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Foetus

A list of bones and at what stages in development they appear in a foetus. This poster was in an x-ray room.
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Like everything else in this hospital this picture alone is a little disturbing.
Orchid Lunar
Sun 06-19-2005
I went in yesterday and i cant find a lot of these places
JJ
Wed 08-17-2005
It's strange to have this chart in a place like Pennhurst as I doubt there were many births here. Since it was in an xray room I assume it had something to do growth plates, but again.... what was this chart doing in Pennhurst??
silkster40z
Sun 09-04-2005
You lucky people, I cant go to Pennhurst because I live halfway across the country.
rusty
Mon 11-21-2005
rusty,

I take it you used to work there or live there?
Lynne
Mon 11-21-2005
nah, I'm doing a documentary for National History Day about the Pennhurst and Fernald State Schools in the eugenics movement and found this website while looking for interviews. I'm from Colorado.
rusty
Wed 12-14-2005
Don't forget to read about the Lynchburg Colony if you are covering eugenics. One of the best books out there on the eugenics movement is called "War Against the Weak." I highly recommend it. Also, a great website on the history of the ID/MR/DD field is the Disability History Museum at:
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org
Lynne
Thu 12-15-2005
yeah, I got both of those already, and a whole lot more. And my interview with David Ferleger explained about the Lynchburg Colony.
rusty
Sun 12-18-2005
David Ferleger? This guy?

http://www.ct.gov/ag/c...?Q=306650&A=1949
http://www.vor.net/Oct%2028%202005.html
(****Second story****)
http://www.boston.com/...parate_compensation/
http://www.mail-archiv...nn.edu/msg00432.html
http://www.mail-archiv...nn.edu/msg00410.html
Lynne
Sun 12-18-2005
He was the lawyer for the Pennhurst Case, here is his website, http://www.ferleger.com/pennhurst.htm
rusty
Mon 12-19-2005
I have a lot of sources on Pennhurst, Fernald and just eugenics in general, so if anyone wants some links to read up on stuff like that, you can e-mail me at tfielder_nhd@yahoo.com
rusty
Wed 01-04-2006
Nasty picture!
not-a-girly-girl
Tue 02-21-2006
if anyone could give me a map of this place please do.. cuz i wanna know where the fuck im going next time, it's kinda hard in the dark to know where shit is when you havent been there much..coltin_grundy@yahoo.com
LiL John
Sun 03-05-2006
I'm in California, not even close! I enjoy looking at the pictures and reading Lynne's posts. And of course, thanks for the pics Motts. :)
Heidi
Tue 04-04-2006
Motts is my Hero.... :)
Danielle
Sat 05-20-2006
Twisted as this may sound, this is probably my all-time favorite picture from this site. I have a prinout of it somewhere...........
Jessica
Tue 03-13-2007
A printout, I mean. :]
Jessica
Tue 03-13-2007
omg i read the links :| and seen the pics of the basement an old school i went to had a play room in the basement i used to be in there alot it had a big ball pit in but still is freaky to think about it
susan
Sun 12-21-2008
You are an amazing photographer, Motts! I love photography, I hope to be half as good as you.
Car car
Wed 06-17-2009
i read somewhere, that before they made seperate buildings for boys, and girls, girls WERE getting knocked up. fyi.
TheRealist
Fri 07-08-2011
there was molestation and other sexual stuff going on every night!
Jessi
Sun 08-07-2011
The terrifying part about these is how terrifyingly close I live... my mom worked in Pennhurst in the 80's, she can tell anyone anything if they want to know the facts. smsmalser@hotmail.com
Susanna
Mon 06-18-2012
Does anyone know who owns it now? I tried looking for the owner, but I couldn't find anything.
Liza
Wed 08-08-2012

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