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Is it just me noticing the horrible, horrible Humpty-Dumpty? You know, the one in the corner with the face that will be in my future nightmares of the macabre.

Location: York Street Jail  Gallery: The Big House

Red Door

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Where would you put it?

Location: York Street Jail  Gallery: The Big House

Press

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Often, the administration would have the patients print out hospital letterhead and medical journals, so the asylum could make profit from free labour. Sometimes, the patients were allowed to utilise the presses for their own personal newsletters that they would distribute to their companions. Often this turned out to be insane paranoic ramblings, but one or two "submissions" would contain sane, articulate, and pained expressions about the life others consider insane. The newsletters found were usually confiscated and filed for analysis. Thus, any patients who wanted to submit anything used pseudonyms; The Blonde, Purple Condition, and 57-11.
Just an interesting fact or two I thought you might enjoy.

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Rhythmic Soundscapes

Caged In View

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Looks like an Edward Gorey engraving.

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Rhythmic Soundscapes

The Ballroom

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I'll tell ya, I definitely wouldn't mind dancing in here.

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Complexity

Rose Garden

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beautiful

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Complexity

Slab

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Nice dutch angle
gives an air of desperation

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Complexity