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Sanitarium
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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 and the porch of the building. Caption reads: "Prairie-du-Chien Sanitarium, Prairie-du-Chien, Wis."
circa 1905
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WHi 41962
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View of Sanitarium
1907
Exterior view of the Praire du Chien Sanitarium. Caption reads: "Sanitarium, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
Sanitarium
1907
View of Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. "The grounds where this sanitarium stands was the site of Gen. Taylor's headquarters at Fort Crawford in 1832. It was then the home of Hon. John Lawler. In 1902...
Fort Crawford
1910
Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Ruins of hospital, old Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
The Ruins of Old Fort Crawford
1925
Fort Crawford (the second site, showing ruins of the building of 1892-?). These are the ruins of the hospital. Caption reads: "The Ruins of Old Fort Crawford, Prairie-du-Chien, Wis."
