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Newborn

Date: 03 18 1963
Description: Four generations are represented in this portrait of a newborn baby with his mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
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Wisconsin General Hospital Room

Date: 09 24 1936
Description: Wisconsin General Hospital room with bed, dresser, bedside stand with lamp, two chairs and a free-standing screen, 1300 University Avenue.
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Lake View Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Date: 04 29 1931
Description: Two patients in beds at the Lake View TB Sanatorium ward, located at 1202 Northport Drive.
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Lake View Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Date: 04 29 1931
Description: View down sunporch towards patients lying in beds at the Lake View Tuberculosis Sanatorium at 1202 Northport Drive.
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Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium

Date: 04 27 1931
Description: Lake View TB Sanitarium operating room. There is a large window along the back wall.
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Lake View TB Sanitarium Recreation Room

Date: 04 27 1931
Description: Lake View TB Sanitarium recreation room.
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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.
Postcard

St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Hospital, Ashland, Wis." Front facade and grounds of the four-story, red brick hospital built in 1905. The basement level is b...
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Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Hospital for the Insane.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) near Madison.
Photograph

Sea View Hospital Auditorium

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Description: The Sea View Hospital auditorium interior, showing a stage, rows of wooden folding chairs and floor-to-ceiling windows.
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Restroom, Bellevue Hospital

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a partially open restroom window in the Bellevue Hospital. A heating vent is attached to the wall in front of the window and roll of paper tow...
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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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Main Lounge at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the main lounge of the Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's. The view from across the room shows furniture, tables...
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Guest Dining Room at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the guest dining room of the Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's.
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Bedroom at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of a bedroom at Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's. A view from across the room shows a patient's bed, two chairs, ...
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Library at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the library at the Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's. The view includes a table and chairs with a fireplace and...
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General Ward at the United States Naval Hospital

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Description: Interior of the general ward at the United States Naval Hospital, established in 1834 on the original site of Fort Nelson. Patients sit in chairs or lie in...
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Operating Room at Saint Mary's Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of an operating room at Saint Mary's Hospital, completed May 18, 1859 and designed by Anthony Bley. An operating table, lights, and other surgical...

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