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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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Marinette County Insane Asylum

Date: 1917
Description: View down unpaved road toward the front of the asylum. Caption reads: "Marinette County Insane Asylum, Marinette, Wis."
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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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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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Brown County Asylum

Date: 1926
Description: View across drive and lawn towards the front of the building. Caption reads: "Brown County Asylum, Green Bay, Wis."
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Southern Wisconsin Colony and Training School

Date: 1921
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Southern Wisconsin Colony and Training School. Union Grove, Wis." Aerial view of a large facility. Opened in 1919 as the "Southern ...
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Superindendent's Residence from the Lake

Date: 07 22 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Superintendent's Residence from the Lake, Milwaukee Asylum for the Chronic Insane, Wauwatosa, Wis." A three-story house with a porch...
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Milwaukee Asylum for Chronic Insane

Date: 07 01 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Milwaukee Asylum for Chronic Insane, Wauwatosa, Wis." Three multistory buildings with towers. A pond, trees, lawn, sidewalks and a br...
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Northern State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Front of Asylum, Winnebago, Wis." A four-story building built of stone with arched windows and a three-story balcony. Trees line the ...
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South Cottage, Winnebago State Hospital

Date: 1985
Description: Text on reverse reads: "South Cottage. Winnebago State Hospital. Winnebago, Wis. South Cottage houses student nurses. An identical building, North Cottage ...
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Winnebago State Hospital

Date: 1985
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Aerial View. Winnebago State Hospital. Winnebago, Wis. Administration building, all Faith Chapel, Gordon hall, North Cottage and th...

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