma Dambekaln, Jam...
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D.A.V. Presents Flag to Mt. Zion Church

Date: 05 21 1961
Description: The Madison chapter of the Disabled American Veterans presents a 50-star flag in honor of John Parrish, center, a member of the newly built Mt. Zion Church...

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