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John A. McBride Photograph Album, 1904

46 photographs in 1 album

The John A. McBride photograph album contains 46 photographs showing patients, rehabilitation activities, architecture, grounds, and interiors of the New Jersey State Hospital at Morris Plains.

The John A. McBride photograph album contains 46 photographs showing patients, rehabilitation activities, architecture, grounds, and interiors of the New Jersey State Hospital at Morris Plains.

The album (28 x 37 cm) is lacking a front cover while the spine has fallen off. The back cover is bound in black leather. The title page bears a photographic reproduction of what appears to be a text template with added pen inscription reading "John A. McBride, Esq. of the Board of Managers of the New Jersey State Hospital. Morris Plains. 1904." Contents mainly include images of patients engaged in various activities such as cow milking, ice cutting, land grading, stage acting, and bowling as well as views showcasing the hospital’s architecture, grounds, and interior spaces (including the main entrance, chapel, halls for male and female patients, drug room, day room, dining room, water reservoir, dormitory, kitchen, amusement hall, and various laboratory spaces including a "Photo-Micro-room"). Of particular note is an image captioned "Articles taken from a stomach - after death" showing an array of spoons, stones, and other inedible objects that had been removed from a deceased patient's stomach during their autopsy. All images have printed captions pasted beneath.