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| Date: | 09 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Male patients at the Veterans Hospital waiting in a hall to meet cartoonist Walt Kelly while he was visiting on a book tour. |
| Date: | 09 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Cartnoonist Walt Kelly draws one of his famous cartoon characters for an audience of veterans at the Veterans Hospital. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Bryant Hall at the Grand Army Home for Veterans. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The Waupaca County Veterans Hospital. Caption reads: "The New Hospital, Wisconsin Veteran's Home, Dedicated July 20, 1930." |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Main entrance and east facade. This was the third of seven institutions built throughout the country in the decades... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Lake near the home, probably Lake Hincks, which was named after General Edward W. Hincks who was administrator of the Home in the 1870's. The grounds consi... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Front view of main building behind trees on the lawn. A fountain is in front of the entrance. A flag is on the top of the building. Caption reads: "Milwau... |
| Date: | 09 10 1951 |
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| Description: | Emma (Mrs. W.J.) Teckemeyer poses with some of the 13 quilted lap robes which she has personally made for the patients at the new Veterans' Administration ... |
| Date: | 09 16 1951 |
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| Description: | Dr. Morris Thomas, left, manager of the new Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison, greets Major General Carl R. Gray, Jr., administrator of veterans ... |
| Date: | 09 16 1951 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a crowd gathered on the lawn in front of the new Veterans Administration Hospital during the dedication ceremony. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of blind men learning carpentry skills at the United States General Hospital No. 7, as designated by the surgeon-general in 1918. Intended for returni... |
| Date: | 01 28 1954 |
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| Description: | Robert (Red) Wilson (left), one of Wisconsin's all-time football and baseball greats and a catcher for the Chicago White Sox, acts as catcher behind bat ho... |
| Date: | 01 28 1954 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin sports alumni and professional baseball players "Red" Wilson and Harvey Kuenn take a tour through the Veterans Hospital, talking an... |
| Date: | 02 24 1954 |
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| Description: | Luida Sanders (right), a "writer's aide" and a state public health educator, presents first and second prizes to two writers and patients at the Madison V... |
| Date: | 06 13 1954 |
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| Description: | The Belleville American Legion post champion drill team raising the flag during Flag Day ceremonies at the Madison Veterans Administration Hospital. |
| Date: | 06 13 1954 |
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| Description: | Jerry Host, former state American Legion commander, gives the address during Flag Day ceremonies at the Madison Veterans Administration Hospital with the M... |
| Date: | 12 03 1954 |
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| Description: | Three Middleton members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of the Cooties confer with Ernest G. Kuenzi (second from left) who is the area's VF... |
| Learn about the hospital that served as a home for disabled soldiers and sailors. |
| Date: | 03 13 1959 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Marian Callaway, an office secretary at the Veterans Administration Hospital, and a bowler in the VA hospital League. Her 268 game was the high... |
| Date: | 12 19 1960 |
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| Description: | The women's chapter of B'nai B'rith took care of the entertainment of patients and guests at the VA hospital on Christmas morning. Alma Sweet, longtime lia... |
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