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Set of photographs (Picture Post photographs)

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Galleries and Reading Room

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Library

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Photographs were originally bound together in plastic sleeves, with captions. Photographs illustrate various scenes and activities, some different from those in RET 1/8/8/6/1 - 9. Photographs comprise: 1. 'Old Folks at Home' (patients on ward) 2.  'A walk in the garden' (staff and patients in garden) 3.  'An interview with the Psychotherapist' (patient on couch, with doctor listening) 4.  'A Medical Conference' (doctors examining X-Rays) 5.  'Nurses' Common Room' (with nurses) 6. 'Nurses' Common Room' (close up of nurses) 7.  'A Nurses' Bedroom' (with close up of nurses) 8.  'A patient enjoys fruit picking' (close up) 9. 'The Nurses' Home Garden' (nurses viewed through window) 10.  'Preparing a Patient for Electroplexy Treatment which rapidly relieves certain illnesses' (head band terminals in position first prior to insertion of gag in mouth to prevent tongue from being involuntarily bitten) 11.  '"Family Party" (Patients and Staff)' (dancing in Recreation Room) 12.  '"Family Party" (Patients and Staff)' (Closer view) 13. 'Refreshments at a "Family Party"' (staff and patients standing eating buffet meal) 14. 'Country Dancing' (in Recreation Hall) 15.  'Centre Library' (View of Library, people at head of stairs in background) 16.  'Occupational Therapy Mixed Class' (women and men doing handicrafts) 17. 'Sunday Evening Meeting for Worship' (pictured in Recreation Room)

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