Vermont Asylum for the Insane, Founded A.D. 1834.
Vermont? 1870s-1880s. Albumen photograph. 15 ½ x 10 inches on a 19 x 14 inch cardstock mount. A rare 19th century view of an insane asylum. The Vermont Asylum for the Insane, which later became the Brattleboro Retreat, was founded based on Quaker principles of moral treatment. The founder, Anna.....