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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane Pharmacy Dispensary

Date: 1893
Description: Pharmacy supplies are displayed in shelves in an office at the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane, lit by gas lamps hanging above the desk. (Mendota M...
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Woman Broadcasting Music at Veterans Administration Hospital

Date: 10 15 1947
Description: Woman seated at radio broadcasting console playing music for patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital on the grounds of Mendota State Hospital.
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Portrait of E.E. Manuel

Date: 1930
Description: Portrait of E.E. Manuel, Superintendent of the Winnebago County Asylum. Manuel is seated at a desk with his head in profile while looking out the window. H...
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E.E. Manuel Working at His Desk

Date: 1930
Description: Portrait of E.E. Manuel, Superintendent of the Winnebago County Asylum sitting at his desk with a ledger in front of him. In the background is a typewriter...
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"Shock Treatment" Movie Still

Date: 1964
Description: Movie still from the Twentieth Century-Fox film "Shock Treatment," featuring Stuart Whitman (playing Dale Nelson) who is shown undergoing electroshock trea...
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"Tranquilizers Restore Lives"

Date: 12 11 1964
Description: In the foreground, a woman's arms, with a bracelet and wristwatch. In one hand she is holding a large bottle of pills, and is pouring the pills into the ot...
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Careers in Mental Health

Date: 04 26 1959
Description: Agnes Moore, a psychiatric nurse-in-training, is shown at University Hospital studying the medical report of a patient.

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