Postcards of Institutions: Lucy Gwin, Mouth Magazine, shared hundreds of scanned postcards of state institution exteriors. |
Worcester State Hospital Occupational Therapy Department Booklet: Lucy Gwin, Mouth Magazine, shared these images from a 1933 publication showing institution life from the nursery to working in industry |
Eugenics: Eugenics was, quite literally, an effort to breed better human beings — by encouraging the reproduction of people with "good genes" and discouraging those with "bad genes." |
Drug Ads: Lucy Gwin, Mouth Magazine, shared four different sets of drug ads. |
"Psychotherapy and Drug Treatments": More Information about Psychotherapy and Drug Treatments |
Treatments (lobotomies, baskets, water treatments, cells, restraints) Lucy Gwin, Mouth Magazine, shared several sets of images including the transorbital lobotomy, use of cages, water treatments, cells and various restraints. |
Cells: More information about cells |
The Transorbital Lobotomy: More information about the transorbital lobotomy |
Water Treatments: More information about the water treatments |
Cribs, Cages, and Baskets: More Information about cribs, cages and baskets |
Restraints: More Information about restraints from the past |
Bedlam by Albert Maisel (1946): The Council purchased a copy of the 1946 Life Magazine article entitled "Bedlam" by Albert Maisel. These photos are taken from that article. |