They say a picture contains a thousand words. Well, these photographs of suitcases that were found in New York’s long-abandoned Willard Asylum for the Insane are proof of that…and then some. Each one of these shots tells a compelling and often devastating story.
The exterior of a suitcase left in what was the Willard Asylum for the Insane.
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The mental hospital was located in Willard, New York.
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In 1975, it was added to the National Registry of Historic Places.
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The structure, left abandoned for decades, was built in 1869.
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While the building was left to decay, some of the things inside of it, like these suitcases, remained intact.
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Not much is known about the pieces or their contents, but they still manage to tell such incredible stories.
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Looking at these is like being transported to a different time.
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Luckily, we’ve been able to come such a long since these times–both in regards to technology and mental health.
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An interesting arrangement of things.
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What an amazing collection.
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(via WhereCoolThingsHappen)
Talk about haunting images. It’s amazing how, after all these years, the briefcases and their contents could remain in such good shape. What interesting stories these pieces tell.
