1,846 Comments for Linton State Hospital

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I can't imagine everything i was going to see just being in that mirror hanging above me. i have to say in this case death is more appealing. but you never know. some of the people in these may have been thankful they could live longer...even if it meant eternity in the iron lung...
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Being in one of those may keep you alive but you sure as hell aint living!
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That makes sense. I thought of fight club when i saw those jars!
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Whats in the jar? looks like some kind of weird liquid.
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This is my favourite gallery ever!
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I can't believe how good a shape they appear to be in. I hope that at least one of these is saved for a musuem somewhere. While they do seem a little creepty to some these meant the difference between life and death for someone.
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yeah they have one of those in Pilgrim Psych Center as well
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They should just put that thing in the interrogation room at G'itmo. They'll all spill the beans the second the see it!
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Giant crates of food; there's a walk in freezer in the background.
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Hot lights, cold steel
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Hey, that would have been great for Michael Jackson's house!
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Hey, that looks just like a hydrotherapy tub from one of your other hospitals!
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They probably wouldn't use the term Iron Lung in an institution nowadays. It sounds way too un-PC!
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I believe they have less restrictive forms of artificial respiration today. I'm not sure if Iron Lungs are still required in extreme cases.
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Priceless shot!
I get clausterphobic just looking at those things. Between 30 years in an iron lung and death, neither one particularly appeals to me!