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Bathing Baby in Tub

Date: 1937
Description: Dr. Hunter of the Wisconsin Board of Health bathes a baby in a tub of water.
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Ojibwa Herbalist

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Description: An Ojibwa herbalist prepares medicine and treats a patient. From the "Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology J.W. Powell Director 1885-1886" page 159.
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Dane County Association of Health Councils

Date: 10 19 1950
Description: White House conference panelists post for a portrait at the Dane County Association of Health Councils meeting. They are, from left: Morris Hursh, executi...
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Nurse with Mothers and Babies

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Description: A nurse sits between two mothers with babies on their laps. They are discussing "individual problems of maternal and child health."
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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Health Class

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Description: View from behind of group of woman and children sitting in chairs and listening as an instructor points to a chart on the wall. The instructor is teaching ...
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Breast Feeding vs. Bottle Feeding

Date: 1915
Description: Poster promoting breast feeding for infant health. The poster shows a bar graph comparing monthly infant deaths for breast fed and bottle fed babies. There...
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Registering at the Health Center

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Description: Women, who are accompanied by their children, register at the Health Center. On the walls are displayed posters on health and food.

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