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Entering the Uranium Tunnel

Date: 1954
Description: Woman on crutches entering the front office of the uranium tunnel to receive a uranium treatment. Several men sitting in front of the storefront on benches...
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Operating Theater

Date: 1902
Description: Dr. Nicholas Senn demonstrates surgical techniques at Rush Medical College.
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Leech Lake Agency Medical Care

Date: 1901
Description: Dr. Stephenson, Leech Lake Agency physician, and assistants prepare a small pox patient for removal to the hospital.
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Leech Lake Agency Teepee

Date: 1901
Description: A small pox patient's Leech Lake Agency teepee, burned after the man's removal.
Postcard

Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. Established in 1903, it became a general hospital in the 1930s. A group of people are posing on the lawn ...
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Methodist Hospital Sun Roof

Date: 1930
Description: Sunroof of the Methodist Hospital, showing patients, nurses, and a view of Lake Monona in the background.
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Hospital Room

Date: 1930
Description: Posed view of a patient room in the recently constructed Methodist Hospital, showing a nurse on the telephone near a bed, and a doctor and elderly patient ...
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Influenza Victims

Date: 1919
Description: Two children lying sick in bed during the Spanish Flu epidemic.
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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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The Philadelphia Home for Incurables

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables, established in 1877. Nurses stand near a group of patients sitting outdoors under trees, w...
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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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Women's Infirmary at White Haven Sanatorium

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Description: Interior of the women's infirmary at White Haven Sanatorium, established in 1901. The view includes patients in beds lining both sides of the room, a nurse...
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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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Patients at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: View of patients resting in chairs and nurses standing near them at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. A large cactus and a palm...
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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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Patients Dining at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of patients in formal dress gathering around a long table for dinner at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bisho...
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Patients Dining at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: A group of patients in formal dress gathering around tables for dinner at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded by Bishop Salpointe. Windows and a set of door...
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Nurse Taking Patient's Temperature

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Description: A nurse, possibly a student nurse, looks at a thermometer after taking the temperature of a female patient laying in bed.

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