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Man with cows on the farm at the Second Hospital for the Insane.

25. Livestock on the Farm at the Second Hospital for the Insane, Spencer, Roane County, W. Va.

26. Interior of Cow Barn, Second Hospital for the Insane, Roane County, W. Va.

View of the Second Hospital for the Insane. Charles A. Barlow, M. D., Superintendent. This institution is located at Spencer, Roane County, and is reached by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Number of patients July 1, 1914 was 539.

27. Second Hospital for the Insane at Spencer, Roane County, W. Va.

28. Female Wards, Second Hospital for the Insane, Roane County, W. Va.

Front view of Roane County Hospital with people standing outside.

29. Roane County Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.

30. Second Hospital for Insane, Spencer, W. Va.

Published by I. Robbins & Son. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

31. Roane County Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

32. Lake and Second Hospital For Insane, Spencer, W. Va.

Spencer State Hospital was primarily a hospital for the insane and those suffering from mental illness. It opened in 1893 to take on patients from Weston State Hospital which was overpopulated at the time. The hospital remained in use until June of 1989.

33. Looking Down the Long Brick Building of Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.

Spencer State Hospital was primarily a hospital for the insane and those suffering from mental illness. It opened in 1893 to take on patients from Weston State Hospital which was overpopulated at the time. The hospital remained in use until June of 1989. As you can see, there was originally no fencing around the building separating patients from the town, and patients were even allowed free access to and from the town and building.

34. Aerial View of Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.

Podium and piano are the focal point of the room in front. Spencer State Hospital was primarily a hospital for the insane and those suffering from mental illness. It opened in 1893 to take on patients from Weston State Hospital which was overpopulated at the time. The hospital remained in use until June of 1989.

35. Gathering Room Inside of Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.