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Worst job in the world #120: Cleaning this room up. :-)

At the same time that TB was rampant in this country, we must also remember that so, too, was Polio.

Well, that seems safe. Why not fill up the tub and plug in the toaster while we're at it!!

Ah, if only the people who instituted HIPPA could see this photo...they'd probably develop some kind of nervous twitch. :-)

Escape!

Well, I never sat on a table saw before, but that might be a new kick!

Although I doubt it is a place that was used by the Mason's (and I could be wrong, who knows??), I would not be suprised if perhaps the architect was a Mason.

Awesome lighting, incredible depth! Beautiful!

Breathtaking room. Just beautiful.
As the daughter of a Master Mason, and having spent much of my youth in Job's Daughter's (Masonic organization for young women.) I have spent a lot of time in Masonic temples. I really don't see much that would indicate this was Masonic. And, if this room is on the first floor, then it most certainly NOT a Masonic meeting room. (All Masonic temples have their meeting rooms on the 2nd floor. The reasoning behind this dates back to the betrayal and fall of the Knights Templar's)
And Silkster, you are indeed right that the Star of David is not a Jewish symbol within the language of Freemasonry.
PS- " Oh Lord, My God, is there no help for the widow's son?" is given in conjunction with a hand gesture to indicate a Mason is in distress.

I was born in NYC. When I was a little blue eyed, blonde haired angel, my dad used to take me down to the docks when the Queen Elizabeth (the first one) and the Queen Mary docked at the piers. I would stand on the pier, holding onto my dad's hand, and look up at the ship at the front (is that the aft?, I dunno) Well, looking at this shot reminds me of those long ago times. I guess I'm aging myself, but as I told Tom Tom, I'm older than dirt, so that will suffice. But I feel sadness looking at these derelicts. The Queen Elizabeth went down somewhere in the Pacific and the Queen Mary is berthed in Long Beach, Ca. , which I have been on. These vessels have some stories to tell!

Hmm.. my first thought was that some kid (after all it's a school..) would have put it there to climb on it and see secrets happening in the room behind the window on the left side...

Almost looks like someone's lying convulsed on the floor to the right. It's just an optical illusion, creepy nonetheless...

I am not a religious person, but looking at these Pennhurst photo's make me think of a Biblical passage...
"...and the meek shall inherit the Earth."
As "normal" (whatever the Hell that means) adults caring for societies most venerable souls, it was their duty and moral obligation to protect these residents from harm. It saddens me to my very core that some of those people chose to abuse and mis-treat children and adults who were so helpless and dis-advantaged.
I also believe everything eventually comes full circle. If the God I believe in truly exists, he has reserved a special place in Hell for abused their positions against those at Pennhurst.

Beautiful contrast between decay and the clean and clear contours of the seats! Great perspective too!

Great colors, I love it!