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Hydro-therapy Department at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Military veterans receive therapy in hot water tubs, with George Gardner, director of the hydro-therapy department, Wisconsin Memorial Hospital on Farwell ...
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Dane County Asylum

Date: 09 06 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Dane County Asylum (or hospital) with people sitting on a bench in front.
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Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane

Date: 1907
Description: Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane, in existence since 1845. In 1880 it became part of the county hospital system, which was set up to provide l...
Postcard

Building No. 4, State Home

Date: 1910
Description: Building No. 4, then known as the Wisconsin House for the Feeble-Minded. Caption reads: "Building No. 4, State Home, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
Postcard

Rock County Insane Asylum

Date: 1910
Description: View from road towards the insane asylum. Caption reads: "Rock County Insane Asylum, Janesville, Wis."
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County Asylum

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Description: View across grounds towards the County Asylum in Whitehall. Caption reads: "County Asylum, Whitehall, Wis."
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Grant County Asylum

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Description: View across lawn towards the Grant County Asylum.
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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...
Postcard

Marinette County Insane Asylum

Date: 1917
Description: View down unpaved road toward the front of the asylum. Caption reads: "Marinette County Insane Asylum, Marinette, Wis."
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Wood County Asylum

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Description: The Wood County Asylum.
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Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Hospital for the Insane.
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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

Sun Parlor for Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 1912
Description: Colorized view of a sun parlor at the pavilion for tuberculosis cases at the Milwaukee Hospital for the Insane.
Photograph

Mendota Mental Health Institute

Date: 06 28 1962
Description: Interior view of a historically-restored hallway in the Mendota Mental Health Institute (Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane).
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...
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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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Second Annual Picnic at Dane County Asylum Farm

Date: 07 04 1917
Description: Panoramic view of the staff and residents of the Dane County Asylum at the second annual picnic for the institution.
Postcard

The Sanatorium

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Description: View towards the sanatorium.. Caption reads: "The Sanatorium, Hudson, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "No view can give any adequate idea of the magnificent s...
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Rock County Insane Asylum

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Description: View up sidewalk toward the insane asylum. Turrets are on either side of the entrance, and wings with wards are on both sides. Caption reads: "Rock County ...

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