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  • Collection: Kankakee State Hospital Collection

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Patients of the Kankakee State Hospital relax on front lawn near gazebo and Hampton Hall. On verso: "Sheep used to keep grass short."

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Patients of the Kankakee State Hospital work in the fields as a part of their therapy.

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Members of the Kankakee State Hospital's baseball club pose for a team photo.

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A man sits in a room at the Kankakee State Hospital decorated for Christmas while a nurse stands on the opposite side.

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Several men sit on long benches in a ward of the Kankakee State Hospital.

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Several women work on clothing items in the Kankakee State Hospital sewing room. This photograph was taken just after electricity was installed in the psychiatric hospital.

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A library patron asks the librarian a question while several other patrons read at tables in the Kankakee State Hospital library.

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Horse-drawn fire equipment sits inside the old firehouse.

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Men sit on or lie in their beds in a croded Kankakee State Hospital dorm.

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Several men and women work in the Kankakee State Hospital's cannery.

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Patients of the psychiatric hospital enjoy time at the zoo.

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Patients of the Kankakee State Hospital take part in a gym class on the lawn.
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