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Rat Poison Distribution by Boy Scouts

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Description: A man distributes rat poison, which was invented by Dr. Link, to a Boy Scout to place in rat-infested areas. They are standing in front of the Village Hall...
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Children at Morningside Sanitorium

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Group portrait of children with tuberculosis and their attendants, and with a man and woman in Salvation Army uniforms, sitting in a classroom at the Morni...
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Vocational Students Mail Christmas Seals

Date: 11 29 1933
Description: A group of Madison vocational school students preparing Christmas Seals for distribution by the Madison Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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Boy Scouts with Christmas Seal Posters

Date: 11 25 1933
Description: A group portrait of Boy Scouts and adult leaders armed with tacks, hammers and posters to promote the sale of Christmas Seals.
Poster

The Health Of The Child Is The Power Of The Nation

Date: 1918
Description: A group of children walking up a grassy hill together, with text that reads: "The health of the child is the power of the nation," and "Children's Year." C...
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Mrs. Lawrence J. McCormick, Christmas Seal Chairman

Date: 11 08 1955
Description: Mrs. Lawrence J. McCormick, former patient at Lake View Sanatorium, looking at her chest x-ray with Dr. John K. Shumate. Mrs. McCormick was chairman of the...
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Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association Exhibit

Date: 1925
Description: Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association exhibit advertised in the storefront of a building in New London, Wisconsin. Two women are looking through the wind...
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Anti-Tuberculosis Railway Exhibit

Date: 1906
Description: 1904 Exhibit of the Maryland Association for the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis, in a railway coach. Photograph taken in Milwaukee.
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Anti-Tuberculosis Traveling Exhibit

Date: 1935
Description: Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association traveling health exhibit. Long bus with Tuberculosis information displayed and a crowd gathered.
Manuscript

Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Bond

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Description: National Tuberculosis Association five dollar Christmas Seal bond certificate.
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Wisconsin Lung Association Display

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Description: Wisconsin Lung Association informational display. Features model of and information on Sunnyview Sanatorium. The Wisconsin Lung Association was previously ...
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Wisconsin Lung Association Display

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Description: Wisconsin Lung Association informational display on tuberculosis. Featuring a model of and information on Sunnyview Sanatorium. The Wisconsin Lung Associat...
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Polio Survey

Date: 08 09 1944
Description: James R. Law, chairman of the Dane County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Palmer F. Daugs, Lake Mills, representative of the Na...
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Presentation of a Fluoroscope to City of Madison

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: The presentation of a fluoroscope purchased by the Madison Tuberculosis Association to the City of Madison Health Department. Shown left to right are Mayor...
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American Cancer Society Wisconsin Division

Date: 01 19 1947
Description: Group portrait of twenty men and one woman, staff of the American Cancer Society, Wisconsin Division.
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American Cancer Society Meeting

Date: 02 19 1947
Description: Men and women working for control of cancer attend a meeting of the American Cancer Society.
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Leaders of Dane County Cancer Fund Drive

Date: 04 23 1947
Description: Group portrait of leaders of the Dane County Cancer Fund Drive as they prepare to broadcast a radio appeal for support. Pictured left to right; Mrs. Jesse ...
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Christmas Seal Campaign

Date: 11 18 1947
Description: Mrs. Bernard (Edna) Heilprin and Mrs. William L.(Margaret) Dowling shown installing a Christmas Seal poster. They are members of the Madison Tuberculosis A...
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Christmas Seal Campaign

Date: 10 18 1947
Description: Miss Catherine Ahern, a member of the board of directors of the Madison Tuberculosis Association, holding a double-bar cross, the symbol of the association...
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Christmas Seal Campaign

Date: 11 18 1947
Description: Mrs. James (Jane) Wilkie with her children, Sara, James, and William, shown wrapping presents using tuberculosis seals.

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