Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
Title |
Norristown State Hospital, Norristown, Pennsylvania. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1915 |
Date |
ca. 1915 |
Physical Description |
3 negatives : glass ; 10.5 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.) |
Description |
Aerial views of the Norristown State Hospital campus and surrounding farmlands. Opened in 1880 as Pennsylvania's first state
inpatient psychiatric facility. Buildings were constructed in the "cottage" model, with separate structures above ground that
were interconnected by a series of tunnels underground. This model allowed patients to be separated and treated according
to their level of functionality.
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Notes |
Negative numbers: 1772, 1678, 1805. |
Subject |
Norristown State Hospital (Norristown, Pa.) |
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Croplands -- Pennsylvania -- Norristown. |
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Psychiatric hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Norristown. |
Geographic subject |
Norristown (Pa.) |
Genre |
Glass negatives -- 1910-1920. |
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Aerial photographs -- 1910-1920. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.1772; P.8990.1678; P.8990.1805] |
Accession number |
P.8990.1772 |
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P.8990.1678 |
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P.8990.1805 |