667 Comments for Essex County Isolation Hospital

This type of picture always makes me wonder... who's shirt is that? why did they just leave their shirt? did they forget and just never go back? wtf

It looks like an aspirator. It can be used in surgery to help 'vaccuum' up blood from a working site.
But seeing that this may have been a Tuberculosis Sanitarium. I would be more prone to go with the ideas of helping to aspirate fluid from the lungs.

Yea! that's a reciprocating steam engine. The steam header can be seen in the background with a steam supply takeoff going to the unit.

These were used as auxillary power generators in the day.
Just as G. Dammann said, it probably powered the electrical generation unit, amongst other equipment.

Wonder what it says on that paper, or what's in the drawer

This is probably supposed to be re-assuring for most ppl, for me its presence sends chivers down my spine, reminds me of the movie It

I would guess the light is Motts with a light source and his camera is set on a slow shutter speed on a tripod.

I feel certain that the 7 years have long since expired.

oh hey johnny...when they let u out?

nurse...oh nurse? i seemed to have soiled myself...

Probably a large noticeboard , something permanent

During surgery this device would be used to clear blood and such from the area(s) that the doctor is working in. Watch M*A*S*H, you will see the octor ask for "suction". This is the device that would provide this.

the light is 1 or 2 things,ecto mist apration,Or supper charged Orb

~Me, child, sometimes you leave me with so much to say that it actually leaves me speechless. 8`-)

And thanks be to God for that, eh?

If I were an album cover, this is what I'd want on my backside.

ive been looking at this site for a few hours now....imagine how my imagination is doing. these are absolutly amazing...