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U.S. Army Students at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 02 18 1949
Description: Captain Olena Cole of the army nurse corps is doing graduate work in physical therapy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is posed by a large medic...
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Dr. K.H. Reichel and Occupational Therapists

Date: 03 27 1958
Description: Dr. K.H. Reichel (center) of Frankfurt, Germany spoke at a meeting of the Madison district of the Occupational Therapy Association at St. Mary's Hospital, ...
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Madison Woman's Club with Dolls

Date: 12 10 1947
Description: Madison Woman's Club members presenting 50 dolls to Orthopedic Hospital (Children's Hospital, a part of Wisconsin General Hospital). L to R: Mary E. Seybol...
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New Members of Visiting Nurse Staff

Date: 07 17 1958
Description: Two recent additions to the visiting nurse staff of the Madison health department include, from left to right: Charlotte Sneyd, physical therapist; and Pat...
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Lakeside Station

Date: 1890
Description: Lakeside station near "Water Cure." The Lakeside Water Cure, in today's Olin Park on the south side of Lake Monona, was completed in August 1855. Patient...
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Hearing Therapy Equipment Donation

Date: 03 27 1964
Description: Madison General Hospital's speech and hearing therapy department received new equipment purchased with proceeds from Kappa Alpha Theta's February benefit, ...
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Foot Health Week

Date: 05 12 1958
Description: The original caption states: "Two Madison chiropodists, Dr. F.J. Jasensky, left, and R.W. Harmon, right, examine some of the equipment and material used in...
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Dr. Robert West

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: Dr. Robert West, director of the University of Wisconsin speech clinic, was honored at a luncheon by the members of the Wisconsin Speech Correction Associa...
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Alpha Chi Omega Entertain Small Cerebral Palsy Victims

Date: 03 26 1957
Description: The caption states: "Alpha Chi girls majoring in child development, Gwyneth Fair, left, and Dorthy Bell, entertain two small victims of cerebral palsy. The...
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UW Trainer Walter Bakke

Date: 01 04 1950
Description: Wisconsin athletic trainer Walter "Doc" Bakke gives University of Wisconsin basketball player Don Rehfeldt a rubdown. Bakke serves the basketball, football...
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Therapy at Wisconsin Orthopedic Hospital

Date: 11 06 1947
Description: Two young male patients and an occupational therapist doing an activity at the Wisconsin Orthodpedic Hospital, 1415 Linden Drive.
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Hydro-therapy Department at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Military veterans receive therapy in hot water tubs, with George Gardner, director of the hydro-therapy department, Wisconsin Memorial Hospital on Farwell ...
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David Lindl

Date: 03 14 1955
Description: David Lindl, who has muscular dystrophy, shown with a physical therapist. David is one of many handicapped persons who is helped by the sale of Easter Seal...
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Tuberculosis Patient

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Doris Trameri of 568 Park Lane, previously diagnosed with tuberculosis, posing in her former room at Lake View Sanatorium while knitting argyle socks. She ...
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United Givers' Fund Red Feather Services

Date: 10 15 1957
Description: Portrait of Miss Ruth Te Linde (right) with Miss Nancy Mueller, an occupational therapist with the Visiting Nurse Service, one of the Red Feather services ...
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Careers in Mental Health

Date: 04 26 1959
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...
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St. Mary's Hospital Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center Dedication

Date: 03 21 1957
Description: Dr. Edward Bruckner, pathologist, Sister Mary Seraphia, S.S.M., administrator of the hospital, and Eleanor DeMeuse, supervisor nurse, conferring in the gla...
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United Givers' Fund Red Feather Services

Date: 10 15 1957
Description: Mrs. Janice Stovall, executive director of HEAR (Hearing, Education, and Rehabilitation) practices lip movements in front of a mirror with young client Mic...
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Sale of Christmas Seals Help Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 11 12 1957
Description: Physical therapist Robert Straelczyk gives a diathermy treatment for spinal arthritis to Swen Auestad, at Lake View Sanatorium, where Mr. Auestad is also a...
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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 08 11 1948
Description: Mendota State Hospital student volunteers shown assisting Dr. Adolf Soucek give a patient electric shock treatment. The University of Wisconsin students ar...

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