[Deterioration of buildings is common at Texas State Hospitals]

one person on porch and two on the side area oustide Abilene State Hospital

[Deterioration of buildings is common at Texas State Hospitals]

Description:

Building deterioration is common at Texas State Hospitals which treat patients with mental illness; a porch and a building's side area are pressed into dormitory service at Abilene State Hospital, 11/01/1949. Photo taken across street showing woman sitting on a bench in front of the building.

Item File:

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Topic:

Psychiatric Disability, Medicine and Science, Social Welfare and Communities

Keywords:

Accommodations, Housing, Hospitals, Psychiatric disability, Mental health

Places:

Abilene State Hospital

Date Created:

1949-11-01

Image Type:

Black & White, Negative

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection. Series 6: Negatives

Identifier:

10013948

Call Number:

AR406-6 11/01/1949 2319

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

Rights:

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)