Women's Open Cottage, Hospital for the Insane, Norfolk
Description
An interior shot shows female patients sitting on chairs or couches in this 6-1/2" x 4" black and white plate. The room has oriental rugs over a wooden floors and a fireplace on the right. At the back of the room near the windows, a woman sits at a piano.
Excerpted from: "Thirteenth Biennial Report of the Superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane of Nebraska, Norfolk, Nebraska" in First Biennial Report of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Nebraska for the Biennium Ending November 30, 1914 (Lincoln: Nebraska Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, 1914), plate between pp. 304-305
Historical Notes
Women patients at the institution, from 1912-1914, ranged in age from 15 to over 70. The majority were or had been married, had some schooling, and had not worked outside the home. Today this institution exists as the Norfolk Regional Center. Further statistics and information can be found in the report.
