2,646 Comments for Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital

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I've seen this type of chair used to draw blood. The piece on the desk moves so the patient's arm can be positioned different ways.
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Many years ago, blood was collected and stored in containers similar to this. Due to the rate at which blood decomposes and that fact that it turns black, I'll venture that the liquid in the bottom is rust (although the blood theory sounds more fascinating ).
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That picture almost looks like a Photoshopped image. It's crazy that a tree could grow out of a floor like that.

Also, the stark contrasts in color vs. monochrome between the organic vs. artifical is amazing.
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That brings back some rather bad memories. When I was a Peds othopedic case at a general hospital in West Virginia. Only diffrence was the cribs there had little notches for a lid for the more unruly peds paitents. I got the lid at one point.
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Anna: it's an eeeevil emesis pan...
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that's proundly sinister; i love it!
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this picture seems profoundly sad to me. very beautiful and eerie.
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Incredible
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Yeah, they look like nurses stations, positioned to keep watch over the wards.
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it very well could possibly be a restraint blanket, it is used on a restraint bed, when the traditional 4 point restraints(arms and legs) were ineffective this was used in addition to the 4 points to securly keep a patient from moving, i worked in a state hospital for 15 and half years and it seems very familiar to what we used
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shit that is alot of papers 4 one room
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Holy shit Motts.....fucking stunning dude.
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One of the best I have ever seen!
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Would these be like those obsevations windows? Or a place that despenses medication?

Goodness, the pictures are just gorgeous!
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Well, it wasn't a state institution, who are more adverse to throwing all their garbage out the window or letting it rot inside because they'd wind up being the ones with the cleanup bill.

Also, it's not a well known place and hasn't been looted and trashed by many people - another reason to keep the real names of these places under the radar.