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Handicraft Sales at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Handicrafts, including wicker furniture and rugs on display at the sales display room in Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, on Farwell Point, adjoining Mendota M...
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Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitorium

Date: 10 01 1931
Description: View uphill towards the Lake View Tuberulosis Sanitorium and grounds, 1202 Northport Drive.
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Mendota State Hospital Ward

Date: 02 06 1947
Description: View of nine empty beds in a Mendota State Hospital ward (Mendota Mental Health Institute) at 301 Troy Drive.
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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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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior of the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute) with stone fountain in front. Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital, Madison, Wis."
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Mendota State Hospital

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

Date: 1906
Description: View across the grounds towards the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute). Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital for Insane, Madison, Wis."
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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.
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Conditions at Mendota State Hospital

Date: 02 06 1947
Description: A woman patient at the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute) who is restrained in her bed by a camisole, which prevents the use of her a...
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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 08 11 1948
Description: Two university students helping serve dinner to patients at Mendota State Hospital. They are John LeSeur from Cornell University on the left, and Roy Klett...
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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 08 11 1948
Description: Two students making a bed at the Mendota State Hospital during their University of Wisconsin program to learn the inside workings of a mental institution. ...
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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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Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross

Date: 11 01 1948
Description: Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross sorting books at the library of Mendota hospital for the mentally ill. Left to right: Mrs. Frederick Hillyer, and ...
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Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross

Date: 11 01 1948
Description: Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross reading outdoors to patients of the Mendota hospital for the mentally ill. Shown standing, at left, is Mrs. Willia...
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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).
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Council for Mentally Retarded Children

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Officers of the Madison unit of the Wisconsin Council for Mentally Retarded Children, seated around a table. Left to right: Mrs. E.K. (Flora) Steul, public...
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Facade of Winnebago County Asylum

Date: 1930
Description: Three-quarter view from driveway of exterior of the Winnebago County Asylum.
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Poor Farm and Grounds

Date: 1930
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...
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Building on the Winnebago County Asylum Grounds

Date: 1930
Description: View from road of a building located on the grounds of the Winnebago County Asylum. Standing on a sidewalk in front is a man leaning on a cane.

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