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I have to join in on the soap dispencer thingy, Those are some odd light fixtures near the sinks.

I went to Salesian for 4 years. The third floor was a dormitory for the boys. The "brother" used the curtained area as his sleeping quarters.

I love hall shots like this. It really makes the mind think and wander about what went on there.

These may have served as laundry-tubs too.

Aren't the knobs on the doors to the left unusually high off the floor? The one on the right appears to be at the normal height.

Ward:

1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients.

What a waste. They could use these in those bathrooms that didn't have any toilet paper (LOL)

j/w wats a ward i been on this wedsite the last couple days and i think its the shit and in most of the pics it says ward** wats the mean??

My guess is that these are broken typewritters, that were never repaired, or were stored for parts

Talk about "Big Brother is watching you'', I first thought it was some kind of 'zoom-a-tenna' gadget, that moved the outside antenna around so the patients could watch 'sporadic e' during the summer.

"I know its not... But it reminds me of a Confessional."

Being a Catholic, that's the first thing I thought of. (LOL)

From the few titles I could make out, they're school books. I also think they're from the 60's as a couple covers look familiar

Wow, this one sure started some debate. I think the photography is just fine, but with all respect to the folks who were trying to identify this hulk as a subchaser and whatnot- here's the Real story. The ship is one of a series of wooden armed salvage tugs built in WWII on both the west and east coasts of the United States. The ATR vessels (Armed Tug Rescue) were powerful steam tugs designed to tow damaged battleships out of combat areas. One, the ATR 64, now named La Lumiere, is still afloat at Brittania Beach, just north of Vancouver BC, & efforts are being made to preserve the ship. There is another hulk ATR tug at Royston on Vancouver Island ,BC. and another abandoned in a harbour in southern Chile. Tons of pictures of these vessels on a site called NAFTS.com, dedicated to those who served in the fleet tugs in WWII. Anyways, they are built of Douglas fir with steel sheathing on the bow, with the tip of the bow angled back in so they can push on the much larger stricken vessels they were intended to assist.

I bet as you walk through that maze of peeling paint, plaster, broken glass and who-knows-what, it crackles beneath your feet.

Nice collection. When I see these pictures I wonder about the history of the different vessels, their crews, all those people whose lives were once entwined with these ships, the skill and months of labour that went into building them, the endless maintenance that kept them alive.