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Insanity Photographed

10 Nov 201410 Nov 2014 wyrdwordsandeffigies1 Comment

These portraits were taken by Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond, the superintendent of the Female Department at the Surrey County Asylum. For more insight into Diamond's work and these images, check out this article over on Cvlt Nation.

Posted in Art, PhotographyTagged Aline Eras, History, Insanity, Photography

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