Asylum postcards provide an excellent visual record of the mental hospital over time. While today’s audiences may find these postcards rather grim, photographers of the past found asylum buildings impressive and visually pleasing. For postcard production, photographers sought out appealing […]
These two black and white photographs of the Beechworth Asylum are titled and dated differently. Photograph One is titled ‘Visitors’ Day’ (circa 1900), and the second is titled: ‘At Beechworth Asylum’ (1880-1900). The visitor’s outfits are identical, and although the
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