1,846 Comments for Linton State Hospital

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Ah...this lab reminds of how much I love Dexter!
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The large jugs remind me of those old wine jugs

http://thewineestablis...ay-coppola-wine.html
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Thanks for the chuckle. I am extremely late to these photos and seeing the inside jokes makes me feel at home!
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I wonder why there are 5 fire extinguishers on the floor. That floor looks awesome!
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I am way late to the party but it looks like someone cut out shapes and put them on the cabinet doors. It looks like snowflakes & Christmas stockings.
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I know this seems creepy and scary and just plain morbid to us, the people looking at a picture of something from many many decades ago...but...

If I can get on my soapbox:

Maybe the people who actually had to USE these things found them not so scary considering the alternative: death from polio or whatever. The families were probably a little scared to see their loved one in one of these "contraptions" but then again, they were probably very thankful that they exsisted and their loved ones were able to use one and maybe live for much longer than they would without it.

Just trying to put the shoe on the other foot.

Yes, they are creepy to our 21st century eyes...but not so much to people in the early 20th century....it was a blessing.

*Hopping off soapbox (almost breaking leg in the process)*

Whoa that was a LONG jump down!
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If they catch you with 2 milks...you have to drink that stuff that is in The Jar in the other picture...

OK...I don't think I want that egg-nog in the fridge now...
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Yeah...

Sterile water--I don't THINK so...
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Nice colors. Brings me back to 11th Grade Chemistry class (which I FAILED thank you very much!)...fascinating that it is in such a pristine state. :)
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Dang...now that soap for the soap dispensers joke isn't so funny lol!

Oh well...I tried!

:D
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ROTFLMBO Debi G.

Now THAT Is what I call an initiation!

I would hate to be the poor shmuck to get scared like that tho.

Sheesh...nightmares anyone? Still funny as all heck though!
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OKOK...I KNOW WHAT THAT GOO IS~!!

Wait for it...


IT IS SOAP FOR THE...

SOAP DISPENSER!! *Tah-daaaahhhhh*

*Slinks off-stage to a hail of rotten tomotoes*
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Yup---see my comment on the pervious pic...

This is similar to the one I worked on!]

*Shudders* I used to HATE being on the Mangler...I would rather pull the dirty linen as it came in than work this machine. :(
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Two Words:

THE MANGLER...

There I go again! I am reading WAY too much Stephen King...

I used to work at a laundry (we used to do linen and such for businesses as well as hotel laundry and some nursing home laundry) and I used to work on a machine similar to this. Always scared the crapola outta me. I was afraid the dang thing would eat me alive! I am really small (barely 5 foot tall) so this machine was huge and intimidating for me.

Great shot Motts!
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Those tiles look like a snakeskin...crreeeeeppppppy. :D