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It was real and alive... he didn't make any noise or move too much until I got close to it, so it was kinda startling.
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Luckily for you it didn't spell out REDRUM!!
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It closed in 1970.
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I wonder when these particular cells were ceased to be used for occupancy by prisoners. It must have been a very long time ago, as I can't imagine cells without flushable toilets would have been permitted by health or safety regulations at any time in the last 50 years at least.
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It's depressing to think of who would want to live here, and why they would think they'd have no other choice.
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Stunning!
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Hope amid darkness and gloom. Amazing, thought-provoking photo.
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Was it a real racoon? A stuffed animal? If real, was it alive? I LOVE your work and I know I will find it haunting my own after having viewed your galleries, so thank you. On behalf of the future.
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This doesn't even look real. It's like a set or something. Amazing photo.
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I bet a museum or historical society would be interested in those artifacts. If/when this place is ever demolished, those will be some of the few physical traces left of it.
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This reminds me of Alcatraz, the iron staircases leading up to the levels of cell blocks. Great picture.
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Very bizarre!
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One of the best photos in the whole bunch.
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if u ask me my guess is that this device is used to breath for a patient who has weak lungs. almost like life support. but then again identifying medical equipment is not my forte either
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Maybe an ancient ventilator?