3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

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I don't remember a roof, I think it was on the first floor but there was a drop to the ground from the window.

Silkster, I would say it was a dormitory given the size, window and door placement.

Heh, nope I cannot read Braille, so I do not know what the book read. It did have a printed title, but I forgot what it was.

No, it's actually a shower trolley - a mobile tub that could be moved to patients instead of getting the patient to move. It tilts like so to allow people to roll on and off, I suppose.

I was wrong, they aren't restraints; these look like supports, probably for lifting people in and out of bathtubs and beds.

I was thinking that this morgue was a bit cramped; and yeah those trays are heavy enough without a body! I can't imagine working with a full grown or even obese man with these things.

I'd love to hear any more information about morgues, autopsy rooms and procedures from Lee or any other people in the field, I think it's quite fascinating... I was actually interested in pursuing the funeral director career when I was younger.

I've been to a few, and I will be posting some nicer, more intact ones soon! http://www.opacity.us/search/results/photos/morgue/

Wow, how long ago have these been out of service? What kind of value did they have (were they bottom of the barrel cheap)?

I really didn't know what to look for while photographing them, otherwise I would've taken close up shots of the important details that make this casket model what it is!

Not much, about 9 feet.

Haha yep, I was wondering if anyone caught that!

W'force, thank you for the very insightful and well thought comments... yes I agree that a "photos on white pages" book would not present my work the way I would want, but books can be designed, much like this website. If I made a book, I would hope to keep a similar feeling in the text and design as the photos give.

I only know of a handful of books that feature photography of abandoned asylums and other such buildings, perhaps I am missing out on something?

Yeah OK... don't bullshit us, quite a few people visiting this site have worked inside and some actually have been patients in these places - stop making up stories.

I'm not all too sure, they might have been unstable and ready to collapse.

It wasn't a wing, it was an underground tunnel that carried steam from the power plant to the hospital building. These places often flood because there is no drainage, and the water gets deep when no one is there to pump it out.

I think they were lab reports.