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| Date: | 12 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Nancy McVee, recently recovered from tuberculosis after being treated in a sanatorium for five years. During that time, she took correspondence... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Child receiving a shot, most likely the polio vaccine. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Children in line for vaccine shot. The child in the foreground is being prepared for the injection, most likely the polio vaccine. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Polio vaccine being unloaded (?) from a Northwest airplane. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A doctor unloading a box filled with a supply of the polio vaccine. The box in the foreground is labeled: "Polio Vaccine Rush" and the doctor is kneeling n... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | A nurse holding a mirror so that the photographer can see the face of a girl in an iron lung. Hanging from the machine are a number of greeting cards. The ... |
| Date: | 03 12 1956 |
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| Description: | Members of the University of Wisconsin Hoofers' Ski Club demonstrate the importance of correct immobilization of fractures and proper transportation. They ... |
| Date: | 09 22 1952 |
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| Description: | First grade student Frank Eschler has his hearing tested by Sun Prairie Health Council chairman Mrs. Marshall Thorpe. Looking on is student Kathleen Wacket... |
| Date: | 07 29 1995 |
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| Description: | At a celebration for the 30th anniversary of Medicare, Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and guests blow out the candles on a cake. |
| Date: | 1995 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin congressmen (left to right) Gerald Kleczka, David R. Obey, and Thomas Barrett listening to citizen opinions on Medicare reform at a forum. |
| Date: | 08 23 1956 |
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| Description: | Four women wearing Red Cross Gray Lady uniforms, including nurse caps with Red Cross insignia, sit at a table and plan a united meeting of the four units o... |
| Date: | 01 13 1957 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the officers of the Association for Childbirth Education which sponsored a lecture series. The officers, left to right, are: Louise Thoma... |
| Date: | 01 08 1957 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Mrs. Margaret Nelson, teacher-coordinator at the Madison Vocational and Adult school's homemaking department. She was preparing to appear on WH... |
| Date: | 04 26 1957 |
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| Description: | Members of the Zonta Club sponsored a community-wide dinner and educational program for Hear, Inc. at the Park Hotel. Left to right: Janice Stovall, direct... |
| Date: | 04 26 1957 |
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| Description: | Members of the Zonta Club sponsored a community-wide dinner and educational program for Hear, Inc. at the Park Hotel. Left to Right: Suzanne Boyce, Middlet... |
| Date: | 04 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Three members of the Dane County board look over literature provided by the American Cancer Society for introduction into public schools. Left to right are... |
| Date: | 04 26 1957 |
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| Description: | Members of the Zonta Club sponsored a community-wide dinner and educational program for Hear, Inc. at the Park Hotel. Left to Right: Ruth Dickie, retiring ... |
| Date: | 04 26 1957 |
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| Description: | Members of the Zonta Club sponsored a community-wide dinner and educational program for Hear, Inc. at the Park Hotel. Left to right: Dr. H. Kent Tenney, pa... |
| Date: | 10 16 1957 |
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| Description: | The Madison Visiting Nurse Service held its annual meeting at Blackhawk Country Club. The Visiting Nurse Service, a Red Feather agency, is the only service... |
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