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That is nice, so strange to be on a rondom wall though...

You are truly an artist,

Such a beautiful shot. Looks like an old engraving. Why do they have to destroy such beautiful buildings? Surely they could live again in some capacity.

I grew up in Shrewsbury (suburb right outside of Worcester) and the WSH always spooked me every time I drove past. I haven't been back to Mass in a little over 6 years. I cannot believe they're demolishing it!

The kids in these cribs were severely retarded, not mentally ill. I've seen old photos of them in use. They are high so the nurses could reach the little kids. These are all in storage now, but when they were in use, they just looked like cribs with kids in them.

Sorry to burst any bubbles, but it was juat a chapel in the administration building. It was multi-denominational. Both the Catholic and Jewish faiths did a lot of work at this institution.

So sad - this is now gone. It originally had parquet floors and a beautiful foyer. Burned in 2006.

Great you got this shot. This building has since been burned to the ground. I've seen pictures of the building from the 1920's and it was magnificent. I wish I could get copies of them to post.

Since I know exactly where this picture was taken FROM, I am amazed at your agiity and courage. I love the shot. I work at this site. It will be closed for good in 2009.

prepare to die...

that would make a great apartment don'tcha think!

...beautiful work...

The "clock" in the center should be for adjusting the output frequency of the alternators. Power line frequency isn't always at exactly 60 Hz at a particular instant, but it's adjusted to keep it at 60 Hz over long periods of time.

The square device below the frequency meter is most likely a paper chart recorder, to show the frequency of the alternators over a long time.

These were probably charged by those motor-generator sets in the last picture, "Bombs Away."

Yup, looks like exciter pickup brushes...the curved red bar on the left side that appears to be wrapped in something would probably be the field rheostat, for bringing the alternator up slowly.