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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1912
Description: Grounds of the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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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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Waupaca County Asylum

Date: 1902
Description: View across lawn the Waupaca County Asylum facade. The structure consists of three buildings connected by windowed passageways. The building is symmetrical...
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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...
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Wood County Insane Asylum

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Wood County Insane Asylum. Caption reads: "Wood County Insane Asylum, Marshfield, Wis."

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