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Olmsted School on Pan Am Site
Buffalo Preservation Report article opposing a school plan on the site of the H.H. Richardson and Frederick Law Olmdsted - designed grounds of the Buffalo State Hospital in New York.
http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bpr/spr99/olm.html
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J. Farrow Museum
Illustrated page of museum on the site of the former Kirkbride-plan Winnebago State Hospital in Wisconsin.
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/MH_Winnebago/WMHI_Museum.htm
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Kalamazoo State Hospital
Gloria Liu presents several clear black-and-white photos of the interior and exterior of the Kirkbride building at Kalamazoo State Hospital in Michigan.
http://www.wmich.edu/asylumlake/pics/hospital/index.html
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Elgin State Hospital Annex
Postcard image of annex at Elgin State Hospital in Illinois, accompanied by description of early history.
http://elginpostcards.tripod.com/elginstatehospitalannex.htm
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Kirkbride Buildings
Information on Thomas Story Kirkbride and his mental hospital plan. Includes photographs of several Kirkbride buildings.
http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com
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The Demise of Pontiac State Hospital
The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit site presents this well-documented and well-illustrated tour of the former Pontiac State Hospital (Clinton Valley Center) at a time when it had been partially demolished during 2000.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2000/05pontiac_hosp/01Pontiac.htm
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A Mental Hospital's Breakdown
April 20, 2003 article from the Pittsburg Post-Gazette concerning history and pending demolition of Dixmont State Hospital.
http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20030420dixmont2.asp
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Forgotten Photography
A photographic journey by David and Karie Esmann through some of the historical asylums and state hospitals of the United States.
http://www.forgottenphotography.com
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Save Clinton Valley Center
Extensive photo gallery of Clinton Valley Center, formerly located in Pontiac, Michigan.
http://public.fotki.com/jtingley/the_great_white/eastern_michigan/pg0.html
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Institute of Penn. Hospital Getting a New Lease on Life
Philadelphia Business Journal article concerning re-use of Dr Kirkbride's mental hospital building.
http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/1998/02/02/story8.html
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