Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | Stereograph of Soldiers' Orphans Home, formerly Harvey Hospital. The octagon house was originally built for Governor Leonard J. Farwell and designed by Aug... |
Date: | 08 17 1936 |
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Description: | Neils Ruud, 824 E. Dayton Street, receiving the first unemployment compensation check issued in Wisconsin from Voyta Wrabetz, chairman of the state industr... |
Date: | 1962 |
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Description: | Arthur Altmeyer standing at a blackboard speaking at the Salzburg seminar in American studies. Arthur J. Altmeyer (1891–1972) was the United States Commi... |
Date: | 07 30 1965 |
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Description: | Caption reads: "Arthur Altmeyer poses outdoors with John Engell (last name?), Paul Douglas, and Oscar Ewing at the signing of the Medicare Bill." Arthur... |
Date: | 1954 |
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Description: | Arthur Altmeyer poses with the other 19 members of the United Automobile Workers Advisory Committee on Guaranteed Annual Wage. |
Date: | 1951 |
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Description: | Arthur Altmeyer speaking at the Inter-American Conference on Social Security, which took place in Buenes Aires. Eva Peron is seated to his left, wearing he... |
Date: | 1969 |
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Description: | A welfare demonstration led by Father James Groppi (center) in the Wisconsin Assembly chambers. |
Date: | 1969 |
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Description: | Father James Groppi speaking at a demonstration at the Wisconsin State Capitol Assembly Chamber protesting welfare cuts. Father Groppi is seated on the lef... |
Date: | 1969 |
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Description: | Father James Groppi with his fist in the air at the Wisconsin State Capitol during welfare demonstrations.He is surrounded by other protesters. |
Date: | 02 1935 |
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Description: | People receiving fish at a relief station in the wintertime. |
Date: | 04 11 1965 |
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Description: | A hospital patient plays a scrabble game with an occupational therapist. |
Date: | 03 19 1989 |
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Description: | Children celebrating their heritage during Ethnic Pride Day at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Hall, 3022 West Wisconsin Avenue. The celebration, which highl... |
Date: | 05 19 1887 |
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Description: | View out of entrance to the National Soldiers Home. Fountain and trees framed by arch with hanging lamp. |
Date: | 05 19 1887 |
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Description: | External view of the National Soldiers' Home with a cannon on the lawn in the foreground. |
Date: | 08 22 1963 |
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Description: | "Picnicking in Mitchell Park provided a pleasant afternoon recently for these senior citizens who participated in the Milwaukee County Park Commission's pr... |
Date: | 1949 |
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Description: | Landscape architect Jens Jensen and youth from the Madison Youth Council at Glenwood Children's park on their clean-up work day. The park was planned and d... |
Date: | 01 13 1965 |
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Description: | Toddlers looking into the camera with tears in their eyes. They were found abandoned at the Central YWCA. |
Date: | 04 17 1957 |
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Description: | An elderly woman, Josephine Fell, is the "adopted grandmother" to a Girl Scout that visits her and works with her on a puzzle at Rosemary's Nursing Home in... |
Date: | 10 17 1968 |
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Description: | An elderly man and woman make new cane seats for chairs at the Cedar Lake Home for the Aged. |
Date: | 1877 |
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Description: | This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel... |
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