1,846 Comments for Linton State Hospital

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OMG what is that in the jars? Looks like bodily......fluids. Ick.

Man that block sure looks too well used to me.....
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It's from an Iron Lung, which is a device that compresses your chest and diaphragm to effectively inhale and exhale for you when your muscles are unable to do so alone.

Some previous discussion and photos can be found here: http://www.opacity.us/image2691.htm
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I agree Lynne. And I must say, it was rather weird going from thinking of someone lying in an iron lung to someone lying in one of these!
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Someone help me, I don't know what it does either. I love the blue light in this one Mr. Motts, good shot.
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Respiration rate? Okay I don't know enough about these things....but the patients are breathing on their own cuz their heads are outside, right?

Dr. Lynne, please ejukate me!
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great photo!
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Yep looking up, I wish I had moved that yellow thing, must've been the fever...
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Lordy that's almost sick!
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kinda looks like a bomb. or a yahoo enlarger pump thing :-)
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They actually look kinda smug. Must be them who made the "bored" sign!
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Looks almost like an old vacuum I used to have.
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Oh those things give me the creeps..... I can't imagine lying in one of those, especially being claustrophobic.

Dayam I hope I spelled that right or Lynne'll get me!
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Oh yes, this is where our leader Mr. Motts got beamed up before!
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Okay I'm turned all upside down on this one....is that looking up at the ceiling?
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Okay then I"LL be the first one to talk about the picture! LOL I love the sun on the peeling paint Mr. Motts, it's such a stark picture!