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Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium

Date: 04 27 1931
Description: View towards patients in beds, with nurses, on the sun porch at the Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium.
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Female Employees Assembling Torpedo Parts

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female workers assembling torpedoes for the U.S. Military at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "This large group of women employe...
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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Physical Examination of Young Girl

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Description: A nurse or doctor at the Health Center gives a girl a physical examination as the mother, who is holding a baby, looks on.
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St. John's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the largest ward in St. John's Hospital, started in 1952. Nurses and doctors are standing by patients. One of the patients is sitting next to a...
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St. John's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the sun parlor of the childrens' ward at St. John's Hospital, started in 1952. A nurse sits between two children in wheelchairs.
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Men's Infirmary at White Haven Sanatorium

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Description: Interior of the men's infirmary at White Haven Sanatorium, established in 1901. A group of men sit at a table and a nurse stands beside them. Patient beds ...
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Porch at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: View from grounds toward patients sitting on the porch of the rotunda at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. A nurse stands near ...
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Patient and Nurse at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: A male patient sits in bed on the porch and receives a meal from a nurse at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. A telephone sits ...
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Camp St. John Flag Raising

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Description: A group of uniformed campers stands in formation at Camp St. John while watching the raising of the American flag. Three cabins stand to the left and tree...
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Board of Trade Band

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Description: Group portrait of the Board of Trade Band. The members of the band hold instruments and stand on the sidewalk in front of a storefront.
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North Vietnam School

Date: 1967
Description: Kindergarten classroom in the North Vietnamese village of Phu Xa, showing the ditch in the center of the room that ran to the air raid shelter. Two men sta...
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Mt. Victory Diner Interior

Date: 1962
Description: Waitresses serve tables of customers seated for a meal inside the Mt. Victory truck stop. The caption on a similar photograph reads: "Service to a 'T' awai...
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Mt. Victory Service Plaza Dining

Date: 1962
Description: A waitress serves four truck drivers sitting in a booth in the Mt. Victory truck stop dining room. Against the window of the booth is a tabletop jukebox.
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Robert Doyle in London

Date: 05 31 1944
Description: Robert Doyle in his room in London, England, at the Mount Royal Hotel. He is working at his typewriter in front of the window.
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Blooming Grove Fire Department Installs Alert Signs

Date: 09 29 1959
Description: Blooming Grove Fire Department Lt. John Robertstad installs an alert sign beneath the bedroom window of Lynn Stenrud to aid in rescue operations in the eve...
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St. Martin's Band

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of the band of St. Martin's Catholic Church. The members pose with their instruments, which include clarinets, french horns, flugelh...
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Wisconsin Circuit Court

Date: 1895
Description: Wisconsin Supreme Court in session at the second hearing of the trial of Emery, Lord and Houston for murder. The case also had two Circuit Court hearings.<...
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"Bernie Sanders, The People's Choice!" Lawn Sign

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: A lawn sign sitting in front of the Kohl Center reads: "Bernie Sanders 2016, The People's Choice!" In the background a line of people are waiting to enter ...
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Sergeant Killigrow with French Children

Date: 11 04 1918
Description: Sgt. J.W. Killigrow, 311th Ambulance Co., 78th Division, socializing with French children who remained in Authe during the German occupation.

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