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| Date: | 1895 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across road toward the building which is surrounded by a fence. Caption reads: "The Riverside Sanitarium, Menlo Park, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Poor Farm on the grounds of the Winnebago County Asylum. There is a large barn, silo, windmill, and the roof of a large building in the ba... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Tree-lined driveway on the Winnebago County Asylum grounds. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Barn with stone foundation on the Winnebago County Asylum grounds. In the foreground behind a fence is a herd of cattle, and to the right is a man standing... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View over fence of a man wearing a hat using a tilling tool in a garden presumably belonging to the Winnebago County Asylum farm. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Four women and two men are standing at the tree-lined drive surrounded by a lawn which leads into the Winnebago County Asylum. The man on far right in the... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Tree-lined dirt road entrance to the Winnebago County Asylum. In the far distance, two individuals are standing near the entrance gate. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| 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.... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across dirt road of the asylum and grounds. A large three-story building is spread out over several acres. Stairs are leading up to entrances on the s... |
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