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Old Stones

Old Stones

The comparison between the different ways of making the markers and the age of it (by using the patient number) was pretty interesting.
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That one looks like it was made from cement. It's speckled with so many shades of black and white.
Tiberivs
Sun 12-30-2007
It really angers me that they don't have the decency to actually put the patient's name on them. Sure, if they didn't know their names, I suppose a number is the only way to go. But, I'm sure they knew the names of some of these patients. They had to, even if it was a pseudonym, at least give them some sort of identity in death, not just a number.
Grace
Sun 12-30-2007
Very somber shots of this cemetery Motts...Well done!
Tony C.
Sun 12-30-2007
These headstone shots are great.
abandonedNH
Tue 01-01-2008
Great use of Black and white here, I missed this one the first time I looked through.
Thorn
Mon 01-07-2008
marching
Guitorman
Thu 01-10-2008
Very creepy shot.
Kristiara
Sat 01-12-2008
who is motts and what is this stuff?its kinda cool though...it is a lil creepy.
aaron
Thu 04-10-2008
Who is Motts?! WHO IS MOTTS?!?!
CAS
Thu 04-10-2008
Maybe it's an existential question. ;-)
Lynne
Sat 04-12-2008
i agree Grace, surely they had records of what patients where in what rooms, is that the room numbers on the graves?
joolz.uk
Fri 07-25-2008
wow session 9 has just been on tv, i find that kida creepy since i was in the danvers page earlier wen it started lol lets see what tonight dreams bring me!!!! as its now 01.12am and im off to bed now! thanks motts u are a genius
joolz.uk
Fri 07-25-2008
Does that number say 136. Can anybody see that number on the grave.
Deb
Tue 09-02-2008
Well at least they didn't burn the bodys, at least they got a grave, and grave maker.....
love-is-dead
Fri 03-06-2009
I agree Grace, while looking through this I was actually thinking the same thing. But then I realized maybe too many patients were dying and they didn't really have a lot of time to bother putting names on the gravestones.
Arah Reed
Sun 05-30-2010
Some believe that these numbers were used so that families would not have to bear the negative stigma of having a family member committed in an institution.
Motts
Tue 06-01-2010
did you see #444? mary hobbs? lol
colin
Tue 03-15-2011

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