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Friern Hospital, London: a child's leg with marks and sores. Photograph, 1890/1910.
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Culture
English
Title
Friern Hospital, London: a child's leg with marks and sores. Photograph, 1890/1910.
Work Type
Gelatin silver prints
Photographs
Date
1890
Material
1 photograph : photoprint, silver gelatin
Measurements
sheet 9.5 x 14 cm
Description

Friern Hospital, previously known as Colney Hatch Asylum, a psychiatric hospital, opened in Barnet, North London in July 1851. Initially it held 1,250 patients, but by the time it was renamed as Friern Hospital in 1937, it had been enlarged and held 2,700. The hospital closed c. 1995

Folio bears number: 9
Repository
Wellcome Collection
Subject
Friern Hospital
Collection
Open Artstor: Wellcome Collection
ID Number
V0029608
Source
Image and original data provided by Wellcome Collection
License
Creative Commons: Public Domain Mark Creative Commons: Public Domain Mark
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File Properties
File Name
V0029608.jpg
SSID
24863270
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