1,256 Comments for Foxboro State Hospital

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the colors are awesome. great shot
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Totally awesome. I think it i just adds to the 'oh shit' factor.
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Stranger, thats interesting, but, I'm not sure if I would go with that explanation.. I may be wrong but, weren't many lobotomies frontal? That wouldnt leave the doctor much room to work with ( i could be wrong, but It just appears that way to me)
It's pretty freekin interesting though.
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Stranger, I'm curious as to the source this information came from. Would you please cite it for us?
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i have been watching this forum for a while on this picture and i have done some research... in many hospitals for the mentally challenged in the "olden days" they did labotamies (sorry for spelling) in washrooms because they got so messy. In most cases, they used some kinda of table that kept the patients head separated from the body. They did these operations to remove part of the brain believeing that it would "cure" the person, when in reality is crippled them. even more.... i believe that is what this table was for
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Its a vintage 1920's glass block -marble guillotine. Don't make 'em like they used to...
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I HAD AN EMPHINANY!! Excuse my spelling by the way but I'm too lazy to look it up.

Since all the water stuff was in there, maybe, it was used as a sort of washing place, and youd but your head through the hole so it wouldn't get wet. And I know its not generally your typical bathtub, but come on. It has lots of other wet equpment.

Or, Or it could be...

A laundry thing. Put the pile on the "head" end, and the person would reach through grab it, fold it, place it on the other end....ect....

My lame attempt to understand =)
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Nevermind school of rock ... this is the school of HELL.
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No, the guard was cruising around shining a spotlight on the buildings so I thought it would be better to head to Northampton State Hospital instead of pushing our luck that night.
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Did you get to go into the chapel?
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I could frame this one and hang it on my wall!
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This would make a lovely, beautiful antique, if it was restored.
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I'M GOING CRAZY!!!! WHAT IS IT?!?!?
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Ok, ok, now could somebody still tell me what it is??
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You people would make excellant patients--"Tell me what you see in this picture."