Dayroom scene of patients at the State Hospital for the Negro Insane at Taft, Oklahoma Dayroom scene of patients at the State Hospital for the Negro Insane at Taft, Oklahoma

Contributor(s): Tapscott, George Daily Oklahoman Publication: Oklahoma Publishing Company, 27 July 1946 Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): Hospitals, Psychiatric Health Care Reform Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: This photo accompanied Part 7 (2 October 1946) of Gorman's report on Oklahoma state psychiatric hospitals. The caption on the back of the photograph reads: "A dreary dayroom scene in the State Hospital for the Negro Insane at Taft. Mentally ill children, mental defectives, epileptics, and seniles mix with one another in violation of all state and national psychiatric standards.". NOTE: The original photograph was retouched to obscure the faces of the people in the photograph. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101743403X115 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: TGBBHP Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743403X115 Archival Collection: The Mike Gorman Papers (Profiles in Science)