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They dated them because they knew 40 years from them, some curious explorers would wonder why. :)

I would have snagged it.

Just someone playing around with switches most-likely.

I cant beleive this place was closed in 1996 and is in this bad of condition.

I wonder if the teenage girls had anything to do with this..?

This place does have a very DSH-ish feel to it.

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?

I agree.

Quite the oppisite for Me, I'd love to be standiing there soaking up the sun's warmth, looking out over the veiw from the window.

I've worked as a Funeral Director for 15 years. This style of mortuary refrigeration is a real pain to transfer a body from. The low door is fine, the next two are hard to lift from when placing the body on a stretcher. I pity the backs that lifted the body up on to the top compartment tray. Sometimes a lifting device was used to lift the tray up to the compartment so the tray could be slid in, but more often than not is was a back breaking lift. I don't miss these at all. They didn't keep the bodies very cold either. The seals around the doors were ineffective and the only insulation inside the walls was sawdust.

It's actually a Grecian Urn Casket with a full couch lid.