Summary
Photograph - Mayday Hills, Framed, circa 1970-1980. Used in a mental health hospital, Mayday Hills, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1970 - 1980. Possibly used as display in an office at Mayday Hills Hospital.
Physical Description
Framed black and white photograph of part of Mayday Hills Hospital (formerly Beechworth Lunatic Asylum) showing an interior, including a row of beds, close together, with a patients wearing an apron and using a walking frame. The patient, who has only one leg, is walking away from the camera.
Significance
Photograph depicting institutional life in a psychiatric hospital in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, 28 Sep 1992
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Place Made
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Place & Date Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1980
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
35 cm (Length), 43.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Disabilities, Hospitals, Institutional Life, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
