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A
lion tamer demonstrated his skill during a circus performance
on the grounds of the Manteno State Hospital.
Once each year, patients at this facility are treated
to an outdoor circus. Recreation programs at Manteno
are particularly stressed, due to the hospital's relative
isolation. |
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This
Government Surplus diesel locomotive was recently acquired
by Manteno State Hospital. Its operation effects
considerable savings in railroad switching charges.
Galesburg Research Hospital has one, too. |
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News,
fashion, homemaking, outdoor life or travel - patients
at Manteno State Hospital may choose the latest magazines
according to reading taste. Besides subscribing
to the leading daily and weekly newspapers, the hospital
also receives several foreign language newspapers for
the benefit of its multi-lingual patients. |
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Class
in the Occupational and Recreation Service Training
School at Manteno State Hospital. This is a continuous
training program operated by the Department of Public
Welfare to increase the knowledge and skills of activity
therapies personnel in all state hospitals. |
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Manteno
State Hospital's new street lights. These mercury
vapor type fixtures provide better lighting to hospital
streets and grounds and cut relamping costs to a minimum. |
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Aluminum
signs at intersections direct persons to the various
buildings. |
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| Corridor
in Wing of Freud Cottage Showing Subdividions to Provide
for Isolation of Typhoid Carriers Suffering from Additional
Complicating Infections. Tuberculosis, Pneumonia
and other Contagious Diseases. (1943) - Image courtesy
of Joseph
Mehr, Ph.D. |
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| Images
and captions from Annual Reports of the Illinois Department
of Public Welfare and Illinois Department of Mental Health. |
