"Wooden Ward for Colored Women"

"Wooden Ward for Colored Women"

Photograph originally published in the Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of SC in 1910 shows the interior of an African-American female ward. The wooden structure is described as "a dangerous fire risk; more of a jail than a hospital; almost unbearable."

South Carolina State Hospital for the Insane

Box 1, Series 190093, State Dept. of Mental Health, Division of Education and Research, Historical Research Files, ca. 1900-1999, South Carolina Department of Archives and History

1910-01-11

Digitized by: Kayla Halberg
Equipment: Nikon D3200
Date Digital: 2014-02-20

This is a digital image of an archival item held by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Digitizing Bull Street has made this content available for educational and scholarly purposes.

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21cmX28cm