Description: Antique Asylum Postcard Northern Illinois Hospital Elgin IL From WikipediaThe Elgin Mental Health Center (formerly Elgin State Hospital & the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane) is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in Elgin, Illinois. Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. At times, it treated mental illness, tuberculosis, and provided federally funded care for veterans. The hospital's site, which included a patient-staffed farm reached a maximum of 1,139 acres after World War II. Its maximum population was reached in the mid 1950s with 7,700 patients. Between 1993 and 2008, most of the older buildings in the complex were demolished due to being in poor condition as the result of being abandoned for decades. The site is/was popular among teens and in the paranormal world due to its claims of hauntings in the older buildings and the hospital's cemetery. Type: Undivided BackCondition: see imagesAge: Circa 1900 Note that the first image shown is a scan of the postcard. It will have the sharpest image of the card but may show lines from the scanner and does not accurately show the corners. The next picture is a photo and will show better details of the edges and corners. pc1
Price: 26.99 USD
Location: Grayslake, Illinois
End Time: 2025-01-13T23:29:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0.97 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Number of Items in Set: 1
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Material: Cardboard, Paper
City: Elgin
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Insane Asylum
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Region: Illinois
Country: United States
Theme: Advertising, Cities & Towns, Community Life, Cultures & Ethnicities, Domestic & Family Life, Famous Places, Social History
Features: Undivided Back
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Postage Condition: Unposted
