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| Date: | 11 01 1960 |
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| Description: | A scene at the Wisconsin Neurological Foundation, 1954 East Washington Avenue, which is observing it's 10th anniversary. Patient Jim Markl, Watertown, WI, ... |
| Date: | 04 26 1959 |
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| Description: | Mrs. A. Newel Whitney, an occupational therapist at Mendota State Hospital, is shown helping a patient lace together sections of a leather purse as part of... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Resthaven, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1905 of brick in the Neoclassical style, Resthaven was a large resort hotel fr... |
| Date: | 11 26 1957 |
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| Description: | The Orris Ulvestad family members, 4309 Drexel Avenue, welcome home Jo Ann after she spent three months in a respiratory center at the University of Michig... |
| Date: | 02 02 1954 |
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| Description: | A nurse standing next to a patient who is exercising at the Cuba City Hospital and Clinic. |
| Date: | 04 28 1958 |
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| Description: | A room with two massage tables in the remodeled YMCA on West Washington Avenue is shown as the building is dedicated. |
| Date: | 03 15 1954 |
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| Description: | Dean Fiedler sits in a wheel chair while working at a loom. Fiedler wove rag rugs at the Homecrafters' Training Center at the Vocational School. The rugs w... |
| Date: | 11 15 1949 |
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| Description: | Doris Trameri of 568 Park Lane, previously diagnosed with tuberculosis, brushed up on her typing and attended other classes in shorthand and bookkeeping wh... |
| Date: | 03 04 1932 |
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| Description: | A military veteran learns rug weaving at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital on Farwell Point, adjoining Mendota Mental Health Hospital as part of his rehabilitati... |
| Date: | 01 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Skating hand in hand to a waltz tune are, from left to right, Lorraine Bokina, Hugh Bell, Fritz Balsley, and Gary Rieman. Also standing on the far right is... |
| Date: | 03 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Robert Gaines, an employee at Oscar Mayer and company. Mr. Gaines is part of the 'Madison Story' — the account of the opportunities this city o... |
| Date: | 03 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Donald Fornasiere sitting at his drafting table in the special tools engineering department at Gisholt Machine Company. Mr. Fornasiere is part ... |
| Date: | 03 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Eldon Vondra at his job as as engraver at the Varigraph Company, makers of mechanical lettering instruments. Five of the 10 Varigraph employees... |
| Date: | 03 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Howard Davis at his job as a general assembler at the Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment Company. Mr. Davis is part of the 'Madison Story' — ... |
| Date: | 03 15 1954 |
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| Description: | Terry Snowden stands with crutches and looks on as Marjorie Parish, seated and wearing a leg brace with a crutch at her side, examines a pamphlet. They are... |
| Date: | 04 26 1950 |
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| Description: | View of the buildings and grounds of St. Coletta School for Exceptional Children as seen from across a road. |
| Date: | 03 04 1932 |
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| Description: | Military veterans receive therapy in hot water tubs, with George Gardner, director of the hydro-therapy department, Wisconsin Memorial Hospital on Farwell ... |
| Date: | 04 02 1958 |
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| Description: | Bowling champions congratulate Vic Koss on a 300 game rolled at the Bowl-A-Vard Lanes Major Bowling League. It was his come-back after suffering a heart at... |
| Date: | 03 31 1949 |
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| Description: | Gilbert Ripp of Waunakee works at a loom at the Wisconsin Homecraft Program, a part of the rehabilitation division of the State Board of Vocational and Adu... |
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| Description: | View of Ward 15 of the United States General Hospital No. 7, as designated by the surgeon-general in 1918. Intended for returning soldiers' physical recons... |
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