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This seems more than a bit out of place-especially in a Pennsylvania mental hospital.
I wonder what percentage of the patient population was blacK?? Or, did that even have anything to do with this mural?? Interesting.

remember seeing that from session 9

P.S. Here is my all-time favorite shot of Doc Freeman. I b'lieve this was taken in Washington (the state).

http://www.23nlpeople.com/media/lobotomyfreeman.jpg

Ah, Peaches - you sure knows I lubs ya, huh? :-)

As long as I can practice a little Walter Freeman on some of the people who bug me. ;-)

There was a book written about the children they tested on , mostly boys . They call themselves the state boys. Many were not developmentally disabled , but just hard to handle or had behavior problems or considered delinquent so they were put into the the homes. Some became what is called insitutionally retarded.

I think the hazy, dream-like quality of this photograph is simply beautiful. This just might be my favourite from this gallery...

thats way too much paperwork.

I'm sure "spidergirl" will anyway....

the milk jug ball toss was wiked hard!!! occasionally, I would give one of the prizes away after someone had dropped what seemed like an obscene amount of money (at the time) to me....

I wonder if any patients moved to Monson?
My wife worked at Monson State School for a while until we moved out of state in 97.

nope....my sister didn't work there...but I know who you're thinking of.... i think... i was there in 94

The only pleasant experience I've ever had at the dentist was when they hooked me up to the nitrous and left the room!

I used to help clients in and out of standers...i always thought they looked like torture devices myself, but the clients seemed to enjoy the break from being in their wheelchairs. Never was sure if they actually understoof why they were in the standers though.

I might return one day but there isn't much left in western MA anymore... thanks for the memories of BSS!