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Northern Hospital for the Insane Exterior

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the Northern Hospital for the Insane.
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Front View of Northern Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1893
Description: Front view of the Northern Hospital for the Insane. A horse-drawn carriage is outside the entrance.
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.
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Northern Wisconsin Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: The entrance of the Northern Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. Automobiles are parked on the road in front.
Postcard

Sacred Heart Sanitarium

Date: 1904
Description: View across grounds toward the main building in the center with a lawn and paths in front. On the far left is a small attached building with a front porch....
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Exterior View of a Winnebago County Asylum Building

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of front of a Winnebago County Asylum building.
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Exterior View of a Winnebago County Asylum Building

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of a Winnebago County Asylum building.
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Group Portrait of Winnebago County Asylum Staff

Date: 1930
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Winnebago County Asylum administrative and nursing staff posed around a bench near a tree. Included in the portrait are the S...
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The Insane Asylum

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Description: View across lawn toward the stone and brick Italianate-style asylum. The front entrance has a vine-covered porch in front, with bushes and shrubs flanking ...
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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.
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Dane County Asylum near Verona

Date: 1911
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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Brown County Asylum

Date: 1926
Description: View across drive and lawn towards the front of the building. Caption reads: "Brown County Asylum, Green Bay, Wis."
Postcard

Pennoyer Sanitarium

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Description: View across lawn toward the sanitarium. There is a net set up on the lawn in the foreground. Caption reads: "Pennoyer Sanitarium, Kenosha, Wis. N.A. Pennoy...
Postcard

Main Building, State Hospital

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view of the main building of Mendota State Hospital. Caption reads: "Main Building, State Hospital, Mendota, Madison, Wis."
Postcard

Mendota Hospital

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Description: The front lawn of Mendota Hospital. In the fountain is a statue of children under an umbrella, with flowers in planters on the edge of the circular wall ar...
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Madison Sanitarium

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of a hospital building on a hill. Caption reads: "Madison Sanitarium, Madison, Wis."
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Superindendent's Residence from the Lake

Date: 07 22 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Superintendent's Residence from the Lake, Milwaukee Asylum for the Chronic Insane, Wauwatosa, Wis." A three-story house with a porch...
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Northern State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Entrance to Asylum, Winnebago, Wis." A four story building built of stone with arched windows and a three story balcony. A bicyc...
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Northern State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Front of Asylum, Winnebago, Wis." A four-story building built of stone with arched windows and a three-story balcony. Trees line the ...

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