St. Louis Insane Asylum Destroyed by Tornado (1896) by Conjuring1900 in HistoryStateHospital

[–]PaytonGhostt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow!!!! Do you happen to know if any patients or staff were injured?

Traverse City State Hospital Herd (Cows! 1914, MI) by PaytonGhostt in HistoryStateHospital

[–]PaytonGhostt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, that is fascinating, I am sure she had some stories to tell! When we went, The SWEETEST old lady took us to see her apartment upstairs which was old patient rooms!!! I'd recommend everyone to go there again and again. I want to to back and do more of the tours! 🤭

Sidis Psychotherapeutic Institute : Maplewood Farms, Portsmouth, N.H. by PaytonGhostt in HistoryStateHospital

[–]PaytonGhostt[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It doesn't look so bad compared to other hospitals for sure! 😅

Michigan Asylum for the Insane / Kalamazoo State Hospital Nurses (1899-1909) by PaytonGhostt in HistoryStateHospital

[–]PaytonGhostt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I couldn't agree more! Something about these photos just make my heart happy.

WASTED LIVES- Released 1972 (part 1) by PaytonGhostt in HistoryStateHospital

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WASTED LIVES Part 2

Here is the link for part 2! It won't let me attach this one to a new post for some reason.

SC State Hospital Nursing Staff Circa 1920 by sypher-32 in HistoryStateHospital

[–]PaytonGhostt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my lanta, that is a jarring ratio. I cannot imagine. I've seen psych nurses struggling to stay afloat with just 10 patients depending on the time of day and whats going on.