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Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane

Date: 1895
Description: Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane. In 1880 it became a part of the county hospital system, which was set up to provide longer term care to peopl...
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) near Madison.
Postcard

Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior of the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute) with stone fountain in front. Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital, Madison, Wis."
Photograph

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1870
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
Postcard

Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1906
Description: View across the grounds towards the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute). Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital for Insane, Madison, Wis."
Photograph

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1872
Description: View from the path leading to the entrance of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane. Near Madison

Date: 1876
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
Photograph

Aerial View of Dane County Hospital

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the Dane County Hospital, looking west. Excavating for a more modern east wing that was finished in 1960 can be seen near the main building....
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Aerial View of Dane County Hospital

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the Dane County Hospital, looking north. Excavating for a more modern east wing that was finished in 1960 can be seen. It had been called t...
Photograph

Dane County Home

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Description: Front view of the Dane County Home. The facility was renamed the Badger Prairie Healthcare Center in 1985. As of October 2010, a brand new hospital at the ...

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