Been a while since I've visited this site...Sorry. It took someone almost 2 months to respond to my previous comment, I stopped checking after about 3 weeks. Eddie J, it's possible that the company that made the lock is in Haggerstown Md.

I plan to add the weathervane at the top of the dome to my Pennhurst collection.

I removed three wheelchairs from the institution. They now reside in my barn in Valley Forge. I use them as conversation pieces and for fun when I throw barn parties. I have an extensive collection of "Pennhurst Memorabilia"

I imagine that this bed was relatively comfortable when it had a mattress on it and was not in such disrepair.

As a frequent visitor of the rundown institution, I have visited the morgue on several occasions. I have even lied on one of the body racks. I removed one of the latches (lock and chain still attached and locked). The latch now rests in my bedroom near my bed. Stamped on the latch in raised letters is:
JAMISON 33TH
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
the lock was made by:
CUSACK
HARDWARE CO.
1004 ARCH ST. PHILA.
I consider this to be one of my most prized posessions

As if it were abandoned yesterday, this crib is clean and unoccupied. It's hard to imagine the comfort (or lack thereof) that the cold, square, metal bars offered to the person for whom this was a bed. Seeing these items in their decayed state is, in a way, a relief. To know that they are no longer in use as horrid living conditions is somewhat pleasant.

This photo conjures a wide range of emotions for me. I cannot place a single one. When I see this picture I wonder about all of the people that sat in that wheelchair and all of the people that passed that mural in the hall. Did it make them happy?? Did it make them smile?? Was this just to appease the visitors and not the permanent residents?? This is just really sad.

Nothing about this chair is safe anymore.

I have been this room and sat in this chair. I am a big fan of Pennhurst exploration. This photographer has shown me a way of looking at the remains of a truely lonely existence.

Messed up!!

I have two of my own "Striper Shirts" that I stole from Pennhurst

I have been to Pennhurst about 10 to 15 times. I love every adventure that I have there. This is above and beyond one of the most unique and emotional pictures that I have ever witnessed...Bravo!!

Perhaps one of the most amazing photos that I have ever seen. I love the way that the light depicts a real sense of desolation and despair...Bravo!!