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Photo study of an elderly patient with what she calls 'my baby'--at Evansville (Indiana) State Hospital.

An evening walk at Terrell State Hospital, Terrell Texas. Women patients are 'hearded'in lines for this brief 'recreation' period.

A tragic mental hospital scene, women patients lie in a half-sleep state on tables after being given tranquilizers. The photo was taken at Manteno (Illinois) State Hospital.

These are 'back ward'patients at Milwaukee (County) Asylum. They are seriously disturbed long-term, chronic patients who, because of staff shortages, receive practically no therapy.

Herding of Today's mental hospitals is illustrated in this photo at San Antonio, Texas state hospital. Lonely masses of patients elbow-to-elbow in the hospital dining hall.

Here's one of the dozens of patients interviewed by Parade 'who shouldn't be in'. She is Betty A., 26, committed to Terrell (Tex.) State Hospital. Because she had a baby out of wedlock, her family refuses to provide a home for her. She has no where…

Shame of the States1957 style, This tragic photo was taken at an Illinois State Mental Hospital . It illustrates the shameful overcrowding of today's public mental hospitals.

Symbolic of the 60,000-plus U.S. mental hospital patients 'who shouldn't be in' is this man, confined to San Antonio, Texas State Hospital. This photograph like many others in this series was 'stolen'--that is taken without the knowledge or…

Man holding his hand out to shake hands with someone not shown in picture.

Picture shows a man smoking a cigarette.